bioethics - applying moral values to decision-making on topics brought up by advances
in biology, medicine, and technology
biotechnology - the study and manipulation of living things or their components
data - information gathered during an experiment
genome - an entire set of an organism's genetic information
hypothesis - a testable prediction to a scientific question
journal - a scientific magazine or periodical where scientists publish their experiments
control - an experimental trial with a factor that will yield a predictable result
morals - values that help one decide between right and wrong
recombinant DNA - DNA from 2 or more different source organisms in one DNA
molecule
variable - a factor that gets manipulated during an experiment
amino acid - the subunits of proteins, each of which contains an amino group, carboxyl
group, and a functional "R" group all attached to a central carbon atom
carbohydrate - molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in approximately a
1:2:1 ratio
chromosomes - a long DNA molecule wrapped around histone proteins
glucose - a six-carbon sugar molecule used by cells for making energy
lipids - hydrophobic macromolecules including fats, oils, and steroids
macromolecules - large molecules composed of repeating units of smaller molecules
nucleic acids - information-carrying molecules composed of nucleotides
organelles - specialized membrane-bound structures that have specialized functions
within cells
, photosynthesis - a process where plants and algae use light energy to make chemical
energy
proteins - macromolecules composed of amino acids bound by peptide bonds
respiration - the process of breaking down food molecules to generate energy
aqueous - used to describe a solution in which water is the solvent
buffer - a solution that resists a change in pH
concentration - the proportion of solute to solvent in a solution
dilution - the addition of solvent to make a mixture less concentrated
molarity - the concentration of a solution expressed as the number of moles of solute
per liter of solvent
a mole - the molecular weight of a substance in grams
solute - what gets dissolved in a solution
solvent - the liquid that dissolved added molecules in a solution
What instrument would you use to measure 50 ul? - micropipet
What instrument would you use to measure 3.5 g? - tabletop balance
What instrument would you use to measure 3 ul? - micropipet
What instrument would you use to measure 7 mg? - analytical balance
What instrument would you use to measure 4 mL? - pipet
What instrument would you use to measure 200 ul? - micropipet
What instrument would you use to measure 1.5 L? - graduated cylinder
What instrument would you use to measure 1320 mg? - tabletop balance
base pair - two nitrogenous bases connected with hydrogen bonds
enhancer - a region of DNA that can increase the expression of a gene
exon - the sections of a gene that actually get expressed as an mRNA segment
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