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Adult stem cells |
Cells that can make certain types of body cell |
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Differentiate |
Become different from others |
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Embryonic stem cells |
Cells found in the embryo that are capable of becoming any cell type found in the body of a complex organisms |
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Gene splicing |
The process used to add a gene into or remove genes from DNA |
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Genetically modified |
Having the genes changed |
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Genome |
The genetic information carried by a haploid set of chromosomes |
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Human genome project |
An international project that aims to identify all the human genes and determine the sequence of the base pairs that make up human chromosomes |
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Induced pluripotent skin cells (IPSCs) |
Mature cells that have been induced to revert to their pluripotent (capable of becoming a human cell) state |
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Plasmid |
Ring of DNA found in bacteria |
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Pluripotent |
Capable of becoming any one of 220 different cell types found in the human body |
220 different cell types |
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Recombinant DNA technology |
Technology that allows DNA to be recombined with other genes |
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) |
Differences of only one base between one human and other |
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