Movement of a gene or set of genes from one site in the genome to another without a reciprocal exchange (of DNA).
The phenomenon whereby visual and auditory patterns remain the same even though the parts of which they are composed are changed. Having learned to discriminate two stimuli, the person responds to a new pair of stimuli as though the original learning had consisted of the learning of a relationship.
A congenital condition where the aorta and pulmonary artery are placed on the opposite side of the body to their usual position.
Abnormal placement of an organ or part so that it is on the side opposite its normal position.
The abnormal positioning of a part of the body such that it is on the opposite side to its normal site in the body. For example, it may involve the heart.
Typically, this term is used to describe a shift in the usual placement of internal organs, like discovering an organ positioned on the opposite side of the body from where it is normally found. Sometimes the heart is located on the right side (a condition known as dextrocardia), and in some cases, the appendix is located on the left side rather than the usual right side.