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PBS Unit 4.1
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Amino Acid | An organic molecule possessing both carboxyl and amino groups. Amino acids serve as the monomers of proteins. |
Alpha-globin | The polypeptide chain of hemoglobin that is designated alpha. |
Beta-globin | The polypeptide chain of hemoglobin that is designated beta and that when deficient or defective causes various anemias (as beta-thalassemia or sickle-cell anemia). |
Complication | A secondary disease or condition that develops in the course of a primary disease or condition and arises either as a result of it or from independent causes. |
Hemoglobin | An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen. |
Prognosis | The prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from the usual course of that disease or indicated by special features of the case. |
Protein | A three-dimensional biological polymer constructed from a set of 20 different monomers called amino acids. |
Sickle cell | Deformed red blood cells that can lead to numerous symptoms and caused by a genetic mutation in the hemoglobin protein. |
Symptom | Subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance observed by the patient; for example a headache is a symptom of many diseases. |
Trait | An inherited characteristic. |