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- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene flow (hist) [726 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The exchange of genes between different but (usually) related populations.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene expression (hist) [726 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The process of producing a protein from its DNA-and mRNA-coding sequences.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene cloning (hist) [777 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The process of synthesizing multiple copies of a particular DNA sequence using a bacteria cell or another organism as a host.")
- 14:59, 27 September 2019 Gene amplification (hist) [778 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The presence of multiple genes. Amplification is one mechanism through which proto-oncogenes are activated in malignant cells.")
- 14:59, 27 September 2019 GEM (hist) [691 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A genetically engineered microorganism.")
- 14:58, 27 September 2019 Gastrointestinal tract (hist) [1,222 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The organ along which food travels from the mouth until the undigested remnants emerge as stools. Mixing and some digestion occur in the stomach where the environment is acidi...")
- 13:13, 27 September 2019 Fusion gene (hist) [831 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A hybrid gene created by joining portions of two different genes (to produce a new protein) or by joining a gene to a different promoter (to alter or regulate gene transcripti...")
- 13:13, 27 September 2019 Fungus (hist) [691 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A microorganism that lacks chlorophyll.")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food safety requirement (hist) [773 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A company-defined target considered necessary to comply with a food safety objective. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food safety objective (hist) [838 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A government-defined target considered necessary to protect the health of consumers (this may apply to raw materials, a process or finished products). Source: Biotechnology Gl...")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food record (hist) [773 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects records the foods that they consume. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food frequency questionnaire (hist) [834 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects are asked to recall how frequently certain foods were consumed during a specified period of time. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (hist) [689 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Food and Drug Administration.")
- 13:10, 27 September 2019 Foetal alcohol syndrome (hist) [830 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Defects in the growth and development of the foetus resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother or possibly even the father. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Flanking region (hist) [723 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The DNA sequences extending on either side of a specific locus or gene.")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Fibrosis (hist) [859 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A condition in which there is a proliferation of fibrous or connective tissue. It is often associated with the information of scar tissue following an injury or infection. Sou...")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Fermented foods (hist) [776 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Foods that have been subjected to processing involving the action of yeasts or bacteria. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:03, 27 September 2019 Fatty streaks (hist) [827 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Slightly raised fatty deposits in arteries that do not cause obstruction; possibly but not definitely precursors of atherosclerotic plaque. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:02, 27 September 2019 Fatty liver (hist) [847 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver associated, in extreme cases, with abdominal discomfort. It often precedes other liver diseases such as cirrhosis. Source: Biotech...")
- 13:02, 27 September 2019 Fat-soluble vitamins (hist) [958 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Vitamins - organic substances that cannot be produced in the body but are essential for cellular functions and must be obtained from the diet - carried in fat and usually acqu...")
- 13:01, 27 September 2019 Fat substitutes (hist) [781 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds that can replace conventional fat in foods and carry out all of the same functions. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:01, 27 September 2019 Fat mimetics (hist) [756 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds that carry out only some of the functions of fat in foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 External validity (hist) [772 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The generalisability of a study's findings to persons other than the study subjects. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 Expression library (hist) [668 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Library.")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 Express (hist) [707 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To translate a gene's message into a molecular product.")
- 12:28, 27 September 2019 Experimental design (hist) [1,624 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nutrition science advances by observation (for example, nutritional epidemiologists observe statistical associations between what people eat and their patterns of health and d...")
- 12:27, 27 September 2019 Ethidium bromide (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A fluorescent dye used to stain DNA and RNA. The dye fluoresces when exposed to UV light.")
- 12:26, 27 September 2019 Escherichia coli (hist) [833 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A commensal bacterium inhabiting the human colon that is widely used in biology, both as a simple model of cell biochemical function and as a host for molecular cloning experi...")
- 12:25, 27 September 2019 Enzymes (hist) [949 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Proteins that control the various steps in all chemical (metabolic) reactions. * Proteins which catalyse the reactions of metabolism, speeding them up without themselves bei...")
- 12:24, 27 September 2019 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (hist) [873 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(ELISA) a sensitive, inexpensive assay technique involving the use of antibodies coupled with indicators (e.g., enzymes linked to dyes) to detect the presence of specific subs...")
- 12:24, 27 September 2019 Enterocytes (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cells which line the small intestine. They have three major functions of secretion, digestion and absorption. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Intake (hist) [881 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The chemical energy in foods that can be metabolised to produce energy available to the body; usually used to mean the day's total energy (calories) supplied by all the food a...")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Expenditure (hist) [997 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Utilisation by the body of chemical energy from food components or body stores during the process of metabolism which is eventually dissipated as heat plus the heat generated...")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Density (hist) [720 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Energy content per gram of food. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Endophyte (hist) [690 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An organism that lives inside another.")
- 12:22, 27 September 2019 Endogenous (hist) [721 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Originating from within the body. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:21, 27 September 2019 Encapsidation (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Process by which a virus' nucleic acid is enclosed in a capsid.")
- 12:21, 27 September 2019 Electroporation (hist) [840 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method for transforrning DNA, especially useful for plant cells, in which high voltage pulses of electricity are used to open pores in cell membranes, through which foreign...")
