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Lynda Eidi
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Undergraduate 4
11/14/2017

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Proteins
Definition
Necessary for growth and repair of tissues.
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Lipids
Definition
Reservoir for long term storage
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Water
Definition
Transport medium for material the cell uses and eliminates
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Cell membrane
Definition
Functions as a barricade and it surrounds the cells
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Metabolic activity occurs here
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Transports food and molecules within the cell
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Golgi Apparatus
Definition
Forms glycoproteins
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Mitochondria
Definition
Energy for cellular activity is produced here
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Ribosomes
Definition
Synthesize proteins that the cell needs
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Nucleus
Definition
Controller of cell division and multiplication
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Lysosomes
Definition
Large unwanted molecules are broken down
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Human Genome
Definition
Complete set of nucleic acid sequence for humans
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Organic Compounds
Definition
Chemical compound that contains carbon.
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Mutation
Definition
Alteration of nucleotide sequence of the genome of organism.
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Apoptosis

 

Definition
Process of programmed cell death and cell changes.
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Mapping
Definition
The process of locating and identifying the genes in the genome.
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Most important inorganic substance are:
Definition
Water & Mineral salts
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Mitosis
Definition
Cell cycle that replicated chromosomes that are separated into two new nuclei.
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Meiosis
Definition
Cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half.
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Interphase
Definition
Resting phase between mitotic divisions of a cell
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