Apologia Biology 2
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- Antibodies
- Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
- Centromere
- Constricted region of a chromosome and the point at which duplicate DNA strands attach themselves
- Diploid Cell
- A cell whose chromosomes come in homologous pairs
- Diploid Chromosome Number
- The total number of chromosomes in a diploid cell
- Environmental Factors
- Those "non-biological" factors that are involved in a person's surroundings such as the nature of the person's parents, the person's friends, and the person's behavioral choices
- Gametes
- Haploid cells produced by diploid cells for the purpose of reproduction
- Gene
- A section of DNA that codes for the production of a protein or a portion of protein, thereby causing a trait
- Genetic Factors
- The general guideline of traits determined by a person's DNA
- Genetics
- The science that studies how characteristics get passed from parent to offspring
- Hapoid Cells
- Cells that have only one of each chromosome
- Haploid Chromosome Number
- The number of homologous pairs in a diploid cell
- Interphase
- The time interval between cellular reproduction
- Karyotype
- The figure produced when the chromosomes of a species during metaphase are arranged according to size
- Meiosis
- The process by which a diploid cell forms four gametes
- Mitosis
- The duplication of a cell's chromosomes to allow daughter cells to receive the exact genetic makeup of a parent cell
- Mother Cell
- A cell ready to begin reproduction, containing duplicate DNA and centriole
- Spiritual Factors
- The quality of a person's relationship with God
- Vaccine
- A weakened or inactive version of a virus that stimulates the body's production of antibodies which can destoy the virus
- Virus
- A non-cellular infectious agent that has two characteristics. It has genetic material inside a protective protein coat. It cannot reproduce itself.
- Chromosome
- A strand of DNA coiled around and supported by proteins, found in the nucleus of the cell