3rd nine weeks advanced vocabulary
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| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | A technique that involves copying short pieces of DNA and then making millions of copies in a short period of time
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| Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) | One base-pair variation in the genome sequence
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| Supernatant | The (usually) clear liquid left behind after a precipitate has been spun down to the bottom of a vessel by centrifuge
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| Vector | An agent (plasmid or virus) that contains or carries modified genetic material and can be used to introduce extra genes into the genome of an organism
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| Cloning | Using a somatic (body cell) from a multicellular organism to make one or more genetically identical individuals
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| Apoptosis | The changes that occur within a cell as it undergoes programmed cell death. This is brought about by signals that trigger the activation of a cascade of suicide proteins in the cell that is destined to die.
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| Oncogene | A gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous
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| Proto-Oncogene | A normal cellular gene corresponding to an oncogene; a gene with the potential to cause cancer, but requires alteration to become an oncogene
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| Biopsy | The removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body
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| Allele | Any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus
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