Genetic Engeneering Flashcards
Treatment
Application of medicines or surgery
To decode
Convert from code into ordinary language
Susceptibility
Sensibility, Anfälligkeit
Traits
Eigenschaften, Merkmale
Genetically determined characteristic
Genetic mutation
For example if a part of one of your chromosomes is missing you have a genetic mutation
GMO
Genetically modified organism
Stem cells
Cells in the bone marrow of your spine - Stammzellen
Heritable disease
A disease inherit from your ancestors - Erbkrankheit
To pass sth on to your children
To give sth to the next generation
On average
Calculated by adding several amounts together and then dividing the total by the amount of numbers you’ve added - im Durchschnitt
Defect
Not working or having a fault in sth
PGD
Pre-implant genetic diagnosis
DNA
Desoxyrinonukleinacid
Organic chemical in which genetic information is encoded
Eugenics
a set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population
“Self direction of human evolution”
Double helix
Double-stranded molecule twisted into spiral staircase
To eradicate a disease
To reduce a diseases prevalence
Prevalence
Häufigkeit, frequency
Curiosity
the desire to learn or know about anything
To carry a faulty gene
To have a gene that has the traits of a disease or other failures like a mutation
To increase the risk of developing a disease
To enlarge the possibility to get a disease
When the possibility to get a disease is getting bigger
To minimize a risk
To shrink the possibility of a risk to an amount as small as possible
Breast cancer
Cancer (abnormal cell growth) that develops from breast tissue
Ovarian cancer
Cancer (abnormal cell growth) that forms in an ovary (ovum-producing reproductive organ)
Leukemia
Group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow
Preventive double mastectomy
Surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer (may involve complete removal of both breasts)
Surgery
Medical procedure, operation
Scar
Blemish from previous injury
To have options
To have alternatives
To encourage
To give support, to comfort so to do sth
To discourage
Dispirit, dishearten
Blood test
Analysis performed on a blood sample
Syringe
Medical tool, simple pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube
To make an informed choice
Making a decision with having background knowledge
Gene testing
Aka DNA testing, genetic diagnosis
Lifesaving preventive treatment
Treatment to minimize the risk of getting a disease before you get it that could be life harming
Heart disease
Cardiovascular disease A class of diseases that involve heart or blood vessels
Embryo
Early stage of development of an eukaryotic organism
Human: stage of development between 5-11 weeks after fertilization
Designer baby
A baby created by IVF and selected because of particular genes
Slippery slope
Delicate situation
Fertilization
The fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism
To meddle with nature
To mess around with nature
Insurance coverage
The amount of risk that’s covered by the insurance
Uterus
Organ in women’s body in which an embryo develops
Artificial Insemination
Deliberate introduction of sperm to the uterus
Cloning
Process of producing genetically identical individuals
To be viable
Capable of living, capable of success
Lebensfähig
Breakthrough
The overcoming of an obstacle
Dysfunctional
Failure to achieve an expected condition
To extract a cell
To take a single cell
