Biology B1: You and your genes
Спеціалізований тематичний набір flash-карт для студентів кафедри англійської мови НаУКМА, курсу: English for Scientists
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performallelesperformDifferent forms of a gene for the same characteristic, e.g. alleles for red flowers and white flowers.
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performcellperformThe basic unit which living things are made of.
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performchromosomesperformThread-like strands found in the nucleus of a cell. Chromosomes are made of DNA and contain the ‘instructions’ for a living thing.
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performDNAperformThe molecule that carries all the instructions for living organisms can copy itself.
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performembryoperformThe ball of cells that grows from a fertilised egg.
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performethical decisionsperformDecisions about what is right or wrong.
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performnucleusperform(biology) The ‘control centre’ of a cell. It contains the chromosomes.
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performpre-implantation genetic testingperformWhen an embryo from IVF is tested for genetic diseases before being implanted into a woman.
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performsexual reproductionperformReproduction that involves a male and a female. Sex cells from each parent fuse at fertilisation.
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performtherapeutic cloningperformCloning an adult human so that stem cells from the resulting embryo can be used as a treatment for illness.