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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An inherited disorder caused by a defective gene on the X-chromosome and marked by mental retardation, enlarged testes, and facial abnormalities in males and by mild or no effects in heterozygous females.
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- noun A particular,
genetic syndrome, caused by the excessiverepetition of a particulartrinucleotide .
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