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BioMed Lab Flashcards

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Proteins developed by the immune system that counteract antigens

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Antibodies

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Applying scientific knowledge to make a practical solution

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Applied science

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The study of decision making as it applies to the morals of biology, medicine, and technology

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Bioethics

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The manipulation of living things and their molecules, cells, tissues, or organs

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Biotechnology

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CDC, national research center for developing and applying disease prevention and control, and health education to improve public health

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Experimental trial added to demonstrate positive or negative control, and to ensure the experiment works properly

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Control Group

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Genetic disorder that clogs respiratory and digestive systems with mucus

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Enzyme that binds together disconnected strands of DNA

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DNA ligase

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Rod-shaped bacterium native to animal intestines, used in genetics and biotechnology

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E. Coli

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EPA, federal agency that enforces environmental laws including the use and protection of microorganisms, herbicides, pesticides, and GMOs

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Environmental Protect Agency

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FDA, federal agency that regulates the use and production of food, drugs, and medical devices

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Food and Drug Administration

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Organisms that contain DNA from another organisms and produce new proteins encoded on the new DNA

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Genetically Modified Organisms

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Educated guess to a scientific questions, must be testable

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Hypothesis

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Study of molecules found in cells

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Molecular Biology

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Conviction or justifiable position, having to do with whether something is considered right or wrong

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Moral

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A group of data lacking what is being tested to give negative results

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Negative control

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NIH, federal agency that funds and conducts biomedical research

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National Institutes of Health

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Relating to drugs developed for medical use

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Pharmaceutical

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Technique involving copying short pieces of DNA and making millions of copies in a short time

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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A group of data that will give predictable positive results

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Positive control

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Proteins whose function is to break down other proteins

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Proteases

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Scientific research whose main purpose is to enrich the scientific knowledge base

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Pure science

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Chemical or substance used in an experiment

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Reagent

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DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources

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Recombinant DNA (rDNA)

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Cutting and recombining DNA molecules

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Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology

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Refers to the early stages in product development that include discovery of the structure and function of a potential product and initial small-scale production

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Research and development

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Agent used to treat diseases or disorders

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Therapeutic

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Tissue plasminogen activator, one of the first genetically engineered products to be sold, naturally occurring enzyme that breaks down blood clots and blocked blood vessels

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t-PA

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USDA, federal agency that regulates the use and production of plants, plant products, vet supplies and meds, and GMOs

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United States Department of Agriculture

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Anything that can vary in an experiment

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Variable

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Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

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Antibiotics

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Study of chemical reactions occurring in living things

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Biochemistry

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Strict series of tests that evaluates the effectiveness and safety of a medical treatment

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Clinical trials

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Method of asexual reproduction that produces identical organisms

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Cloning

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Amount of substance as a proportion of another substance

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Concentration

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Information gathered by documentation

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Data

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DNA, double stranded helix molecule that stores genetic information for the production of proteins

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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Disorder affecting the uptake of sugar by cells due to inadequate insulin production

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Diabetes

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The ability to yield a desired result or demonstrate that a product does what it claims to do

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Efficacy

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A process by which, in an oxygen deprived environment, a cell converts sugar into lactic acid or ethanol

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Fermentation

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The study of genes and how they are inherited and expresses

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Genetics

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One entire set of an organism’s genetic makeup

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Genome

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Synonym for microorganisms, includes bacteria, most algae, and many fungi

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Microbial agents

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Collaborative international effort to sequence and map all the DNA on the 23 human chromosomes, “completed” in 2000

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Human Genome Project

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A protein that facilitates the uptake of sugar into cells from blood

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Insulin

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Scientific periodicals or magazines in which scientists publish their experimental work, findings, or conclusions

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Journals

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47
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The manufacturing of large volumes of a product

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Large-scale production

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48
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An instrument that measures the amount of type of light emitted

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Fluorometer

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A living thing

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Organism

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Cell biology

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Cytology

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50
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Composed of more than one cell

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Multicellular

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51
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The structure and organization of living things

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Anatomy

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52
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The processes and functions of living things

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Physiology

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53
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The breaking down of food molecules with the result of generating energy for the cell

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Respiration

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54
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Composed of one cell

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Unicellular

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55
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A group of cells that function together

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Tissue

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Tissues that act together to form a specific function in an organism

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Organ

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One of four macromolecules, functional polypeptides that conduct various functions within and around a cell

