Chapter 2 Flashcards
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gelatinous substance
[juh-LAT-n-uh s]
chất gel
cell membrane
structure surrounding and protecting the cell. It determines what enters and leaves the cell.
màng tế bào
nucleus
Control center of the cell. It contains chromosomes and directs the activities of the cell.
nhân tế bào
Chromosomes
rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of the DNA called genes. There are 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) in every cell except for the egg and sperm cells, which contain only 23 individual, unpaired chromosomes.
NST
rod-like
hình que
spermatozoom
/spɜrˌmæt əˈzoʊ ən/
sperm
plural: spermatozoa
unpaired chromosomes`
NST đơn
sequence
chuỗi
synthesis
[SIN-thuh-sis]
tổng hợp
karyotype
a photograph of an individual’s chromosomes, arranged by size, shape and number
NST đồ
obstetrician
[ob-sti-TRISH-uh n]
bs sản khoa
amniocentesis
[am-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sis]
chọc dò dịch ói
sac
túi
trisomy
hiện tượng thể 3
cytoplasm
tương bào
apparatus
[ap-uh-RAT-uh s]
hệ thống, bộ máy
mitochondria
singular: mitochondrion
/ˌmaɪ təˈkɒn dri ən/
structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy. Catabolism takes place in mitochondria.
ti thể
sausage-shaped
hình xúc xích
power plant
nhà máy
catabolism
process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances
dị hóa
cata-
down
-bol-
to cast
-ism
process
endoplasmic reticulum
structure (canals) within each chromosome. Site in which large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces. Anabolism takes place on the ribosomes of the endoplasmic reticulum.
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