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Question | Answer |
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Centromere | specialized structure on the chromosome appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together forming an X shape |
What is the abbreviation for intellectual property? | IP |
Abbreviation for group who approves clinical trial studies | IRB |
Definition of Mutation | to change; may be caused by gene or chromosome modification |
exclusive right guaranteed by govt. to an inventor to use, sell, or manufacture for a certain number of years | Patent |
short amino acid chains that are not folded into a functional protein | Peptide |
a strand of amino acids connected to each other through peptide bonds | Polypeptide |
a short piece of DNA or RNA (15-35 bases) that is complementary to a section of template strand and acts as an attachment and starting point for the synthesis strand during DNA replication | Primer |
What do you call the molecule that an enzyme acts on | Substrate |
What is the name of pesticides which contain compounds from more than one species | Xenobiotics |
Implantation of an organ or limb from a different species | Xenotransplantation |