TVT- Chapter 16

bioethics

the sociological study of what is 'right' in biological and medical research

gonad

organ that produces gametes; testes and ovaries

cloning

making a genetic copy of an organism

hybrid

organism engineered with DNA from multiple species

recombinant DNA

nucleic acid that has been spliced together from different sources

eugenics

manipulating the production of human offspring in order to increase 'favored' traits

ethology

 the study  of animal behaviour in nature as it pertains to genetics and natural selection

Dolly

first cloned mammal (female domestic sheep), 1996

cancer

uncontrolled cell division

hypertension

abnormally high blood pressure as measured in arteries

Crohn’s disease

inflammation of the small intestine leading to poor absorption of nutrients

codon

triplet in mRNA sequence that codes for an amino acid in the building of proteins

amino acid

one of the 20 (or maybe 21) building blocks of proteins; examples include lysine, glutamic acid, and methionine

silent mutation

change in DNA sequence that does not lead to a change in amino acid sequence in the protein coded for by the DNA

algorithm

a process or set of steps to be followed to solve a problem or complete a task