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22 Cards in this Set
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alleges
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to assert or declare without proof
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censure
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to find fault with, criticize, or condemn
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chromosomes
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threadlike structure within the nucleus of a cell that trasmit genetic information
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clone
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group of adentical matching cells that come from a single common cell
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control group
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research subjects who receive no treatment
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double blind test
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a research design in which neither the experimenter nor the patient knows who is getting the research treatment
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euthanasia
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the administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering
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expulsion
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the act of forcing out
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gene makers
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list of genes that are responsible for disease
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gene therapy
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the replacement of a defective or malfunctioning gene by splicing or connecting onto the DNA of body cell to control production of a particular substance
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harvested
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removed organs or embryos
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human genome
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the complete set of genes within the 23 pairs of human chromosomes
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human genome project
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a research program funded by the federal government to map and sequence the total number of genes within the 23 pairs, or 46 chromosomes
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institutional review board
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a hospital or university board of members who oversee any human research in that facility
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national organ transplant law of 1984
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federal law that forbids the sale of organs in interstate commerce
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nontherapeutic research
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research conducted that will not directly benefit the research subject
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placebo group
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research in which an inactive or alternative type of treatment is given
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posthumous
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after death
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revocation
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the act of taking away or recalling, such as taking away a license to practice medicine
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social utility method of allocation
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a method of determining the allocation of organs by giving them to people who will benefit the most
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stem cells
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master cells in the body that can generate specialized cells
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therapeutic research
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a form of medical research that might directly benefit the research subject
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