- 12:20, 27 September 2019 Electrolytes (hist) [806 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Positively or negatively charged ions dissolved in the extracellular or intracellular water (see also Anion + cation). Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:18, 27 September 2019 Ecological study (hist) [837 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study that compares the rates of exposures and diseases in different populations using aggregate data on exposure and disease, not individual data. Source: Biotechnology Glo...")
- 11:48, 27 September 2019 Duplex DNA (hist) [672 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Double-stranded DNA.")
- 11:48, 27 September 2019 DscDNA (hist) [694 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See double-stranded complementary DNA.")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Downstream (hist) [703 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The region extending in a 3' direction from a gene.")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Double-blind food challenge (hist) [813 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Food challenge test where neither the patient nor the clinical investigator knows the identity of the administered substance. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Double helix (hist) [843 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Describes the coiling of the antiparallel strands of the DNA molecule, resembling a spiral staircase in which the paired bases form the steps and the sugar-phosphate backbones...")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Double-stranded complementary DNA (hist) [702 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A duplex DNA molecule copied from a cDNA template.")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Dose-response assessment (hist) [893 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The determination of the relationship between the magnitude of exposure (dose) to a biological, chemical or physical agent and the severity and\or frequency of associated adve...")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 Dormancy (hist) [790 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability.")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 Dominant(-acting) oncogene (hist) [755 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene that stimulates cell proliferation and contributes to oncogenesis when present in a single copy.")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 Dominant gene (hist) [714 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene whose phenotype is when it is present in a single copy.")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 Dominant (hist) [758 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An allele is said to be dominant if it expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele.")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 DNase (hist) [669 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Nuclease.")
- 11:46, 27 September 2019 DNA sequencing (hist) [721 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Procedures for determining the nucleotide sequence of a DNA fragment.")
- 11:45, 27 September 2019 DNA probe (hist) [895 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "a fragment of DNA used to recognize a specific complementary DNA sequence, or gene(s). Probes can be employed, for example, to bind to the genetic material of microbes for pur...")
- 11:45, 27 September 2019 DNA polymorphism (hist) [809 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "One of two or more alternate forms (alleles) of a chromosomal locus that differ in nucleotide sequence or have variable numbers of repeated nucleotide units.")
- 11:45, 27 September 2019 DNA polymerase (hist) [671 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Polymerase.")
- 11:45, 27 September 2019 DNA ligase (hist) [667 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Ligase.")
- 11:45, 27 September 2019 DNA fingerprint (hist) [863 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The unique pattern of DNA fragments identified by Southern hybridization (using a probe that binds to a polymorphic region of DNA) or by polymerase chain reaction (using prime...")
- 11:44, 27 September 2019 DNA diagnosis (hist) [722 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The use of DNA polymorphisms to detect the presence of a disease gene.")
- 11:44, 27 September 2019 Directional cloning (hist) [941 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DNA insert and vector molecules are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplementary sticky ends at either end of each restriction fragment. This all...")
- 11:44, 27 September 2019 Diploid cell (hist) [704 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A cell which contains two copies of each chromosome.")
- 11:43, 27 September 2019 Digest (hist) [716 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To cut DNA molecules with one or more restriction endonucleases.")
- 11:43, 27 September 2019 Dietary recall (hist) [811 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects are asked to recall their food consumption over a specific period of time. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:43, 27 September 2019 Diet History (hist) [802 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects are asked open-ended questions about their usual dietary intakes. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:42, 27 September 2019 DidN (hist) [678 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Dideoxynucleotide.")
- 11:42, 27 September 2019 Dideoxynucleotide (hist) [871 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A deoxynucleotide that lacks a 3' hydroxyl group, and is thus unable to form a 3'-5' phosphodiester bond necessary for chain elongation. Dideoxynucleotides are used in DNA seq...")
- 11:42, 27 September 2019 Diabetes mellitus (hist) [1,250 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A metabolic disorder in which the hormone insulin is ineffective either because of a failure of the pancreas to secrete it (type I, insulin-dependent, (IDDM), or juvenile onse...")
- 11:41, 27 September 2019 Descriptive epidemiology (hist) [830 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The study of variations in the occurrence of disease in terms of person, place and time, without the purpose of establishing causal inference. <br/>Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:40, 27 September 2019 Dental caries (hist) [1,181 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disease affecting the hard tissues of the teeth resulting in progressive decay. Bacteria that accumulate in a dense mass known as plaque on the surface of the teeth ferment...")
- 11:39, 27 September 2019 Density gradient centrifugation (hist) [792 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "High-speed centrifugation in which molecules "float" at a point where their density equals that in a gradient of cesium chloride or sucrose.")
- 11:39, 27 September 2019 Denature (hist) [971 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To induce structural alterations that disrupt the biological activity of a molecule. Often refers to breaking hydrogen bonds between base pairs in double-stranded nucleic acid...")
- 11:39, 27 September 2019 Dehalogenate (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "to remove chlorine or bromine ions from common organic contaminants and thereby reduce either their toxicity or the difficulty of degrading them.")
- 11:39, 27 September 2019 Death phase (hist) [744 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The final growth phase, during which nutrients have been depleted and cell number decreases.")
