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| The chemical binding material for all living things |
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| Total amount of genetic material within human chromosomes of a human being. |
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| A frail, semipermeable and flexible structure made of lipids and proteins that surround the human cell. |
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| Large,double-membranous, bean shaped structure that supplies energy to cells. |
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| Double walled membrane that forms the heart of a living cell. |
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| The process in which a cell divides to form two or more cells. |
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| The parent cell divides to form two daughter cells identical to the parent cell. |
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| The first phase of cell division. |
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| The process of locating and identifying genes in the genome. |
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| Inorganic substance that comprises 80-85% of body weight. Transport medium for material the cell uses and eliminates. |
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| When cells die without attempting division. Cell death. |
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| Relative Biologic Effectiveness |
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| Describes the relative capabilities of radiation with differing LET's to produce a particular biologic reaction. |
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| The rupture of a chemical bond in DNA caused by ionizing radiation. |
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| The concept of radiation damage caused by discreet and random events. |
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| Chemically reactive atoms as a result of unpaired electrons produced primarily by indirect action. |
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| Radiation Weighting Factor |
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| Used to calculate the dose of ionizing radiation to cause biologic damage. |
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| Biologic damage caused by ionization of atoms. |
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| Ionization of water molecule that causes the molecule to split into separate making them free to create other reactions. |
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| The loss or change in a base of DNA chain sequence. |
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| Breaking the chromatid rejoin to create their original configuration. |
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