units of inheritance usually occurring at specific locations, or loci, on a chromosome. Physically, a gene is a sequence of DNA bases that specify the order of amino acids in an entire protein or, in some cases, a portion of a protein.
The English and French term odalisque (rarely odalique) derives from the Turkish 'oda', meaning chamber; thus an odalisque originally meant a chamber girl or attendant.
hemÂ·orÂ·rhagÂ·ic meaÂ·sles. a severe form in which the eruption is dark in color due to effusion of blood into affected areas of the skin. Synonym(s): black measles (1) black measles. n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic skin eruptions.