Chapter 1 Flashcards
conotoxins
toxins isolated from marine snails
ziconotide
the first drug based on a conotoxin from cone snails to be made
growth
produces more or larger cells
development
produces organisms with a defined set of characteristics
unity
all life displays a common set of characteristics
diversity
life has a diversity of form in diverse environments
evolutionary change
involves modifications of pre-existing characteristics
lineage
progression of changes in a series of ancestors and causes vertical evolution
tree of life
focuses on vertical evolution
web of life
includes the contribution of horizontal gene transfer
binomial nomenclature
genus and species, genus is italicized and capitalized
genome
the complete genetic makeup of an organism
genomics
techniques to analyze DNA sequences
proteome
the complete complement of proteins in an organism
proteomics
techniques used to analyze the proteins of a species
science
the observation, identification, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena
systems biology
aims to understand how emergent properties arise at any level
hypothesis
a proposed explanation for a natural phenomenon
theory
broad explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is substantiated by a large body of evidence
discovery-based science
collection and analysis without the need for a preconceived hypothesis
data analysis
apply statistical analysis to determine if the control and experimental groups are different because of the single variable that differs
