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Glossary

Chromosomes - Thread-like strands that contain a person's genes
Compliance​ - Doing exactly what your doctor or nurse tells you to do (like when to take medicine)
Genes - The functional units on a chromosome that transmit characteristics from parents to their children
Karyotype - A photo taken through a microscope showing the arrangement of a cell's chromosomes by size and shape
Puberty - The growth period when a child becomes a young adult reaching sexual maturity
Stature - The standing height of a person
Syndrome - A group of signs and symptoms that form a recognizable pattern of an abnormality
Synthetic (man-made) growth hormone -Growth hormone that is made in a laboratory and is identical to human growth hormone
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