Adv. Bio. - blood test Flashcards
antibodies found in the plasma of blood
Agglutinins
substances found on the surface of erythrocytes
Agglutinogens
a pair of genes located on a specific site of a specific chromosome
Allele
serum that contains antibodies for one more antigen
Antisera
the transfer of whole blood from one individual to another
Blood transfusion
is a blood disorder found in human fetuses and infants in which the mother’s antibodies attack the developing baby’s red blood cells
Erythroblastosis fetalis
red blood cells
Erythrocytes
is a unit that one organism inherits from a parent organism and is the determining factor of a specific phenotype of an organism
Gene
is the sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that determines the specific protein synthesis
Genetic code
the genetic makeup of an organism
Genotype
is a protein in the blood, primarily responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body to the lungs
Hemoglobin
the destruction of red blood cells and the release of hemoglobin
Hemolysis
white blood cells
Leukocytes
pertains to the legal aspects of the practice of medicine
Medico-legal
the expression of a specific trait in an organism
Phenotype