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The upper DNA molecule differs from the lower DNA molecule at a single base-pair location (a G/A polymorphism). In genetics and bioinformatics, a single-nucleotide polymorphism ( SNP / snɪp /; plural SNPs / snɪps /) is a germline substitution of a single nucleotide at a specific position in the genome. Although certain definitions require the ...
Vasectomy (or vasoligation) is an elective surgical procedure that results in male sterilization, often as a means of permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and thereby prevent fertilization of a female through sexual intercourse.
Booting. A flow diagram of a computer booting. In computing, booting is the process of starting a computer as initiated via hardware such as a button on the computer or by a software command. After it is switched on, a computer's central processing unit (CPU) has no software in its main memory, so some process must load software into memory ...
Bootstrapping is any test or metric that uses random sampling with replacement (e.g. mimicking the sampling process), and falls under the broader class of resampling methods. Bootstrapping assigns measures of accuracy ( bias, variance, confidence intervals, prediction error, etc.) to sample estimates.
Very high levels of triglycerides are associated with liver and pancreas problems. Triglyceride levels above 1,500 mg/dL are considered extremely high and may cause the body to stop breaking down ...
The main types are: Drug-drug interaction. This is when a medication reacts with one or more other drugs. For example, taking a cough medicine ( antitussive) and a drug to help you sleep (sedative ...
A search engine results page ( SERP) is a webpage that is displayed by a search engine in response to a query by a user. The main component of a SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query . The results are of two general types : sponsored search: advertisements.
Masturbation is a very common behavior, even among people who have a sex partner. In one national study, 95% of males and 89% of females reported that they have masturbated. Masturbation is the ...