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defined:
A situation in which the protein produced by a single copy of an otherwise normal gene is not sufficient to assure normal function.
explained:
Listen to a detailed explanation. Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, describes haploinsufficiency.
relatedterms:
gene, protein
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