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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Recombinant DNA

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DNA from two or more sources is incorporated into a single
molecule

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Restriction enzyme

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An enzyme that cuts DNA at or near specific nucleic acid
sequences known as restriction sites

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Plasmid

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A Plasmid is autonomously replicating, circular piece of DNA

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Vector

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A vehicle used to transfer genetic material to a target cell

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Cloning

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taken off exam:)

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Virus

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An acellular infectious agent

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Viroid

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A sub-viral particle lacking a capsid and consist solely as RNA

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Virusoid

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A sub-viral particle lacking a capsid, consist solely as RNA, and requires a virus for replication

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prion

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A mis-folded, infectious protein

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capsid

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The proteinaceous coat that protects viral genetic information

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Capsomere

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The subunits of a capsid

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Prophage

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A bacteriophage genome that is integrated into the DNA of a host cell
bacterial cell

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Provirus

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A virus genome that is integrated into the DNA of a host cell

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Latency

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The ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell

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Oncogene

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A gene that has the potential to cause cancer

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infectious disease

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A transmittable, clinically relevant, illness

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Morbidity

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The state of being diseased or unhealthy, often times within a population

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Mortality

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Death, often times within a population

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Pathogen

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A microorganism that can cause disease

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Pathogenesis

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The process of disease development

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symptoms

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Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient

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Signs

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Objective manifestations of disease observed or measured by others

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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of
associated symptoms

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Epidemiology

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The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of
diseases

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Incidence

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Number of new cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time

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Prevalence

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Number of total cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time

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Endemic

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An illness that is prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality region, or people

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Sporadic Disease

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An illness that occurs at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time.

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Outbreak

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A sudden and unexpected increase disease incidence over the expected number of cases

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Epidemic

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An outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and widely within a contiguous geographic area

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Pandemic

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An outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and widely

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