| Glossary of Terms |
| General
| Genetics
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| Skeleton
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Nutrition |
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| Genetics Terms |
| Chromosome
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structure in the nucleus of the cell which contains
the genes responsible for heredity. Normal human cells contain twenty-three
pairs of chromosomes. One of each pair is inherited separately from
a person’s mother and father. |
| Gene |
heredity unit. Each gene carries the genetic code, or blue print,
for a specific protein. Each human cell has about 10,000 genes. Not
all genes are active in a given cell.
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| Gene mutation |
a faulty gene, which may result in a hereditary disease.
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| Recessive |
a mutation is said to be recessive if any individual must inherit
two copies of the mutant gene, one from each parent, to develop an
inherited disease. Individuals, with one mutant and one normal gene
appear normal. They are called “carriers�. |
