Biomedical Sciences

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Biomedical Sciences

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The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

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Experiment

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A research study conducted to determine the affect that one variable has upon another variable.

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Hypothesis

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Clear prediction of the anticipated result of an experiment.

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Independent Variable

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The variable that is varied or manipulated by the researchers.

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Dependent Variable

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The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested.

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Control Group

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The group in an experiment where the independent variable being tested is not applied so that it may serve as a standard for comparison against the experimental group where the independent variable is applied.

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Positive Control

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Group expected to have a positive result, allowing the researcher to show that the experimental set up was capable

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Adenine

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A component of nucleic acids, energy-carrying molecules such as ATP, and certain coenzymes. Chemically, it is a purine base.

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Chromosome

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Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contains the genetic material.

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Cytosine

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A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically, it is a pyrimidine base

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell’s proteins.

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Gel Electrophoresis

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The separation of nucleic acids or proteins, on the basis of their size and electrical charge, by measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a gel.

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Gene

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A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).

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Guanine

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A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically, it is a purine base.

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Helix

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Something spiral in a form.

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Model

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A simplified version of something complex used, for example, to analyze and solve problems or make predictions.

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Nucleotide

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A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

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Restriction Enzyme

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A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA.

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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs)

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Differences in DNA sequence on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes).

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Thymine

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A component of nucleic acid that carries hereditary information in DNA in cells. Chemically, it is a pyrimidine base.

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Autopsy

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An examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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A comprehensive set of standards and practices designed to give patients specific rights regarding their personal health information.

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Medical Examiner

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A physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.