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Proteins

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A cell that contains membrane-bound organelles

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Eukaryote

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An organism belonging to the kingdom Protista, which includes protozoans, slime molds, and certain algae

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Protist

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Specialized microscopic factories, each with specific jobs in the cell

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Organelles

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The membrane-bound organelles that are responsible for generation cellular energy

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Mitochondria

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A simple carbohydrate molecule composed of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen

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Sugar

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Polysaccharide that is composed of many glucose molecules

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Starch

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A class of macromolecules that directs the synthesis of all other cellular molecules

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Nucleic acids

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One of four macromolecules, includes fats, waxes, steroids and oils

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Lipids

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66
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An organ that secretes digestive fluid, as well as insulin

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Pancreas

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67
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A molecule that acts to regulate cellular functions

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Hormone

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68
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The green-pigmented molecules found in plant cells, used for photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll

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A process by which plants or algae use light energy to make chemical energy

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Photosynthesis

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The specialized organelles in plants responsible for photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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A gel like fluid of thousands of molecules suspended in water, outside the nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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72
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A membrane-bound organelle that is responsible for the breakdown of cellular waste

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Lysosome

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73
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The organelle in a cell where proteins are made

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Ribosome

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74
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A specialized organelle surrounding the cells of plants, bacteria, and some fungi, gives support around the outer boundary of the cell

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Cell wall

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75
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A structural polysaccharide that is found in plant cell walls

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Cellulose

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A specialized organelle of the cell that regulated the movement of materials into and out of the cell

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Plasma membrane

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A 6-carbon sugar that is produced during photosynthetic reactions, usual form of carbohydrate, used by animals, including humans

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Glucose

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ATP, a nucleotide that serves as an energy storing molecule

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Adenosine triphosphate

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79
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The long strands of DNA intertwined with protein molecules

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Chromosomes

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80
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A protein that functions to speed up chemical reactions

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Enzyme

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81
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The molecules that are colored due to the reflection of light of specific wavelengths

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Pigments

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A class of RNA molecules responsible for transferring genetic information from the chromosomes to ribosomes where proteins are made

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

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The subunits of proteins, each contains a central carbon atom attached to an amino group, and a distinctive “R” group

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Amino acids

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A strand of amino acids connected to each other through peptide bonds

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Polypeptide

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85
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An animal cell line commonly used in biotechnology studies

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Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells

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African green monkey kidney epithelial cells, commonly used in lab testing

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Vero cells

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87
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Human epithelial cells

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HeLa cells

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88
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A cell that lacks membrane bound organelles

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Prokaryote

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89
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Utilizing oxygen to release the energy from sugar molecules

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Aerobic respiration

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90
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Releasing the energy from sugar molecules in the absence of oxygen

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Anaerobic respiration

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A large molecule usually composed of smaller repeating units chained together

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Macromolecule

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Molecules that contain carbon and only produced in living things

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Organic

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One of four classes of macromolecules, organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, in a 1:2:1 ratio

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Carbohydrates

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A protein network in cytoplasm that gives the cells structural support

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Cytoskeleton

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The repeating units that make up polymers

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Monomers

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96
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A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits

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Polymer

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The monomer unit that cells use to build polysaccharides, also known as a “single sugar” or “simple sugar”

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Monosaccharide

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A polymer that consists of two sugar molecules

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Disaccharide

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A long polymer composed of many simple sugar monomers

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Polysaccharide

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100
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Fruit sugar

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Fructose

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Table sugar, composed of fructose and glucose

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Sucrose

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102
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Milk sugar, composed of glucose and galactose

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Lactose

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A plant starch with unbranched, staright, glucose chains

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Amylose

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104
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A plant starch with branded glucose chains, made in amyloplasts

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Amylopectin

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An animal starch made of GLUCOSE CHAINS, main source of energy that the body stores

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Glyocogen

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The process by which cells break down glucose to create other energy molecules

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Cellular respiration

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107
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Repelled by water

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Hydrophobic

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108
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A group of lipids that includes animal fat and plant oils, when you eat, unused calories are stored as this kind of lipid in fat cells

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Triglycerides

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A class of lipids that are primarily found in cell membranes of the cell

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Phospholipids

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Having an attraction for water

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Hydrophilic

111
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A group of lipids whose functions include acting as HORMONES(!!!), venom, and pigments

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Steroids

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The chemical side-group of an amino acid; in nature, there are 20 different R groups that are found on amino acids

