Diabetes
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Genetics 101
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Infectious Disease
100
Protein hormone secreted by the pancreas that is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood. (end in -in)
What is Insulin
100
Who are the two people credited with discovering the chemical structure of DNA?
What is James Watson and Francis Crick?
100
Human gamete possess this number of chromosomes
What is 23
100
A rare change in the DNA of a gene, ultimately creating genetic diversity
What is a Mutation
100
A submicroscopic infective agent that contains a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material and has no cell membrane
What is a Virus
200
The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
What is a Calorie
200
Who is the female scientist responsible for much of the research and discovery work that led to the understanding of the structure of DNA?
What is Rosalind Franklin?
200
An inherited characteristic is referred to as a/an
What is a Trait
200
This term refers to the steady-state physiological condition of the body
What is Homeostasis
200
Where a virus feeds, lives and reproduces
What is a Host cell
300
A substance that is needed by the body to maintain life and health
What is Nutrient
300
Who is the French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization?
What is Louis Pasteur?
300
A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA in some viruses)
What is a Gene
300
A substance acted upon by an enzyme
What is a Substrate
300
Observing this area around an antibiotic disc helps determine an antibiotic's effectiveness toward different bacteria.
What is the Zone of Inhibition
400
People with diabetes have to be aware of the amount of sugar they eat throughout the day. Which food group is MOST closely associated with sugar
What is Carbohydrates
400
Who is the American physician-geneticist noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project, who is also the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, USA?
What is Francis Collins?
400
An organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes
What is a Chromosome
400
An organic monomer that serves as the building blocks of proteins
What is an Amino Acid
400
He invented the antibacterial substance "penicillin."
Who is Alexander Fleming
500
This is a monomer of carbohydrate (simple sugar)
What is Glucose
500
Who is the American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, including vaccinations for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia? He was also the senior vice president of Merck.
What is Maurice Hilleman?
500
A small protein with a high proportion of positively charged amino acids that binds to the negatively charged DNA and plays a key role in its chromatin structure
What is a Histone
500
A three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or termination signal
What is a Codon
500
An example of a bacterial infection having a direct effect on the heart tissue
What is Rheumatic fever
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