What is the probability that offspring of two heterogeneous parents will be homologous recessive?
Matrixectomy: If your doctor believes the destruction of the nail matrix is necessary after removing the toenail, he or she will perform a partial or full matrixectomy (or matricectomy), which is permanent toenail removal by applying a chemical agent (most commonly phenol or sodium hydroxide) to the matrix.
Onychectomy, popularly known as declawing, is an operation to remove an animal's claws surgically by means of the amputation of all or part of the distal phalanges, or end bones, of the animal's toes. Because the claw develops from germinal tissue within the third phalanx, amputation of the bone is necessary to fully remove the claw.