Term: deletion: (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Candidate hypernym: mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism → 1
Candidate hypernym: occiput: back part of the head or skull → 0
Candidate hypernym: surge: a sudden or abrupt strong increase → 0
Candidate hypernym: filial duty: duty of a child to its parents → 0
Candidate hypernym: summer: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox → 0
Candidate hypernym: preconception: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence → 0
Candidate hypernym: water vapor: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature → 0
Candidate hypernym: photinia: genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles → 0
Candidate hypernym: yolk sac: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional → 0
Candidate hypernym: myelin: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers → 0
Candidate hypernym: blood sugar: glucose in the bloodstream → 0