Semantron 22 Summer 2022

Bacteriophage therapy

Co-evolution

The influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution. Denoting a relationship between two structures each following the lock-and-key principle.

Complementary

Conformation

The shape or structure of something.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

A self-replicating genetic material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. (of something inanimate or abstract) Successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane. Relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion. The process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth. Composed of or containing filaments (a slender threadlike object or fibre, especially one found in animal or plant structures). A measure that shows how much air a person can exhale during a forced breath. A measure of the amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled from a person’s lungs after taking the deepest breath possible. The introduction of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders. The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. The single set of unpaired chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism. A highly invasive malignant tumour of the glial tissue of the nervous system in the brain. Similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function. A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.

Ecology

Efficacious

Endocytosis

Epistemological

Evolution

Filamentous

Forced expiratory

volume in one second (FEV1) Forced vital capacity (FVC)

Gene therapy

Genetics

Genome

Glioblastoma

Homologous

Hormone

Icosahedral

Characterized by a solid figure with twenty plane faces.

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