- 11:38, 27 September 2019 Dalton (hist) [763 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A unit of measurement equal to the mass of a hydrogen atom, 1.67 x 10<sup>-24</sup> gram/L (Avogadro's number).")
- 10:34, 27 September 2019 Cyclic AMP (hist) [803 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A second messenger that regulates many intracellular reactions by transducing signals from extracellular growth factors to cellular metabolic pathways.")
- 15:37, 26 September 2019 Cross-pollination (hist) [722 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Fertilization of a plant from a plant with a different genetic makeup.")
- 15:37, 26 September 2019 Crossing-over (hist) [742 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The exchange of DNA sequences between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.")
- 15:37, 26 September 2019 Cross-hybridization (hist) [909 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The hydrogen bonding of a single-stranded DNA sequence that is partially but not entirely complementary to a singlestranded substrate. Often, this involves hybridizing a DNA p...")
- 15:16, 26 September 2019 Coronary heart disease (hist) [994 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A condition in which the main arteries supplying the heart are blocked and no longer able to supply sufficient blood, and therefore oxygen, to the heart muscle (myocardium), w...")
- 15:15, 26 September 2019 Copy DNA (hist) [665 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See cDNA.")
- 15:15, 26 September 2019 Contiguous (contig) map (hist) [798 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The alignment of sequence data from large, adjacent regions of the genome to produce a continuous nucleotide sequence across a chromosomal region.")
- 15:15, 26 September 2019 Constitutive promoter (hist) [739 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An unregulated promoter that allows for continual transcription of its associated gene.")
- 15:01, 26 September 2019 Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91-08 (hist) [922 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Coniothyrium minitans'' strain CON/M/91-08 is a naturally occurring strain of Coniothyrium fungi used to treat soil to control the common plant pathogens, Sclerotinia sclero...")
- 15:00, 26 September 2019 Congestive heart failure (hist) [719 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See cardiovascular disease. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:00, 26 September 2019 Confounding factors (hist) [807 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Factors that distort an association because they are associated with an exposure as well as a disease or other outcome. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:00, 26 September 2019 Confidence interval (hist) [749 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The range of values within which a variable is likely to lie. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:00, 26 September 2019 Concatemer (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A DNA segment composed of repeated sequences linked end to end.")
- 14:59, 26 September 2019 Complementary nucleotides (hist) [780 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Members of the pairs adenine-thymine, adenine-uracil, and guaninecytosine that have the ability to hydrogen bond to one another.")
- 14:59, 26 September 2019 Complementary DNA or RNA (hist) [721 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The matching strand of a DNA or RNA molecule to which its bases pair.")
- 14:59, 26 September 2019 Complement (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Blood proteins that amplify the action of antibodies. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:59, 26 September 2019 Competency (hist) [777 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An ephemeral state, induced by treatment with cold cations, during which bacterial cells are capable of uptaking foreign DNA.")
- 14:58, 26 September 2019 Colony (hist) [726 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A group of identical cells (clones) derived from a single progenitor cell.")
- 14:58, 26 September 2019 Cohort or follow-up study (hist) [1,007 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study design in which data on exposures to possible risk factors for disease are collected from a group of people (cohort) who do not have the disease under investigation. T...")
- 14:58, 26 September 2019 Cognitive ability (hist) [710 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Knowledge, perception. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:57, 26 September 2019 Cofactor (hist) [669 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Coenzyme.")
- 14:57, 26 September 2019 Co-enzyme (hist) [792 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An organic compound which combines with an enzyme and plays an essential part in its catalytic reaction. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:55, 26 September 2019 Co-Carcinogen (hist) [786 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A chemical substance that enhances the action of a carcinogen but does not itself initiate cancer. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:55, 26 September 2019 Coat protein (hist) [724 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The coating of a protein that enclosed the nucleic acid core of a virus.")
- 14:53, 26 September 2019 Cis fatty acid (hist) [873 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The form of most naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids, where the hydrogen bonds are on adjacent sides of double bonds, resulting in a bend in the hydrocarbon chain at t...")
- 14:53, 26 September 2019 Cirrhosis (hist) [891 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A chronic degenerative disease of the liver. Fat infiltration occurs, the cells degenerate, the liver architecture is destroyed by fibrous tissue, blood supply is reduced and...")
- 14:53, 26 September 2019 Chylomicrons (hist) [855 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Large particles composed mainly of triglycerides stabilised with a protein and phospholipid surface, which carry fats recently absorbed from a meal in the bloodstream. Source:...")
- 14:53, 26 September 2019 Chromosome walking (hist) [778 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Working from a flanking DNA marker, overlapping clones are successively identified that span a chromosomal region of interest.")
- 14:52, 26 September 2019 Cholesterol (hist) [869 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A lipid (sterol) made in the body from acetyl-CoA and present in the diet; a constituent of cell membranes (especially in nervous system tissues), blood and atherosclerotic pl...")
- 14:51, 26 September 2019 Chloramphenicol (hist) [705 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An antibiotic that interferes with protein synthesis.")
- 14:51, 26 September 2019 Chemotherapy (hist) [739 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A treatment for cancers that involves administering chemicals toxic to malignant cells.")
