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A Patient Is Admitted Because of Poorly Controlled Diabetes Resulting

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A patient is admitted because of poorly controlled diabetes resulting from Cushing syndrome. Patient is on insulin.


Definitions:

Genetic Diversity

The variety of genetic information present within species, populations, or individuals, crucial for adaptation, survival, and resistance to diseases.

Inbreeding Depression

A reduction in the average fitness of inbred individuals relative to that of outbred individuals. It arises because rare recessive alleles become expressed in a homozygous state where they can affect detrimentally the performance of individuals.

Sperm Competition

A form of sexual selection occurring after mating, in which the sperm from multiple males compete to fertilize the eggs of a female.

Fertilizing Eggs

The process in which male gametes (sperm) fuse with female gametes (eggs) to initiate the development of a new organism.

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