Vocabulary Flashcards
Recombinant DNA
DNA from two or more sources is incorporated into a single
molecule
Restriction enzyme
An enzyme that cuts DNA at or near specific nucleic acid
sequences known as restriction sites
Plasmid
A Plasmid is autonomously replicating, circular piece of DNA
Vector
A vehicle used to transfer genetic material to a target cell
Cloning
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Virus
An acellular infectious agent
Viroid
A sub-viral particle lacking a capsid and consist solely as RNA
Virusoid
A sub-viral particle lacking a capsid, consist solely as RNA, and requires a virus for replication
prion
A mis-folded, infectious protein
capsid
The proteinaceous coat that protects viral genetic information
Capsomere
The subunits of a capsid
Prophage
A bacteriophage genome that is integrated into the DNA of a host cell
bacterial cell
Provirus
A virus genome that is integrated into the DNA of a host cell
Latency
The ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell
Oncogene
A gene that has the potential to cause cancer
infectious disease
A transmittable, clinically relevant, illness
Morbidity
The state of being diseased or unhealthy, often times within a population
Mortality
Death, often times within a population
Pathogen
A microorganism that can cause disease
Pathogenesis
The process of disease development
symptoms
Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient
Signs
Objective manifestations of disease observed or measured by others
Syndrome
A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of
associated symptoms
Epidemiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of
diseases
Incidence
Number of new cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time
Prevalence
Number of total cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time
Endemic
An illness that is prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality region, or people
Sporadic Disease
An illness that occurs at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time.
Outbreak
A sudden and unexpected increase disease incidence over the expected number of cases
Epidemic
An outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and widely within a contiguous geographic area
Pandemic
An outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and widely