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R group

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The maromolecule that functions in the conversion of genetic instructions (DNA) into proteins, RNA

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Ribonucleic acid

114
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The monomer subunits of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

115
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Transported by air

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Airborne

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The state of being free of pathogenic organisms

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Asepsis

117
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An apparatus for sterilizing that uses super heated steam under pressure

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Autoclave

118
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Unicellular prokaryotic organisms, disease causing agents

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Bacteria

119
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Any material that has been in contact with body fluids and is capable of transmitting disease

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Biohazardous

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Capable of being transported in blood

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Bloodborne

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CLIA

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Clinical laboratory improvement amendments

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Able to be transmitted by contact

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Communicable

123
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The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms by direct exposure to chemicals or heat

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Disinfection

124
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An infection acquired by inhaling droplets of saliva or sputum containing viruses

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Droplet infection

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Relation to feces

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Fecal

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Plant life adapted for living in a specific environment

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Flora

127
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Cellular organisms that subsist on organic matter

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Fungi

128
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The study of health and observance of health rules

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Hygiene

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The interval between exposure to infection and the appearance of the first symptom

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Incubation

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Diagnostic and treatment procedures involving entry into living tissue

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Invasive

131
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A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness,

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Malaise

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administrations

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PPE

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Personal protective equipment

134
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Simple discomfort known as itching

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Pruritic

135
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A small collection of pus on top layer of skin or beneath

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Pustular

136
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Gram-negative intracellular parasitic bacteria

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Rickettsiae

137
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Revival from potential or apparent death

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Resuscitation

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Washing and scrubbing to remove contaminations

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Sanitation

139
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Sudden attacks of pain and disease

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Seizures

140
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The length of time that a wrapped instrument will remain sterile after processing

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Shelf life

141
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Guidelines for the prevention of infectious diseases

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Standard precaution

142
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Disease-evoking power of a pathogen

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Virulence

143
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Two lines that run parallel, but in opposite directions

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Antiparallel

144
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A type of bond which is very weak, but strong when there are many holds together the two strands of DNA

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Hydrogen bond

145
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A, T, C, G, molecules which form the “rungs” of the DNA ladder

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Base

146
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The base that always pairs with thymine

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Adenine

147
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The base that always pairs with adenine

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Thymine

148
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The base that always pairs with guanine

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Cytosine

149
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The base that always pairs with cytosine

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Guanine

150
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Matching, pairing with

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Complementary

151
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The base which pairs with adenine in RNA

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Uracil

152
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The enzyme which puts together nucleotides to make a nucleic acid polymer

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Polymerase

153
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Bond that links amino acids

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Peptide bond

154
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The reactant on which an enzyme works

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Substrate

155
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Energy needed to get a reaction started

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Activation energy

156
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A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction

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Catalyst

157
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1 Nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms bonded together

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Amino group

158
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Two functional groups attached to a single carbon atom, compounds containing these groups CREATE ACIDS
R - C = O
\ OH

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Carboxyl group

159
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An atom or group of atoms that is responsible for the specific properties of an organic compound (R)

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Functional group

160
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The location in the enzyme that substrates fits within

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Active site

161
Q

Change the shape of an enzyme so it can no longer speed up reaction

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Denatured

162
Q

Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells (gametes) join to form a new cell

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Fertilization

163
Q

One of different forms of a gene

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Allele

164
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Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive

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Principle of dominance

165
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Separation of alleles during formation of the gametes

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Segregation

166
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Sex cell

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Gamete

167
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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene, “AA” or “aa”

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Homozygous

168
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Having two different alleles for a particular gene

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Heterozygous

169
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One of Mendel’s principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate INDEPENDENTLY during the formation of gametes, or the alleles in one gene don’t affect what other alleles are in another gene during mitosis

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Independent assortment

170
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Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over the other

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Incomplete dominance

171
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Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed

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Codominance

172
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A pattern of inheritance that has more than 2 alleles that can determine a phenotype, like blood type

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Multiple allele

173
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Trait controlled by two or more genes

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Polygenic trait

174
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Describes a matching set of chromosomes, one from each parent, “_________ pairs”

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Homologous

175
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Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes

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Diploid

176
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Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes or genes

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Haploid

177
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Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half trough the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell

