the branch of science that is concerned with the physical structure of humans, animals, or plants

解剖学
a very small threadlike structure in a living organism that carries the genes and genetic information

染色体, 染色体要素
a sex chromosome, two of which exist in female cells and only one in male cells

X染色体, 性染色体X
a substance that all living organisms produce that brings about a chemical reaction without being altered itself

酵素
any foreign substance in the body that can trigger a response from the immune system

抗原, 抗原物質
a very small living organism that cannot be seen without a microscope and can cause a disease

微生物, 病原菌
to retain something such as eggs or bacteria in a favorable condition to help them develop

孵化する, 培養する
an offspring of a human or animal that is not born yet, particularly a human aged more than eight weeks after conception

胎児, 胚
an unhatched or unborn offspring in the process of development, especially a human offspring roughly from the second to the eighth week after fertilization

胚, 胎児
(of a female animal or human) to produce an ovum from the ovary

排卵する
to experience genetic changes

変異する, 遺伝的変化を経験する
a living organism that is different from its kind because of a genetic change

突然変異体, 遺伝的変化によりその種類と異なる生物
a colorless liquid consisting of white blood cells that helps to prevent infections from spreading

リンパ, リンパ液
(biology) a basic type of cell in a multicellular organism, which develops into different kinds of cells with different functions

幹細胞, 未分化細胞
a thin sheet of tissue that separates or covers the inner parts of an organism

膜, 薄膜
any of a class of organic substances that do not dissolve in water that include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids

脂質, 脂肪
a cell that is responsible for transmitting nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body

ニューロン, 神経細胞
a chemical substance that transmits messages from a neuron to another one or to a muscle

神経伝達物質
an organelle that is abundantly present in most cells and is responsible for energy production

ミトコンドリア, エネルギー産生小器官
a steroid hormone that the body produces and is used in medicine to help cure skin diseases

コルチゾール, 体が生成し、皮膚病の治療を助けるために医学で使用されるステロイドホルモン
a hormone related to gender that is produced by male body to develop typical male features

テストステロン
a hormone that is responsible for controlling the level of glucose in the blood, the lack of which can cause diabetes

インスリン
(of a cell, gland, or organ) to produce and release a liquid substance in the body

分泌する, 生産する
(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the information from DNA to control the cellular protein biosynthesis

RNA, リボ核酸
a sense organ or nerve ending that can respond to external stimuli and is able to transmit data to the central nervous system

受容体, 受容器官
the complete set of genetic material of any living thing

ゲノム
(of genes) causing a person to inherit a particular physical feature, even if it is only present in one parent's genome

優性の, 支配的な
the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells

遺伝子コード, 遺伝子符号化
something that triggers a reaction in various areas like psychology or physiology

刺激, 刺激物
a hormone primarily responsible for female reproductive development and regulation

エストロゲン, 女性ホルモン
an animal or plant with parents that belong to different breeds or varieties

ハイブリッド, 交雑種
a cell or a group of cells created through a natural or artificial process from a source that they are genetically identical to

クローン, クローニング
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