- 14:51, 26 September 2019 Challenge test (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Reintroduction of a food previously eliminated from the diet on suspicion that it caused an adverse reaction. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:50, 26 September 2019 Centrifugation (hist) [836 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Separating molecules by size or density using centrifugal forces generated by a spinning rotor. G forces of several hundred thousand times gravity are generated in ultracentri...")
- 14:50, 26 September 2019 Central dogma (hist) [762 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Francis Crick's seminal concept that in nature genetic information generally flows from DNA to RNA to protein.")
- 14:50, 26 September 2019 Centers of origin (hist) [756 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Usually the location in the world where the oldest cultivation of a particular crop has been identified.")
- 14:50, 26 September 2019 Cellular oncogene (hist) [749 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A normal gene that when mutated or improperly expressed contributes to the development of cancer.")
- 14:49, 26 September 2019 CDNA library (hist) [713 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A library composed of complementary copies of cellular mRNAs.")
- 14:49, 26 September 2019 CDNA (hist) [717 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DNA synthesized from an RNA template using reverse transcriptase.")
- 14:48, 26 September 2019 Cataract (hist) [809 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disorder in which the lens of the eye becomes partly or completely opaque as a result of the precipitation of proteins. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:47, 26 September 2019 Catalytic RNA (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A natural or synthetic RNA molecule that cuts an RNA substrate.")
- 14:47, 26 September 2019 Catalytic antibody (hist) [785 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An antibody selected for its ability to catalyze a chemical reaction by binding to and stabilizing the transition state intermediate.")
- 14:47, 26 September 2019 Case-control study (hist) [864 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study design in which persons with a disease (cases) are compared with those without the disease (controls) to see how their exposures to causative factors may have differed...")
- 14:46, 26 September 2019 Carotenoids (hist) [973 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A group of red, orange and yellow pigments found in plant food and in the tissues of organisms that consume plants. Carotenoids have antioxidant activity. Some, but not all, c...")
- 14:45, 26 September 2019 Cardiovascular disease (hist) [937 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(CVD) Any one of numerous abnormal conditions characterised by dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels (see also coronary heart disease and stroke). Other types of CVD ment...")
- 14:44, 26 September 2019 Carcinogenesis (hist) [739 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The complex, multistep process of cancer causation. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:42, 26 September 2019 Capsid (hist) [673 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Coat protein.")
- 10:39, 26 September 2019 Bulimia (hist) [823 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An eating disorder consisting of an insatiable craving for food, often resulting in voracious eating followed by self-induced vomiting. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 10:38, 26 September 2019 Boll Weevil Aggregation Pheromon (hist) [838 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This pheromone attracts cotton boll weevils to a malathion trap, where the weevils die. The pheromone mixture has no known toxicity and is not expected to harm people or the e...")
- 10:37, 26 September 2019 Blood pressure (hist) [934 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of arteries and veins and in the heart chambers. When the heart contracts, the maximum pressure exerted is the systo...")
- 10:37, 26 September 2019 BLAST (hist) [776 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A computer program that identifies homologous (similar) genes in different organisms, such as human, fruit fly, or nematode.")
- 10:37, 26 September 2019 Birth defect (hist) [785 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Any harmful trait, physical or biochemical, present at birth, whether a result of a genetic mutation or some other nongenetic factor.")
- 10:37, 26 September 2019 Biotic stress (hist) [750 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Living organisms which can harm plants , such as viruses, fungi, and bacteria, and harmful insects.")
- 10:36, 26 September 2019 Biosynthesis (hist) [707 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "production of a chemical compound by a living organism.")
- 10:36, 26 September 2019 Bioremediation (hist) [1,151 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "the use of living organisms or their products to degrade wastes into less toxic or non-toxic products and to concentrate and immobilize toxic elements, such as heavy metals. B...")
- 10:36, 26 September 2019 Bioreactor (hist) [739 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "a chamber where biological growth, product formation, and/or enzymatic reactions occur.")
- 10:35, 26 September 2019 Biomolecular materials (hist) [828 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "complex biological macromolecules that can have unusual combinations of properties (e.g., strong and supple yet lightweight). These materials comprise a subset of biomaterials.")
- 10:35, 26 September 2019 Biomimetic (hist) [696 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "mimicking a biological substance or process.")
- 10:35, 26 September 2019 Biomaterials (hist) [803 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "materials with novel chemical, physical, mechanical, or "intelligent" properties, produced through processes that employ or mimic biological phenomena.")
- 10:34, 26 September 2019 Biomarker (hist) [950 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An effect in a biological system. Measurements in the human body or its products. Some biomarkers, such as the levels of certain vitamins in blood serum, are used as indices o...")
- 10:33, 26 September 2019 Bioinformatics (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The science of managing and analyzing biological data using advanced computing techniques. Especially important in analyzing genomic research data.")
- 10:33, 26 September 2019 Biofilms (hist) [675 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Microbial mats.")
- 10:33, 26 September 2019 Bioenrichment (hist) [725 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Adding nutrients or oxygen to increase microbial breakdown of pollutants.")