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Meiosis

178
Q

Structure containing four chromatids that forms during meiosis

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Tetrad

179
Q

Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis

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Crossing-over

180
Q

Fertilized egg, occurs when gametes combine

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Zygote

181
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Principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine A and thymine T, and between guanine G and cytosine C

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Base pairing

182
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The main enzyme involved in DNA replication

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DNA polymerase

183
Q

Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

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RNA polymerase

184
Q

Group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be built into a protein

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Codon

185
Q

Type of RNA that carries copies instructions for the creation of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell, acts as a MESSENGER

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Messenger RNA

186
Q

Change in genetic material of a cell

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Mutation

187
Q

Chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation

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Mutagen

188
Q

Condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes

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Polyploidy

189
Q

Micrograph of the complete diploid set of chromosomes grouped together in pairs, arranged in order of decreasing size

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Karyotype

190
Q

One of two chromosomes that determine sex (usually X or Y)

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Sex chromosome

191
Q

Chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

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Autosome

192
Q

Gene located on a sex chromosome

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Sex-linked gene

193
Q

Chart that shows the presence or absence of a trait according to the relationships within a family across several generations

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Pedigree

194
Q

When the homologous chromosome pairs are separating but one gets stuck so the daughter cells have a DISJUNCTION of chromosomes

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Nondisjunction

195
Q

Enzyme that cuts DNA into pieces at a sequence of nucleotides

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Restriction enzyme

196
Q

Technique used to separate DNA fragments according to their size, DNA samples are loaded into wells, an electric current is applied, and the negatively charged DNA fragments are attracted to the positive electrode and are pulled through the gel

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Gel electrophoresis

197
Q

Method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired traits

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Selective breeding

198
Q

Small, circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of many bacteria

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Plasmid

199
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DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources

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Recombinant DNA

200
Q

Alleles/genes that produce detectable phenotypic differences in useful genetic analysis, used to tell which bacteria or other organism carries recombinant DNA, it MARKS a part of DNA

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Genetic marker

201
Q

Process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder, an absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene

A

Gene therapy

202
Q

Tool used by biologists that analyzes an individual’s unique collection of DNA restriction fragments, determine whether two samples of genetic material are from the same person

A

DNA fingerprinting

203
Q

Printout of the electrical activity of a patients heart

A

Electrocardiogram

204
Q

Image of the heart made by using sound waves

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Echochardiogram

205
Q

Shows cross sections of the body

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CT scan

206
Q

Chained structure of DNA that is found in the nucleus of cells

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Chromosome

207
Q

The science of managing and analyzing biological data using advanced computers, especially important in analyzing genomic research data

A

Bioinformatics

208
Q

The use of DNA for indetification

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Forensics

209
Q

A map of the relative positions of genes on a chromosome

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Genetic map

210
Q

The cellular organelle that contains most of the genetic material

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Nucleus

211
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In a nucleic acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base

A

Nucleotide

212
Q

A nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure, one of the two general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA, either adenine or guanine

A

Purine

213
Q

A nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure, one of the two general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA, thymine, cytosine, or uracil, binds with Purines

A

Pyrimidine

214
Q

An enzyme that separates DNA strands

A

Helicase

215
Q

Y-shape of DNA created by helicase so it can be replicated

A

Replication fork

216
Q

DNA replication where one strand of the helix is original, the other is new

A

Semi-conservative replication

217
Q

The process of forming a nucleic acid by using another molecule as a template, particularly the process of synthesizing RNA by using one strand of a DNA molecule as a template

A

Transcription

218
Q

The portion of protein synthesis that takes place at ribosomes and that uses the codons in mRNA molecules to specify the sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chains

A

Translation

219
Q

The formation of proteins by using information contained in DNA and carried by RNA

A

Protein synthesis

220
Q

A five-carbon sugar present in RNA (RIBOnucleic acid)

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Ribose

221
Q

An organelle that contains most of the RNA in the cell and that is responsible for ribosome function, ribosomal RNA

A

rRNA

222
Q

Transfers amino acids to the ribosome to make protein

A

tRNA

223
Q

A nucleotide sequence on DNA that tells (promotes) where RNA polymerase needs to work, acts as a binding site

A

Promoter

224
Q

A specific sequence of nucleotides that marks the end of a gene, SIGNALS TERMINATION

A

Termination signal

225
Q

A region of a tRNA molecule that consists of a sequence of three bases that is complementary to an mRNA codon

