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diastrophism [daɪˈæstrəˌfɪzəm] n (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains See also orogeny, epeirogeny [from Greek diastrophē a twisting; see dia-, strophe] diastrophic [ˌdaɪəˈstrɒfɪk] adj diastrophism the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, etc. — diastrophic, adj. See also: Geologythe process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. — diastrophe, n. — diastrophic, adj. See also: Earth
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Finnish team used a new analytical technique called fine-structure linkage disequilibrium mapping to determine the cause of diastrophic dysplasia (DTD). The dwarf twin from the set Hall studied has diastrophic dysplasia, a genetic disorder thought to result from mutations on chromosome 5. |
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