- 10:31, 26 September 2019 Bioaugmentation (hist) [750 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Increasing the activity of bacteria that decompose pollutants; a technique used in bioremediation.")
- 10:23, 26 September 2019 Beta-Lactamase (hist) [679 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Ampicillin resistance gene.")
- 10:22, 26 September 2019 Beta-DNA (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The normal form of DNA found in biological systems, which exists as a right-handed helix.")
- 10:22, 26 September 2019 Behavioral genetics (hist) [699 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The study of genes that may influence behavior.")
- 10:22, 26 September 2019 Beauveria bassiana GHA (hist) [873 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Beauveria bassiana strain GHA is a fungus that is used as a pesticide for controlling many kinds of insects. The active ingredient can be used on all food crops and many non-f...")
- 10:21, 26 September 2019 Beauveria bassiana ATCC 74040 (hist) [977 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Beauveria bassiana ATCC 74040 is a fungus that is used as a pesticide for controlling many kinds of insects. This active ingredient is present in several products that can be...")
- 10:21, 26 September 2019 B-Cryptoxanthin (hist) [738 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A carotenoid pigment found in a biological system. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 10:21, 26 September 2019 B-Carotene (hist) [831 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The most abundant of the carotenoids. b-Carotene has strong provitamin A activity. Unlike vitamin A itself, b-carotene is a strong antioxidant. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 10:21, 26 September 2019 Basophil (hist) [782 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A type of white blood cell that contributes to inflammatory reactions and symptoms of allergy. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 10:21, 26 September 2019 Base sequence analysis (hist) [717 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method, sometimes automated, for determining the base sequence.")
- 10:20, 26 September 2019 Base sequence (hist) [754 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule; determines structure of proteins encoded by that DNA.")
- 10:19, 26 September 2019 Bacterium (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A single-celled, microscopic prokaryotic organism: a single cell organism without a distinct nucleus.")
- 10:19, 26 September 2019 Bacteriostat (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A class of antibiotics that prevents growth of bacterial cells.")
- 10:18, 26 September 2019 Bacteriocide (hist) [702 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A class of antibiotics that kills bacterial cells.")
- 10:18, 26 September 2019 Bacterial artificial chromosome (hist) [839 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A vector used to clone DNA fragments (100- to 300-kb insert size; average, 150 kb) in Escherichia coli cells. Based on naturally occurring F-factor plasmid found in the bacter...")
- 10:17, 26 September 2019 Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki M-200 (hist) [928 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain M-200 is approved for manufacturing-use and for the control of lepidoterous pests of tree fruits, terrestrial small fruits an...")
- 10:17, 26 September 2019 Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis EG2215 (hist) [1,060 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis strain EG2215 is a manufacturing use product designed for production of end-use products for mosquito control. The end-use sites...")
- 10:17, 26 September 2019 Bacillus thuringiensis (hist) [785 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A bacterium that is used for controlling moth larvae on a wide range of crops; a major component of the microbial pesticide industry.")
- 10:17, 26 September 2019 Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB24 (hist) [840 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24 is a naturally occurring bacterium that can be used to control various fungal diseases in non-food crops, and to enhance...")
- 10:16, 26 September 2019 Bacillus subtilis QST 713 (hist) [859 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 is a naturally occurring widespread bacterium that can be used to control plant diseases and fungal pathogens including: blight, scab, gray mo...")
- 10:16, 26 September 2019 Bacillus subtilis MBI 600 (hist) [956 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus subtilis MBI 600 is a bacterium which is used in fungicide products as a treatment for seeds of cotton, beans, barley, wheat, corn, peas, peanuts and soybeans. Produc...")
- 10:16, 26 September 2019 Bacillus subtilis GBO3 (hist) [959 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus subtilis GBO3 is a bacterium that is used as a fungicide on flower and ornamental seeds, and on agricultural seeds including seeds for cotton, vegetables, peanuts, an...")
- 10:16, 26 September 2019 Bacillus sphaericus Serotype H5a5b 2362 (hist) [947 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus sphaericus Serotype H5a5b strain 2362 is a naturally occurring bacterium that is found in the United States and throughout the world. It kills mosquito larvae when th...")
- 10:16, 26 September 2019 Bacillus cereus BP01 (hist) [781 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Bacillus cereus strain BP01 is a microbial plant regulator that is used on cotton to produce higher quality cotton at lower cost.")
- 10:14, 26 September 2019 B cells (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(B lymphocytes) White blood cells derived from stem cells in bone marrow and elsewhere that produce antibodies. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:01, 25 September 2019 Avuncular relationship (hist) [731 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The genetic relationship between nieces and nephews and their aunts and uncles.")
- 13:00, 25 September 2019 Avogadro's hypothesis (hist) [783 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The hypothesis that equal volumes of two different gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules.")
- 12:59, 25 September 2019 Autosomal dominant (hist) [823 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes that is always expressed, even if only one copy is present. The chance of passing the gene to offspring is 50% for each pregnancy.")
- 12:59, 25 September 2019 Autoradiography (hist) [858 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A technique that uses X-ray film to visualize radioactively labeled molecules or fragments of molecules; used in analyzing length and number of DNA fragments after they are se...")
