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17 Cards in this Set
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homeotic gene |
regulate cellular differentiation and morphogenesis. |
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metastasize |
spread to other sites in the body by metastasis |
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mutation |
a change in DNA |
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carcinogen |
any substance that increases the risk of cancer |
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euploidy |
complete |
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eugenics |
the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding |
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benign |
slow and harmless |
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inversion |
he action of inverting something or the state of being inverted |
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zygote |
a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum. |
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tumor |
abnormal mass of cells, cancerous |
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diabetes |
a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood. |
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insulin |
a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. |
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cancer |
a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells |
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cri de chat |
cry of the cat |
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deletion |
the loss or absence of a section from a nucleic acid molecule or chromosome |
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somatic mutation |
effects only the person who has it |
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aneuploidy |
something is missing |
