Lesson 1.1 The Mystery Infection – Key Terms
Antibody
Antigen
Bioinformatics
Concentration
ELISA (Enzymelinked
Immunosorbant
Assay)
Enzyme
Genome
Medical
Intervention
Outbreak
Pathogen
Primer
Serial dilution
Solute
Solution
Solvent
Substrate
An antigen-binding immunoglobulin, produced by B cells, that
functions as the effector in an immune response
A foreign macromolecule that does not belong to the host
organism and elicits an immune response
The collection, classification, storage, and analysis of
biochemical and biological information using computers
especially as applied in molecular genetics and genomics
The amount of a specified substance in a unit amount of
another substance
A quantitative in vitro test for an antibody or antigen in which
the test material is absorbed on a surface and exposed either
to a complex of an enzyme linked to an antibody specific for
the antigen or an enzyme linked to an anti-immunoglobulin
specific for the antibody followed by reaction of the enzyme
with a substrate to yield a colored product corresponding to
the concentration of the test material
A protein serving as a catalyst; a chemical agent that changes
the rate of reaction without being consumed by the reaction
The complement of an organism’s genes; an organism’s
genetic material
Any measure whose purpose is to improve health or alter the
course of disease
A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease
A specific causative agent of disease
A molecule (a short strand of RNA or DNA) whose presence is
required for formation of another molecule (a longer chain of
DNA)
A stepwise dilution of a substance in solution
A substance dissolved in another substance
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which
may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these
A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another
substance
The reactant on which an enzyme works
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