- 12:59, 25 September 2019 ATPase (hist) [705 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An enzyme that hydrolyzes ATP into ADP and phosphate.")
- 12:59, 25 September 2019 ATP synthase (hist) [824 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphate and ADP into ATP during oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and bacteria or photophosphorylation in chloroplasts.")
- 12:58, 25 September 2019 Atherosclerosis (hist) [931 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A degenerative disease of arteries in which there is thickening caused by an accumulation of material (plaque) beneath the inner lining, eventually restricting blood flow. The...")
- 12:58, 25 September 2019 AT/GC ratio (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The ratio of adenine-thymine base pairs to guanine-cytosine base pairs on a DNA molecule.")
- 12:58, 25 September 2019 AT content (hist) [823 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The percentage of nitrogenous bases on a DNA molecule which are either adenine or thymine (from a possibility of four different ones, also including cytosine and guanine).")
- 12:58, 25 September 2019 Asthma (hist) [764 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Breathing difficulty caused by narrowing of the air passages that is reversible. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:58, 25 September 2019 Assembly (hist) [728 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Putting sequenced fragments of DNA into their correct chromosomal positions.")
- 12:57, 25 September 2019 Aspergillus (hist) [1,063 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Aspergillus'' is a genus of filamentous fungi belonging to Deuteromycetes. Fungi in this genus are easy to grow; some produce a wide range of useful enzymes, but others are...")
- 12:57, 25 September 2019 Asexual reproduction (hist) [723 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nonsexual means of reproduction which can include grafting and budding.")
- 12:57, 25 September 2019 Arthus reaction (hist) [773 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An immediate inflammatory response to solid deposits of antigen-antibody complexes within tissues or blood vessels walls.")
- 12:56, 25 September 2019 Arrhenius equation (hist) [800 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This equation expresses the logarithmic relationship between the rate constant of a reaction and the reciprocal of the temperature (expressed in K).")
- 12:56, 25 September 2019 Arrayed library (hist) [1,056 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Individual primary recombinant clones (hosted in phage, cosmid, YAC, or other vector) that are placed in two-dimensional arrays in microtiter dishes. Each primary clone can be...")
- 12:56, 25 September 2019 APUD cells (hist) [957 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with ""Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation": a group of apparently unrelated endocrine cells found throughout the body which have a number of similar characteristics and whic...")
- 12:56, 25 September 2019 A-protein (hist) [837 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A protein found in the cell wall of the bacterium ''Staphylococcus aureus'' which binds to the Fc section of immunoglobulins and is therefore used to collect antigen-antibody...")
- 12:56, 25 September 2019 Apoptosis (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.")
- 12:53, 25 September 2019 APGAR score (hist) [3,146 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<html> <P>This is a scoring system for the evaluation of newborn babies developed by Dr. Virginia Apgar in 1953. A score of 0, 1, or 2 is given to five vital signs which are a...")
- 12:40, 25 September 2019 Antisense RNA (hist) [770 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A complementary RNA sequence that binds to a naturally occurring (sense) mRNA molecule, thus blocking its translation.")
- 12:40, 25 September 2019 Antisense (hist) [804 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nucleic acid that has a sequence exactly opposite to an mRNA molecule made by the body; binds to the mRNA molecule to prevent a protein from being made.")
- 12:40, 25 September 2019 Antioxidant (hist) [761 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Any substance which can delay or prevent oxidation in the presence of oxygen. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:39, 25 September 2019 Anti-oncogene (hist) [679 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Recessive oncogene.")
- 12:39, 25 September 2019 Antimicrobial agent (hist) [725 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Any chemical or biological agent that harms the growth of microorganisms.")
- 12:39, 25 September 2019 Antigenic switching (hist) [781 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The altering of a microorganism's surface antigens through genetic rearrangement, to elude detection by the host's immune system.")
- 12:39, 25 September 2019 Antigenic determinant (hist) [763 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A surface feature of a microorganism or macromolecule, such as a glycoprotein, that elicits an immune response.")
- 12:37, 25 September 2019 Anticipation (hist) [854 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Each generation of offspring has increased severity of a genetic disorder; e.g., a grandchild may have earlier onset and more severe symptoms than the parent, who had earlier...")
- 12:36, 25 September 2019 Antibiotic resistance (hist) [786 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The ability of a microorganism to produce a protein that disables an antibiotic or prevents transport of the antibiotic into the cell.")
- 12:35, 25 September 2019 Annotation (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Adding pertinent information such as gene coded for, amino acid sequence, or other commentary to the database entry of raw sequence of DNA bases.")
- 12:35, 25 September 2019 Anneal (hist) [834 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The pairing of complementary DNA or RNA sequences, via hydrogen bonding, to form a double-stranded polynucleotide. Most often used to describe the binding of a short primer or...")
- 12:34, 25 September 2019 Animal model (hist) [675 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See model organisms")
- 12:33, 25 September 2019 Angioedema (hist) [746 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Swelling of the skin or mucous membrane and underlying tissue. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:31, 25 September 2019 Andersen sampler (hist) [793 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A device that collects microscopic plants from the air by a series of filters which eventually deposit the collected matter onto agar plates.")
