marker trait

n.

A trait that may be of little importance in itself but which facilitates the detection or understanding of a particular disease.

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mitnagged, mito, mitochondria, mitochondrial dna, mitochondrial eve, marker trait, mitogen, mitogenesis, mitogenetic, mitogenic, mitomycin

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