Loss of Heterozygosity [ztráta heterozygozity]

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Terms

ztráta alely
ztráta heterozygotnosti

 

Allelic Loss
Heterozygosity, Loss of

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Definition

The loss of one allele at a specific locus, caused by a deletion mutation; or loss of a chromosome from a chromosome pair, resulting in abnormal HEMIZYGOSITY. It is detected when heterozygous markers for a locus appear monomorphic because one of the ALLELES was deleted.

Annotation
do not confuse entry term ALLELIC LOSS with ALLELIC IMBALANCE
DUI
D019656 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0029159
Previous indexing
Chromosome Deletion (1987-1997); Heterozygote (1983-1997)
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