Massive HELA Vocab

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Hemophilia

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(n.) – any of several X-linked disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.

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Gene Mapping

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(n.) – any of a number of methods used to construct a model of the linear sequence of genes of a particular chromosome.

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Metabolism

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(n.) – the chemical processes by which a plant or animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy.

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Hardy

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(adj.) – capable of enduring hardship; strong.

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Polio

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(N). a serious disease that affects the nerves of the spine and often makes a person permanently unable to move particular muscles.

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X-linked disorders

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Genetic conditions that are caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome, often affecting males more severely.

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Clotting factor

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A protein in the blood that helps control bleeding; deficiencies can lead to conditions like hemophilia.

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Chromosome

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A long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Cell Division

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The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells.