MI- Lesson 1.1 Vocab

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Collecting and analyzing info from living things, like DNA, using computers.

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Bioinformatics

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Sudden start of many people ill from the same infectious disease.

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Outbreak

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Defines all genes in an organism, stored in the nucleus.

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Genome

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Defines a tiny entity (often living) causing disease in humans, mainly viruses and some bacteria.

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Pathogen

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Define the process that disrupts the molecular conformation of proteins or biological macromolecules by heat or acidity.

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Denature

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Defines small DNA segments that signal DNA Polymerase to bind.

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Primers

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Proteins made by B-cells that connect to antigens and mark them for destruction.

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Antibody

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Two or more things mixed evenly (homogeneous)

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Solution

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Proteins on cell surfaces that identify them; immune system produces antibodies in response.

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Antigens

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Dissolves another substance, commonly a liquid (e.g., water).

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Solvent