BIOL 1F25 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nitrogenous Base, Wild Type, Tumor Suppressor Gene
15 Dec 2016
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Cancer glossary allele one of two or more alternative forms of a single gene. Different alleles of a gene each have a unique nucleotide sequence, and their activities are all concerned with the same biochemical and developmental process, although their individual phenotypes may differ. amino acids the building blocks of proteins. There are 20 different amino acids. angiogenesis development of a blood supply to a tissue or new blood vessels. Some tumours remain small because they do not go through angiogenesis. apoptosis programmed cell death. Regulated process involving cell deterioration and ultimately its destruction. base pairs two complementary nucleotide bases joined together by chemical bonds. benign refers to a tumour that contains cells which closely resemble normal cells. Dna encodes info that is transcribed to rna, rna translates into proteins dominant an allele or phenotype that is expressed in either the homozygous or the heterozygous state.
