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Undergraduate 1
04/22/2012

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transgenic organisms
Definition
modified with genetic material from another species accomplished by inserting DNA with assistance of a virus, plasmid etc.
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GM foods
Definition
genetically modified foods
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gm foods
Definition
change color or size of a plant
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xenotransplanters
Definition
animals designed to contain human tissue that will not be rejected by human body
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biolistics (gene gun)
Definition
a way of introducing dna into plant cells dna centered particles that are literally shot through the cell wall.
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microchimerism
Definition
the harboring of a small number of cells that orginated in a genetically different individuals.
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maternal michrochimerism
Definition
presence of maternal cells in child
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neonatal lupus
Definition
maternal cells integrated into the childs heart are attached by fetal immune system, causes heart failure
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fetal michrochinerism
Definition
fetal cells are transferred & take root in mother. may cause diseases in women
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scleroderma
Definition
autoimmune disease. hardening of skin
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rheumatoid arthritis
Definition
autoimmune disease marked by chronic, painful joint inflammation
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Alec Jeffrey's
Definition
inventor of DNA fingerprinting in 1985
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first conviction on dna evidence
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1988
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what type of profiling is used in paternity cases?
Definition
STR and VNTR
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Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
Definition
a database founded by the FBI (over 5 million profiles)
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who and when was dna manufacture in lab
Definition
Israel scientists in August 2009
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PCR
Definition
polymerase chain reaction
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PCR
Definition
make millions of copies of dna in a short time "molecular photocopying"
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who came up with PCR?
Definition
Kary Mullis in 1983
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what did Kary Mullis win for inventing PCR?
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nobel prize in 1993
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diploid condition
Definition
two of each chromosome members of the pair are homologous
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where are genes located?
Definition
on chromosomes
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hereditary unit
Definition
a unit passed from parents to offspring
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locus
Definition
occupies a specific spot on chromosome
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alleles
Definition
different dna forms of genes that produce different expressions of a trait.
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who is the father of genetics?
Definition
gregor mendel
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where was gregor mendel born?
Definition
czechoslovakia
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how many pea plants did gregor mendel experiment on?
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28,000
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what did gregor mendel's experiments become known as?
Definition
mendels law of heredity
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mendel's law of segregation
Definition
during gamete formation, alleles on homologous chromosomes segregate from each other during meiosis
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which type of cross shows mendel's law of independent assortment to be true?
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dihybrid cross
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yellow marrow
Definition
in medullar cavities of adult long bones. largely fat
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red marrow
Definition
in spongy bone produces blood cells
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haverian systems
Definition
units of bone structure
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haversian canal
Definition
carries blood vessels and nerves
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lacune
Definition
contain osteocytes
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compression fracture
Definition
causes bone to collapse in height
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osteoporosis
Definition
falls on butt or blow to head. cancer weakens spine
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bursitis
Definition
inflammation of the bursa
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what causes bursitis?
Definition
heavy lifting, repetitive motion
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sedentary people
Definition
push bodies past reasonable limit
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what causes scurvy?
Definition
lack of vitamin C
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osteoporosis
Definition
bone formation slows, become thinner & porous, vulnerable to fracture
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