- 12:31, 25 September 2019 Anaphylaxis (hist) [825 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A generalised inflammatory immune reaction to a foreign protein in a sensitised individual which may be severe enough to be life-threatening. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:30, 25 September 2019 Analytical epidemiology (hist) [800 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Epidemiological investigations specifically aimed at studying the determinants of diseases in study populations. <br/>Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:23, 25 September 2019 Amplify (hist) [830 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To increase the number of copies of a DNA sequence, in vivo by inserting into a cloning vector that replicates within a host cell, or in vitro by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).")
- 12:23, 25 September 2019 Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (hist) [964 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Invented by KeyGene, a Dutch biotech company based in Wageningen, Holland The technique is now merchandised under licence agreement by Perkin Elmer. Selected markers are ampli...")
- 12:22, 25 September 2019 Ampicillin (hist) [761 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An antibiotic derived from penicillin that prevents bacterial growth by interfering with cell wall synthesis.")
- 12:22, 25 September 2019 Ampelomyces quisqualis M-10 (hist) [917 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Ampelomyces quisqualis'' isolate M-10 is a fungus that attacks powdery mildew, which is a major crop pest. Pesticide products containing spores of this active ingredient can...")
- 12:20, 25 September 2019 Amines (hist) [825 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Organic compounds, usually derived from amino acids, that contain nitrogen and hydrogen and play a prominent role in biochemical systems. <br/>Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:20, 25 September 2019 Ames test (hist) [695 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A bacterial test for mutagenic carcinogens.")
- 12:20, 25 September 2019 Alzheimer's disease (hist) [1,070 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Alzheimer's disease is a form of senile dementia of unknown origin that has characteristic pathologic changes in the brain. Its onset is slow and at an earlier age than the co...")
- 12:20, 25 September 2019 Alu sequence (hist) [757 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Any of a family of short (300 base pairs long) repeated sequences that occur throughout the human genome.")
- 12:19, 25 September 2019 Alternative splicing (hist) [735 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Different ways of combining a gene's exons to make variants of the complete protein")
- 12:19, 25 September 2019 Alternative mRNA splicing (hist) [733 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The inclusion or exclusion of different exons to form different mRNA transcripts.")
- 12:19, 25 September 2019 Alport's syndrome (hist) [863 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Alport's syndrome consists of progressive nephritis, nerve deafness, leading to kidney failure in the second to third decades of life. Autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive,...")
- 12:18, 25 September 2019 Allogeneic (hist) [707 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Variation in alleles among members of the same species.")
- 12:17, 25 September 2019 Allergen (hist) [736 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A substance which provokes an allergic response. <br/>Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:17, 25 September 2019 Alleles (hist) [769 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Alternate forms of a gene or DNA sequence, which occur on either of two homologous chromosomes in a diploid organism.")
- 12:17, 25 September 2019 Aldoril (hist) [772 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A registered trademark drug combination of methyldopa and hydrochlorothiazide, for the treatment of high blood pressure.")
- 12:17, 25 September 2019 Aldactazide (hist) [776 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A registered trademark drug combination of spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide, for the treatment of high blood pressure.")
- 12:16, 25 September 2019 Alcohol dehydrogenase (hist) [896 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The enzyme, present in most tissues of the body, that catalyses the oxidation of alcohol to acetaldehyde. There are several genetically determined forms of the enzyme, whose p...")
- 12:15, 25 September 2019 AIDS-related complex (hist) [1,016 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A set of symptoms, such as lymph node enlargement, fever, loss of weight, diarrhea, and minor opportunistic diseases associated with a weakened immune system, which indicates...")
- 12:15, 25 September 2019 AIDS (hist) [1,020 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. An epidemic disease caused by an infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a retrovirus that causes immune system fail...")
- 12:15, 25 September 2019 Agrobacterium tumefaciens (hist) [1,046 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Agrobacterium tumefaciens'' is a Gram-negative bacterium found in soil which causes crown gall disease in plants (which causes tumors to form at the crown and at the junctio...")
- 12:15, 25 September 2019 Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 (hist) [961 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The bacterium ''Agrobacterium radiobacter'' strain K84 occurs naturally in many types of soil and near plant roots. As a pesticide active ingredient, it is used in nurseries a...")
- 12:14, 25 September 2019 Agrobacterium radiobacter K1026 (hist) [1,113 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Agrobacterium radiobacter'' strain K1026 is a microbial pesticide that can be used to treat germinating seeds or roots and stems of certain stone fruit (such as cherries and...")
- 12:14, 25 September 2019 Aggregation technique (hist) [835 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A technique used in model organism studies in which embryos at the 8-cell stage of development are pushed together to yield a single embryo (used as an alternative to microinj...")
- 12:14, 25 September 2019 Agarose gel electrophoresis (hist) [785 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A matrix composed of a highly purified form of agar that is used to separate larger DNA and RNA molecules ranging 20,000 nucleotides.")
- 12:14, 25 September 2019 African sleeping sickness (hist) [1,209 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disease affecting humans and other mammals in central Africa that is caused by the parasitic protozoans ''Trypanosoma brucei gambiense'' and ''Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense...")
