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carrier: An individual who has a recessive, disease-causing gene mutation at a particular locus on one chromosome of a pair and a normal allele at that locus on the other chromosome; may also refer to an individual with a balanced chromosome rearrangement |
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Revised: 2-5-04 |
Related Terms: X-linked recessive; autosomal recessive; carrier rate; carrier testing; compound heterozygote; double heterozygote; heterozygote; obligate carrier; obligate heterozygote
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