genetics

Valerie E.
15 words 6 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First极速168赛车 377936e02ce27ce724b98272ce20c0e0
Print Flashcards极速168赛车 902a441ff479f3adacbe4135eb3a3334

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. diagnostic test
    an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
    “Premarket review allows for an independent and unbiased assessment of a diagnostic test’s ability to generate test results that can reliably be used to support good health care decisions,” Alberto Gutierrez, who leads diagnostic test regulation at the F.D.A., wrote in the letters.
  2. pollack
    important food and game fish of northern seas
    **

    New York Times article

    F.D.A. Faults Companies on Unapproved Genetic Tests
    By ANDREW POLLACK
    Published: June 11, 2010
    The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on 23andMe and other companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers.
  3. decode
    convert something hidden or secretive into ordinary language
    Dr. Gutierrez said in an interview that it would be unfair to remove the tests from the market because the agency had not clearly told the companies that the devices needed approval.

    23andMe and two other recipients of the letters, Navigenics and DeCode Genetics, sell tests that scan a person’s DNA, looking at genetic variations that can suggest whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of getting diseases like cancer or diabetes.
  4. diagnostic
    concerned with identifying the nature or cause of something
    “Premarket review allows for an independent and unbiased assessment of a diagnostic test’s ability to generate test results that can reliably be used to support good health care decisions,” Alberto Gutierrez, who leads diagnostic test regulation at the F.D.A., wrote in the letters.
  5. genetic
    relating to the study of heredity and variation in organisms
    A genetic test showed that Sergey has the same mutation.
  6. mutation
    a change or alteration in form or qualities
    Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin‘s mother has a mutation in LRRK2 gene and has Parkinson’s disease.
  7. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
    Dr. Gutierrez said in an interview that it would be unfair to remove the tests from the market because the agency had not clearly told the companies that the devices needed approval.

    23andMe and two other recipients of the letters, Navigenics and DeCode Genetics, sell tests that scan a person’s DNA, looking at genetic variations that can suggest whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of getting diseases like cancer or diabetes.
  8. diabetes
    a disease characterized by high glucose levels in the blood
    Dr. Gutierrez said in an interview that it would be unfair to remove the tests from the market because the agency had not clearly told the companies that the devices needed approval.

    23andMe and two other recipients of the letters, Navigenics and DeCode Genetics, sell tests that scan a person’s DNA, looking at genetic variations that can suggest whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of getting diseases like cancer or diabetes.
  9. DNA
    material that carries genetic information in a cell
    Dr. Gutierrez said in an interview that it would be unfair to remove the tests from the market because the agency had not clearly told the companies that the devices needed approval.

    23andMe and two other recipients of the letters, Navigenics and DeCode Genetics, sell tests that scan a person’s DNA, looking at genetic variations that can suggest whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of getting diseases like cancer or diabetes.
  10. health care
    the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
    “Premarket review allows for an independent and unbiased assessment of a diagnostic test’s ability to generate test results that can reliably be used to support good health care decisions,” Alberto Gutierrez, who leads diagnostic test regulation at the F.D.A., wrote in the letters.
  11. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
    Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin‘s mother has a mutation in LRRK2 gene and has Parkinson’s disease.
  12. disease
    an impairment of health
    Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin‘s mother has a mutation in LRRK2 gene and has Parkinson’s disease.
  13. cancer
    a malignant growth caused by uncontrolled cell division
    Dr. Gutierrez said in an interview that it would be unfair to remove the tests from the market because the agency had not clearly told the companies that the devices needed approval.

    23andMe and two other recipients of the letters, Navigenics and DeCode Genetics, sell tests that scan a person’s DNA, looking at genetic variations that can suggest whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of getting diseases like cancer or diabetes.
  14. drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
    **

    New York Times article

    F.D.A. Faults Companies on Unapproved Genetic Tests
    By ANDREW POLLACK
    Published: June 11, 2010
    The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on 23andMe and other companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers.
  15. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
    The F.D.A. sent letters this week to five companies involved in that business, saying their tests are medical devices that must receive regulatory approval before they can be marketed.
Created on 三月 3, 2011

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 全国统一开奖网址, soonshin.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.