A

Anticodon

226
Q

Strain of bacteria’s ability to infect a host

A

Virulence

227
Q

TRANSFER of genetic material (plasmid) from one cell to another cell or from one organism to another organism

A

Transformation

228
Q

Viruses that infect bacteria, the funny alien lookin’ thing with legs that sticks into the bacteria and it looks weird

A

Bacteriophage

229
Q

3 major renal functions

A

Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion

230
Q

Filtration of blood in the kidneys

A

Glomerular filtration

231
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Process that moves solutes and water after filtration into the blood stream

A

Tubular reabsorption

232
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Elimination of waste, regulation of acid/base balance, occurs in kidneys

A

Tubular secretion

233
Q

45% of plasma, primary test for renal function

A

Urea

234
Q

10% of plasma, an acid that is secondary for assessing renal function

A

Uric acid

235
Q

5% of plasma, primary test for renal function, waste product of creatine phosphate from muscle and protein metabolisms, creatine supplies energy to muscles

A

Creatinine

236
Q

1-2% of plasma, not used to assess renal function

A

Creatine

237
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A disorder where an error in purine metabolism causes an overproduction in uric acid

A

Lesch Nyhan disorder

238
Q

Fluid portion of blood

A

Plasma

239
Q

Clear fluid portion of blood after clotting, basically plasma without clotting factors

A

Serum

240
Q

When a centrifuge spins a blood sample into plasma, red blood, and this, it contains white blood cells and platelets

A

Buffy coat

241
Q

HGB count

A

Hemoglobin count

242
Q

MCV, measures size of red blood cells

A

Mean corpuscular volume

243
Q

MCH, measures weight of hemoglobin in average RBC

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

244
Q

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

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MCHC, measures amount of hemoglobin per average RBC

245
Q

Immature RBC, can be sent into the blood stream as a response to anemia

A

Reticulocytes

246
Q

Anisocytosis

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Variation in size of RBC, normal for cattle

247
Q

Cells smaller than normal

A

Microcytic

248
Q

Cells larger than normal

A

Macrocytic

249
Q

Changes in RBC shape, caused by another health condition

A

Poikilocytosis

250
Q

Multiple, irregular, thorn projections from cell surface

A

Acanthocyte

251
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Numerous, rounded, evenly distributed projections from cell surface, caused by water loss by osmosis, like they look spiky but dried up because they don’t have enough water

A

Crenated cells

252
Q

Makes RBC appear another color, bone marrow makes and releases immature RBC in response to anemia

A

Polycromasia

253
Q

Cells have less color than normal, caused by iron deficiency (decreased hemoglobin)

A

Hypochromatic

254
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When a cell STAINS DARKER because of MORE chromosomes in its nucleus, does not occur in RBC

A

Hyperchromatic

255
Q

Groupings of RBCs that resemble stacked coins

A

Rouleaux

256
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Clumping of RBCs as a response to specific antibodies, would happen if a person with B- blood type receives any blood with A or Rh+ proteins, life threatening

A

Agglutination

257
Q

White blood cells that stain reddish-orange, and control allergic or anaphylactic hypersensitivity reactions

A

Eosinophils

258
Q

Type of white blood cell that stains bluish-purple, prevents clotting and works against pathogens and parasites, nucleus is similar to monocytes

A

Basophils

259
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White blood cells that respond to any infection, have clear granules, make up 50% to 75% of white blood cells, constantly produced by bone marrow because of short life span.

A

Neutrophils

260
Q

White blood cells that have segmented nuclei

A

-phils

261
Q

have round or oval nuclei

A

-cytes

262
Q

Immature WBCs are present, indicates many neutrophils are being consumed at the site of infection

A

Left shift

263
Q

The biggest of the leukocytes, find and destroy viruses, bacteria, and infected cells

A

Monocytes

264
Q

Small leukocyte, 20% to 40% of WBCs, occur especially in the lymphatic system

A

Lymphocytes

265
Q

Test preformed when unexplainable results are present in complete blood count (CBC)

A

Bone marrow evaluation

266
Q

Trauma to vessel occurs, first part of clotting process

A

Constriction of blood vessel

267
Q

Platelets release chemicals that trigger the clotting cascade until clot is formed, second in the clotting process

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Formation of platelet plug

268
Q

Choosing the traits of unborn children

A

Eugenics

269
Q

Circulating plasma proteins, they help form clots to stop bleeding

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Clotting factors

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