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- 11:41, 29 September 2019 Introgression (hist) [747 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Backcrossing of hybrids of two plant populations to introduce new genes into a wild population.")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Intervention trials (hist) [870 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Trials in which one or more factors that may affect health are altered, with the aim of demonstrating beneficial effects compared with a control group not receiving the interv...")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Intervention trial (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study in which exposure to the factor under investigation is modified by the investigator; an experimental study. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Internal validity (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The accuracy of a study's findings with regard to the study subjects. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Interleukins (hist) [749 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Molecules which relay signals between cells of the immune system. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Intergenic regions (hist) [764 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DNA sequences located between genes that comprise a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Interferon (hist) [720 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A family of small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Insertion mutations (hist) [764 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Changes in the base sequence of a DNA molecule resulting from the random integration of DNA from another source.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Inserted genes (hist) [838 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genes introduced into the DNA of a recombinant organism which are not present at the same position in the DNA of the organism before genetic modification. Source: Biotechnolog...")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Inositol lipid (hist) [783 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A membrane-anchored phospholipid that transduces hormonal signals by stimulating the release of any of several chemical messengers.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Initiation codon (hist) [734 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The mRNA sequence AUG, coding for methionine, which initiates translation of mRNA.")
- 11:35, 29 September 2019 Immunoglobulins (hist) [813 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Large proteins from which anti-bodies are formed, and which are then capable of combining with foreign substances (antigens). Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:35, 29 September 2019 Immortalizing oncogene (hist) [737 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene that upon transfection enables a primary cell to grow indefinitely in culture.")
- 16:19, 27 September 2019 Hypertriglyceridaemia (hist) [774 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Concentrations of tryglycerides in the blood higher than normal (or reference) values. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:19, 27 September 2019 Hypertension (hist) [945 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disorder characterised by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding systolic\diastolic pressures of 140\90 mm Hg. There may be no visible signs, but the condition poses...")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hyperlipidaemia (hist) [837 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A condition arising from an increased concentration in the blood of cholesterol, triglycerides or both. These lipids are in the form of lipoproteins. Source: Biotechnology Glo...")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hyperglycaemia (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A greater than normal concentration of glucose in the blood, most frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hypercholesterolaemia (hist) [808 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Concentrations of cholesterol in the blood higher than normal (or reference) values. Causes include dietary and genetic. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:17, 27 September 2019 Hydrolyse (hist) [886 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To split a chemical compound into its constituents by the addition of water. Hydrolysis may be purely chemical or catalysed by enzymes. Digestion is normally achieved by enzym...")
- 16:10, 27 September 2019 Human growth hormone (hist) [787 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A protein produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates the liver to produce somatomedins, which stimulate growth of bone and muscle.")
- 16:09, 27 September 2019 Human Genome Project (hist) [821 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A project coordinated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to determine the entire nucleotide sequence of the human chromosomes.")
- 16:08, 27 September 2019 Homologous recombination (hist) [813 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The exchange of DNA fragments between two DNA molecules or chromatids of paired chromosomes (during crossing over) at the site of identical nucleotide sequences.")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 HnRNA (hist) [686 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Heterogeneous nuclear RNA.")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 Histamine (hist) [879 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An amine found in all tissues of the body. Large amounts are released by mast cells when the body encounters a substance to which it is sensitive, thereby triggering symptoms...")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 High density lipoproteins (hist) [853 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Plasma lipoproteins containing relatively low concentrations of cholesterol and other lipids; thought to be beneficial because they cycle cholesterol out of tissues. Source: B...")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 HGH (hist) [681 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Human growth hormone.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hist) [789 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The name originally given to large RNA molecules found in the nucleus, which are now known to be unedited mRNA transcripts, or pre-mRNAs.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heteroduplex (hist) [745 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A double-stranded DNA molecule or DNA-RNA hybrid, where each strand is of a different origin.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heterocyclics (hist) [788 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cyclic organic molecules containing one or more hetero atoms (e.g., nitrogen, sulphur, oxygen, etc.) Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:04, 27 September 2019 Hedonic (hist) [958 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Generally involving the psychological range of feelings from pleasant to unpleasant.HepatitisInflammation of the liver, generally accompanied by abdominal discomfort. There ma...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard identification (hist) [853 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The identification of biological, chemical and physical agents capable of causing adverse health effects which may be present in a particular food or group of foods. Source: B...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard characterisation (hist) [1,045 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of the nature of the adverse health effects associated with biological, chemical and physical agents which may be present in foo...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard (hist) [817 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A biological, chemical or physical agent in a food, or condition of a food, with the potential to cause an adverse health effect. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:58, 27 September 2019 Haploid cell (hist) [735 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A cell containing only one set, or half the usual (diploid) number, of chromosomes.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth phase (hist) [788 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The characteristic periods in the growth of a bacterial culture, as indicated by the shape of a graph of viable cell number versus time.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth factor (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A serum protein that stimulates cell division when it binds to its cell-surface receptor.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth curve (hist) [673 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Growth phase.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Green revolution (hist) [809 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Advances in genetics, petrochemicals, and machinery that culminated in a dramatic increase in crop productivity during the third quarter of the 20th century.")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glycaemic index (hist) [1,018 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method for assessing the comparative effects of different carbohydrates on the pattern of changes in the concentration of glucose in the blood following a meal. A dose of 50...")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Gluthathione peroxidases (hist) [784 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A family of antioxidant molecule produced naturally in the human body and present in some foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glutathione (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A small-molecular-weight antioxidant molecule produced naturally in the human body and present in some foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glucose tolerance test (hist) [1,030 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A test of the body's ability to metabolise carbohydrate by administering a standard dose of glucose under controlled conditions and measuring the blood and urine for sugar at...")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Germ cell (germ line) gene therapy (hist) [805 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The repair or replacement of a defective gene within the gamete-forming tissues, which produces a heritable change in an organism's genetic constitution.")
- 15:30, 27 September 2019 GEO (hist) [684 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genetically engineered organism.")
- 15:28, 27 September 2019 Genomic library (hist) [699 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A library composed of fragments of genomic DNA.")
- 15:28, 27 September 2019 Genetic stability (hist) [831 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A measure of the resistance to change, with time, of the sequence of genes within a DNA molecule or of the nucleic acid sequence within a gene. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:27, 27 September 2019 Genetic Modification (hist) [836 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The addition, deletion, substitution, rearrangement or recombination of heritable genetic material using techniques defined in Directive 90\220\EEC. Source: Biotechnology Glos...")
- 15:26, 27 September 2019 Genetic linkage map (hist) [871 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A linear map of the relative positions of genes along a chromosome. Distances are established by linkage analysis, which determines the frequency at which two gene loci become...")
- 15:04, 27 September 2019 Genetic disease (hist) [861 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disease that has its origin in changes to the genetic material, DNA. Usually refers to diseases that are inherited in a Mendelian fashion, although noninherited forms of can...")
- 15:03, 27 September 2019 Genetic assimilation (hist) [802 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Eventual extinction of a natural species as massive pollen flow occurs from another related species and the older crop becomes more like the new crop.")