Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurring in the usual place |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| outer germ layer that makes the nervous system and skin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| innermost germ layer that makes pancreas, liver, gut, and lungs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| middle germ layer that makes blood, heart, kidney, muscle, and bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| major cell component of the epidermis (outer layer of skin, hair, nails) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a broad-spectrum potent antibiotic derived from tetracycline |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Slow viruses with a long incubation period. They can deliver a significant amount of genetic information into the DNA of the host cell, so they are one of the most efficient methods of a gene delivery vector. HIV, SIV, and FIV are all examples of lentiviruses. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a gene that is taken from the genome of one organism and introduced into the genome of another organism by artificial techniques |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A virus whose RNA codes for DNA, which is then inserted into some part of the host's DNA. This virus comes with its own special enzyme, called reverse transcriptase, which facilitates this insertion. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| DNA synthesized from a mature mRNA template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a small protein in all eukaryotic cells that participates in the destruction of defective proteins and in the synthesis of new proteins |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a cell with a true nucleus, a nuclear membrane and organelles |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a cell lacking a true membrane-bound nucleus, ex: bacteria |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation |
|
|
Term
| Embryonic Stem Cell Properties |
|
Definition
| Self-renewal (the ability to proliferate indefinitely in culture while maintaining their properties), Pluripotency (the ability to give rise to any cell type in the body upon differentiation). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Pluripotent cells inside the blastocyst which give rise to the embryo proper |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Cells on the outer layer of the blastocyst which give rise to the placenta and do not contribute to the embryo |
|
|
