VOCABULARY

HOMOZYGOUS

• is a genetic condition where an individual inherits
• the same alleles for a particular gene from both parents.
• Fact: homozygous is used to describe an organism or cell in which
• the alleles are identical
• Sentence: The cell lines were all assessed for homozygous deletions.

HETEROZYGOUS

• having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
• Fact:
• Sentence:Primary defects in the lens underlie complex anterior segment
• abnormalities of the Pax6 heterozygous eye

DOMINANT

• most important powerful or influential
• Fact:
• Sentence: It is arguable that an aberrant inflammatory response is the
• dominant pathological process in the human body

RECCESSIVE

• relating to or denoting heritable characteristics
• controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring
• Fact:
• Sentence: Autosomal recessive inheritance carries a risk
• of accompanying learning disabilities.

MUTATION

• is the act or process of changing into a different form
• Fact
• Sentence: The mutation on the child is the only thing that made him
• different from his idénticas twin

TRAIT

• a distinguish quality or characteristics typically one
• belonging to a person
• Fact
• Sentence: he had a lot of good personality traits: generosity, honesty
• and loyalty

PROTEINS

• any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds
• that consist of large molecules composed of
• One or more long chains of amino acids and
• are an essential part of living organism
• Sentence: nuts and legums are non-animal food which are high in protein

DNA

• deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule that encodes
• the genetic instructions used in the development
• and functioning of all known living organisms
• And many viruses
• Sentence:

TRANSCRIPTION

• is the process by which the information is a stand of
• DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger
• RNA
• Sentence: chromatins containing acetylated histone is open
• and accessible to transcription factors, and the genes

TRANSLATION

• the process by which a sequence of nucleotides triplets
• in a messenger RNA molecules
• Sentence:

REPLICATION

• the process of duplicating or producing an exact copy of a
• polynucleotide strand such aS DNA
• Sentence:

AMINO ACID

• a simple organic compound containing both
• carboxyl and amino
• Sentence: amino acids are the basic units of proteins

SEX CHROMOSOMES

• a chromosome involved with determining
• the sex of an organism typically one of two kind
• Sentence: Chromosome breakage or translocation, snapping the
• gene in two or fusing two genes together