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  • GameteA cell that fuses with another cell during conception in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species that produce two morphologically distinct types of gametes, and in which each individual produces only one type, a female gamete is called an ovum (or egg), and a male gamete is called a sperm.
  • GDPREU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and was designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens data privacy, and to reshape the way organisations across the region approach data privacy. The(...)
  • Gene MutationA gene mutation is a permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. Mutations range in size, affecting from a single DNA building block (base pair) to a large segment of a chromosome with multiple genes. Gene mutations can be classified in two ways: Germ-line mutations are(...)
  • Gene TherapyGene therapy is an experimental technique that replaces a faulty gene in a cell, or adds a new gene to cure or prevent disease. In the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder instead of using medicines or surgery. Researchers are testing several approaches to gene therapy,(...)
  • GTMGene therapy is an experimental technique that replaces a faulty gene in a cell, or adds a new gene to cure or prevent disease. In the future, this technique may allow doctors to treat a disorder instead of using medicines or surgery. Researchers are testing several approaches to gene therapy,(...)
  • Gene Therapy Advisory CommitteeGene Therapy Advisory Committee
  • GTACGene Therapy Advisory Committee
  • Generic MedicineA generic medicine is a medicine that is developed to be the same as a medicine that has already been authorised, called the 'reference medicine'.A generic medicine contains the same active substances as the reference medicine, and it is used at the same doses to treat the same diseases.(...)
  • Genetically Modified OrganismGenetically Modified Organism
  • GMOGenetically Modified Organism

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