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35 Cards in this Set
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the molecules that carry the body's genetic information |
DNA |
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the fluid portion of unclotted blood |
plasma |
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a red blood cell |
erythrocyte |
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the liquid that separates from the blood when a clot is formed |
serum |
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a substance, usually a protein, that stimulates the body to produce antibodies against it |
antigen |
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a protein in the blood serum that destroys or inactivates a specific antigen |
antibody |
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blood serum that contains specific antibodies |
antiserum |
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the clumping together of red blood cells by the action of an antibody |
agglutination |
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the study of antigen-antibody reactions |
serology |
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antibodies produced by injecting animals with a specific antigen. a series of antibodies are produced responding to a variety of different sites on the antigen |
polyclonal antibodies |
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a collection of identical antibodies that interact with a single antigen site |
monoclonal antibodies |
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fused spleen and tumor cells. used to produce identical monoclonal antibodies in a limitless supply |
hybridoma cells |
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a red blood cell protein that transports oxygen in the bloodstream; it is responsible for the red color of blood |
hemoglobin |
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the most sensitive chemical test that is capable of presumptively detecting bloodstains diluted up to 300,000 times. its reaction with blood emits light and thus requires the result to be observed in a darkened area |
luminal |
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an antibody that reacts with its corresponding antigen to form a precipitate hh |
precipitin |
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the basic unit of heredity, consisting of a DNA segment located on a chromosome |
gene |
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a threadlike structure in the cell nucleus, along which the genes are located |
chromosome |
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the female reproductive cell |
egg |
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the male reproductive cell |
sperm |
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the cell arising from the union of an egg and a sperm cell |
zygote |
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the female sex chromosome |
X chromosome |
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the male sex chromosome |
Y chromosome |
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the physical location of a gene on a chromosome |
locus |
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the particular combination of genes present in the cells of an individual |
genotype |
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the physical manifestation of a genetic trait such as shape, color, or blood type |
phenotype |
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an enzyme found in high concentration in semen |
acid phosphatase |
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a protein that acts as a catalyst for certain specific reasons |
enzyme |
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an abnormally low sperm count |
oligospermia |
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the absence of sperm, sterility in males |
aspermia |
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any of several alternative forms of a gene located at the same point on a particular pair of chromosomes |
allele |
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any of several alternative forms of a gene located at the same point on a particular pair of chromosomes |
allele |
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having two identical allelic genes on two corresponding positions of a pair of chromosomes |
homozygous |
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any of several alternative forms of a gene located at the same point on a particular pair of chromosomes |
allele |
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having two identical allelic genes on two corresponding positions of a pair of chromosomes |
homozygous |
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having two different allelic genes on two corresponding positions of a pair of chromosomes |
heterozygous |
