20 Terms
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Genetics
Somatic mutation
Biology; Genetics
A mutation that occurs in any cell of the body other than a germ-line cell, and thus is not heritable.
Specificity
Biology; Genetics
Measure of the accuracy of a test. Specificity is the proportion of those without a condition who have a negative test result, i.e. true negatives. For example, a specificity of 95% means that, out ...
Stem cells
Biology; Genetics
Primal cells found in multicellular organisms that retain the ability to renew themselves through mitosis and can differentiate into a diverse range of specialised cells.
Totipotent
Biology; Genetics
Class of stem cells that have the capacity to form an entire organism and can differentiate into every cell and tissue in the body, including the placenta. Earliest embryonic stem cell produced from ...
Transcription
Biology; Genetics
The process in which a molecule of RNA is synthesised, using as a template the DNA sequence of a gene. The RNA is processed into messenger RNA, which is then translated to produce a protein.
Complex disease
Biology; Genetics
Any disease phenotype that does not exhibit classical inheritance patterns attributable to a single gene. Generally multiple genetic and environmental factors are involved.