- 12:13, 25 September 2019 African green monkey kidney cell (hist) [793 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cells taken from the kidneys of the African green monkey ''Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus'' and used to grow certain viruses like poliovirus.")
- 12:13, 25 September 2019 A-form DNA (hist) [1,007 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "One of several forms that can be assumed by a double helix. A-DNA is stable in dehydrated conditions. This form is less common than the dominant form found under physiological...")
- 12:13, 25 September 2019 Affected relative pair (hist) [787 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Individuals related by blood, each of whom is affected with the same trait. Examples are affected sibling, cousin, and avuncular pairs.")
- 12:12, 25 September 2019 AFC (hist) [774 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Stands for "antibody-forming cells," which are B cells (plasma cells) that are dedicated to producing secreted antibodies.")
- 12:12, 25 September 2019 A-factor (hist) [940 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A protein which is found in the bacterial genus ''Streptomyces'' that helps start the production of streptomycin and the process of morphological differentiation. It is used i...")
- 12:11, 25 September 2019 Adipose tissue (hist) [805 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Tissue, found throughout the body, in which fat is stored as an energy reserve. Excessive expansion leads to obesity. <br/>Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:10, 25 September 2019 Additive genetic effects (hist) [756 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "When the combined effects of alleles at different loci are equal to the sum of their individual effects.")
- 12:09, 25 September 2019 Addison's disease (hist) [849 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a disease of the adrenal gland. The usual symptoms are weakness, easily feeling tired, loss of appetite, and sparse hair growth in some areas. Cortisol levels in the b...")
- 10:53, 25 September 2019 Adams-Stokes syndrome (hist) [878 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Adams-Stokes syndrome is the recurrent episodes of near loss or loss of consciousness associated with transient or permanent problems in the conduction of electrical activity...")
- 10:53, 25 September 2019 Actinomycetes (hist) [762 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Gram-positive bacteria that can form branching filaments. They may form true mycelia or produce conidiospores.")
- 10:53, 25 September 2019 Acquired genetic mutation (hist) [689 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See somatic cell genetic mutation")
- 10:52, 25 September 2019 Acetobacter (hist) [983 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Acetobacter'' is a genus of rod-shaped, flagellated or nonmotile Gram-negative bacteria that oxidize ethanol to acetic acid. These bacteria are commonly found on fruits and...")
- 10:51, 25 September 2019 Acetaminophen (hist) [924 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This white, somewhat-water-soluble chemical is most widely known as an over-the-counter painkiller (analgesic) and fever reducer, but it is also used to make azo dyes and phot...")
- 10:51, 25 September 2019 Acesulfames (hist) [788 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A class of artificial sweeteners derived from oxathiazinone; some varieties are over a hundred times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose).")
- 10:51, 25 September 2019 Acentric (hist) [880 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This term refers to a chromosome or chromatid that lacks a centromere; this condition can result during crossing over in which the normal, centromere-containing segment is rep...")
- 10:51, 25 September 2019 Acellular vaccine (hist) [699 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Vaccine consisting of antigenic parts of cells.")
- 10:50, 25 September 2019 ACE inhibitor (hist) [810 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A type of drug used to lower blood pressure. Studies indicate that it may also help prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes.")
- 10:50, 25 September 2019 Accumulation (hist) [1,131 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Repeated exposures to a chemical may result in the progressive increase of its concentration in an organism, organ or tissue; illness or other effects may increase with succes...")
- 10:49, 25 September 2019 Acclimatization (hist) [856 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The physiological process through which an organism grows accustomed to a new environment. In microbial cultures, this can involve enzymatic changes that allow it to use an ne...")
- 10:49, 25 September 2019 Acceptable risk (hist) [1,067 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This relates to the potential for suffering disease or injury that will be tolerated by an individual, group, or society in exchange for the benefits of using a substance or p...")
- 10:49, 25 September 2019 Acceptable daily intake (hist) [1,366 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is an estimate of the amount of a substance in food that can be ingested daily over a lifetime by humans without appreciable health risk. The concept of the ADI has been...")
- 10:48, 25 September 2019 Acceleration phase (hist) [946 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A period of increasing growth before the log phase in a culture of microbes. After the culture is started on a medium, at first there is no growth (the lag phase), and then th...")
- 10:48, 25 September 2019 Acaulescent (hist) [705 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Describes a plant that lacks or seems to lack a stem.")
- 10:48, 25 September 2019 Acanthocephala (hist) [818 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A phylum of parasitic organisms, from one of three general classes, generally referred to as spiny-headed worms. They are notable for their lack of a digestive tract.")
- 10:48, 25 September 2019 Abzyme (hist) [679 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Catalytic antibody.")
- 10:47, 25 September 2019 Absorption spectroscopy (hist) [960 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is the use of a spectrophotometer to measure the ability of particles (solutes) in a solution to absorb light through a range of specific wavelengths. Every compound abso...")
- 10:42, 25 September 2019 Absorbance (hist) [1,115 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a measure of the amount of light absorbed by a suspension of bacterial cells or a solution of an organic molecule; it is measured by a colorimeter or spectrophotometer...")
- 10:40, 25 September 2019 Absolute risk (hist) [728 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The excess risk due to exposure to a specific hazard (disease, injury, etc.)")