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genitalia

pl. n. the reproductive organs of the male or female. The male genitalia include the penis, testes and related structures, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands. The female genitalia consist of the vulva, vagina, vestibular glands, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and related structures. The external genitalia comprise the vulva (including the clitoris, labia, and vestibule of the vagina) in females and the penis and testicles in males. Also called genitals. See also ambiguous genitalia.

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trinucleotide repeat

trinucleotide repeat

a contiguous repetition of the same three nucleotides within a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). The occurrence of extra trinucleotide repeats in certain genes causes dysfunction, inluding Huntington’s disease and fragile X syndrome.