Lesson 1.1 The Mysterious Infection Flashcards
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What is an antibody?
An antigen-binding immunoglobulin, produced by B cells, that functions as the effector in an immune response.
What is an antigen?
A foreign macromolecule that does not belong to the host organism and elicits an immune response
What is bioinformatics?
The collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biochemical and biological information using computers especially as applied in molecular genetics and genomics.
What is concentration?
The amount of a specified substance in a unit amount of another substance.
What is an ELISA?
A quantitative in vitro test for an antibody or antigen in which the test material is absorbed on a surface and exposed either to a complex of an enzyme linked to an antibody specific for the antigen or an enzyme linked to an anti-immunoglobulin specific for the antibody followed by reaction of the enzyme with a substrate to yield a colored product corresponding to the concentration of the test material.
What is an enzyme?
A protein serving as a catalyst; a chemical agent that changes the rate of reaction without being consumed by the reaction.
What is a genome?
The complement of an organism’s genes; an organism’s genetic material.
What is medical intervention?
Any measure whose purpose is to improve health or alter the course of disease.
What is an outbreak?
A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.
What is a pathogen?
A specific causative agent of disease.
What is a primer?
A molecule (a short strand of RNA or DNA) whose presence is required for formation of another molecule (a longer chain of DNA).
What is a serial dilution?
A stepwise dilution of a substance in solution.
What is a solute?
A substance dissolved in another substance.
What is a solution?
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.
What is a solvent?
A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance.
What is a substrate?
The reactant on which an enzyme works.
