Glossary A
Asthma- A disease that infects the lungs, making it hard to breath.
Autism- A genetic disorder, which makes the sufferer unaware of their surroundings. B
BIpolar Disorder- A genetic disease that makes the person extra "moody." They could be extremely happy one minute and furious the next.
B.SC Degree- Bachelor of science, a degree given to people who have studied science. C
Cancer- A disease that can be passed down through generations as a genetic disorder, but some, such as skin cxancer, is caused by other contributing factors.
Colon Cancer- a cancer affecting the digestive system
Correspond- Talk with D
DNA- Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the instructions for our body to follow.
Double Helix- The structure of DNA E F G
Gastropods- Snails or slugs
Genetic Disorders- A disease that is caused by a change in DNA H I J K L M Marfan Syndrome- A genetic disease that can cause tissue defects. People with Marfan syndrome generally are tall with long limbs. Severe cases of Marfan syndrome can lead to defects of the Aorta, the main artery leading from the heart.
Molecular Biology- The study of molecules N
Neuroscientist- someone who works in the are of neuroscience. O P
Physicist- Someone who works in the area of physics. Q R S
Scholarship- a certain am,ount of money that a school will pay to a smart student so that they go to that school. T
Triple Helix- The original theory of the structure of DNA U V
Viscosity- the measure of resistance of a liquid. W X Y Z
Glossary
A
Asthma- A disease that infects the lungs, making it hard to breath.
Autism- A genetic disorder, which makes the sufferer unaware of their surroundings.
B
BIpolar Disorder- A genetic disease that makes the person extra "moody." They could be extremely happy one minute and furious the next.
B.SC Degree- Bachelor of science, a degree given to people who have studied science.
C
Cancer- A disease that can be passed down through generations as a genetic disorder, but some, such as skin cxancer, is caused by other contributing factors.
Colon Cancer- a cancer affecting the digestive system
Correspond- Talk with
D
DNA- Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the instructions for our body to follow.
Double Helix- The structure of DNA
E
F
G
Gastropods- Snails or slugs
Genetic Disorders- A disease that is caused by a change in DNA
H
I
J
K
L
M
Marfan Syndrome- A genetic disease that can cause tissue defects. People with Marfan syndrome generally are tall with long limbs. Severe cases of Marfan syndrome can lead to defects of the Aorta, the main artery leading from the heart.
Molecular Biology- The study of molecules
N
Neuroscientist- someone who works in the are of neuroscience.
O
P
Physicist- Someone who works in the area of physics.
Q
R
S
Scholarship- a certain am,ount of money that a school will pay to a smart student so that they go to that school.
T
Triple Helix- The original theory of the structure of DNA
U
V
Viscosity- the measure of resistance of a liquid.
W
X
Y
Z