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- factor
n : (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
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factor XII : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood
factor XI : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency
factor X : coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
factor IX : coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B
factor VII : a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
factor II : a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
factor V : a coagulation factor
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