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      <pubDate>2016-12-27 23:20:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>amniocentesis</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a surgical procedure for obtaining a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac in the uterus of a pregnant woman by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall, used in diagnosing certain genetic defects or possible obstetric complications. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-27 23:23:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>anneal</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>to heat a material, such as glass or metal, followed by controlled cooling to remove internal stresses</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-27 23:28:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>carrier screening</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div> genetic testing that is used to determine if a person is a carrier for a specific autosomal recessive diseases.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-27 23:39:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>chorionic villus sampling (CVS)</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a prenatal test for detecting birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-27 23:53:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>cloning </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The process of producing a clone. A clone is a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 00:35:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>denaturation </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a change in the usual nature of a substance, as by the addition of methanol or acetone to alcohol to render it unfit for drinking, or the change in the physical properties of a substance</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 00:41:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>gene</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 02:47:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>gene therapy </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 02:50:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>genetic  counseling </title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>patients or relatives at risk of an inherited disorder are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 02:54:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>genetic testing</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the sequencing of human DNA in order to discover genetic differences, anomalies, or mutations that may prove pathological.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 02:57:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>genome </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>full set of chromosomes </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 02:59:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>genotype</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 03:09:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>in vitro fertilization </title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/naenaegal/tbr2r9wl8ucm/wish/144833183</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>is a complex series of procedures used to treat fertility or genetic problems and assist with the conception of a child.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 03:18:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>karyotype</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 03:20:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>newborn screening </title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/naenaegal/tbr2r9wl8ucm/wish/144833229</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>practice of testing every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren't otherwise apparent at birth. With a simple blood test, doctors often can tell whether newborns have certain conditions that eventually could cause problems.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 03:22:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>phenotype </title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 03:25:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>polymerase chain reaction (PCR)</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:01:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div> procedure used prior to implantation to help identify genetic defects within embryos created through in vitro fertilization to prevent certain diseases or disorders from being passed on to the child.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:04:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>primer </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a short strand of RNA or DNA that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:07:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>restriction enzyme</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>an enzyme that cuts DNA at or near specific recognition nucleotide sequences known as restriction sites.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:09:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>sex selection</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/naenaegal/tbr2r9wl8ucm/wish/144833704</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>practice of using medical techniques to choose the sex of offspring. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:12:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a variation in a single base pair in a DNA sequence.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:13:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>supernatant</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>denoting the liquid lying above a solid residue after crystallization, precipitation, or other process. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:15:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>taq polymerase</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a temperature-resistant DNA polymerase isolated from <em>Thermus aquaticus</em> that can extend primers at high temperatures; used in the polymerase chain reaction.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:17:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>thermal cycler</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;is a laboratory apparatus most commonly used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:22:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>ultrasonography</title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>a technique using echoes of ultrasound pulses to delineate objects or areas of different density in the body.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:24:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>vector </title>
         <author>naenaegal</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-28 04:26:05 UTC</pubDate>
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