Organisms composed of cells that have a nucleus (i.e., the nucleus, where the genetic material resides, is sepa­rated from the rest of the cell, called the cytoplasm , by a complex membrane called the nuclear envelope). The

to gametes (egg and sperm cells) prior to conception. Related Topics: Genetics Contributed by: CTNS Search for Gametocyte Therapy Full Glossary Index

in each of our body’s cells; and sequencing will determine the order of the four base pairs - the A,T,G and C nucleotides - that compose the DNA molecule. The study's motive is to identify the 4,000 or so genes that are suspected to be

laboratory by specialized cells called hybridomas. The important features of these antibodies include their specificity of binding to a single antigen (protein), the ability to produce them in unlimited amounts, and their homogeneity. These

is then absent from the cells of sufferers. The gene is linked to the X chromosome , so it appears predominantly in males. Related Topics: Genetics Contributed by: CTNS Search for Muscular

constructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic DNA segments in such a way that they can replicate in a living cell (the replicative products are also considered to be recombinant DNA). It usually involves putting a gene from one

engineering of adult cells to alleviate disease, however, it is not possible yet. Related Topics: Genetics Contributed by: BU Search for Somatic Cell Gene Therapy

in a lethal accumulation in cells. There is no treatment, but potential parents can be identified as carriers for the disease with a blood test. Related Topics: Genetics Contributed by: CTNS Search

DNA into one or more of its cells. Related Topics: Genetics Contributed by: BU Search for Transgenic Full Glossary Index Next >

even the simplest of actual cells is incredibly complicated and it's too complicated to portray here.  So the question is:  What would you need to have the very, very simplest example of something living? Well here's what the philosophers of