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17 Cards in this Set
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Nitrogen Bases |
are molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements. |
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DNA replication |
Is the process in which an identical copy of a DNA strand is formed for a new cell |
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Messenger RNA |
copies the message from DNA in the nucleus and carries the message to the ribosome in the cytoplasm. |
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Transfer RNA |
carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein. |
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Mutation |
is any change on the DNA of a gene or chromosome. |
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Cancer |
is a disease in which cells can you grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them. |
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Tumor |
is a mass of abnormal cells that develops when cells divide and grow uncontrollably. |
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Chemotherapy |
is the use of drugs to treat disease. |
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Sex chromosomes |
are one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in each body cell |
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Sex- linked genes |
A gene that is carried on a sex (X or Y) chromosome. |
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Carrier |
is a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele. |
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Selective breeding |
is the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation |
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Inbreeding |
is a technique that involves Crossing two individuals that have similar desirable characteristics. |
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Hybridization |
breeders cross two genetically different individuals. |
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Clone |
is an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced. |
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Genetic engineering |
is the process that genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism. |
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Gene therapy |
is the process which involves inserting copies of a gene directly into a person's cells. |
