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3.2 Vocab

MI Vocabulary Quiz

TermDefinition
melanoma a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metasizes rapidly and widely
model system an organism chosen to study broad biological principles
actinic keratosis a rough, scaly patch on the skin that develops from years of sun exposure
BRCA1 tumor suppressor genes that in mutated form tend to be associated with an increased risk of certain cancers and especially breast and ovarian cancers
marker analysis a genetic technique whereby the sequence of the gene is not directly analyzed, but the mutant copy of the gene is inferred through analysis of a genetic marker
sporadic occuring occasionally, singly, or in scattered instances
familial relating to or occuring in a family or its members
hereditary an inherited disorder in which affected individuals have the higher-than-normal chance of developing certain type of cancer, often before the age of 50
genetic marker alteration in DNA that may indicate an increased risk of developing a specific disease or disorder
microsatellites any of numerous short segments of DNA that are distributed throughout the genome, that consist of repeated sequences of usually two to five nucleotides, and that are often useful markers in studies of genetic linkage because they tend to vary from one ind
allele any of the alternative forms on a gene that may occur at a given locus
screening to test or examine for the presence of something (as a disease)
cryosurgery surgery in which diseased or abnormal tissue is destroyed or removed by freezing
virologist a specialist in virology, the branch of science that deals with viruses
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