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Definitions
- Antibiotic resistance
- Bird flu
- Climate change & insect-borne disease
- Genomics
- Malaria
- Nanotechnology for health
- Tuberculosis
List of terms for Genomics
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Allele
Organisms have two copies of every gene that occupy the same relative position on a specific chromosome. Each alternative form of a gene is called an allele.
Antibody
A protein produced by the immune system in response to an antigen (a molecule that is perceived to be foreign). Antibodies bind specifically to their target antigen to help the immune system destroy the foreign entity. [WHO: Genomics and World Health]
