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| Cells containing two types of nucleic acids that are important to human metabolism: |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
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| The total amount of genetic material (DNA) contained within the chromosomes of a human being. |
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| In humans, how many genes are contained in all 46 chromosomes? |
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| The primary energy source for the cell is: |
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| Human cells contain which 4 major organic compounds? |
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| Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids |
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| Interphase consists of which of the following phases? |
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| Meiosis is the process of: |
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| Chemical building material for all living things. |
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| Small, pealike sacs or single-membrane spherical bodies that are of great importance for digestions within the cytoplasm. |
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| Cytosine bonds with which nitrogenous organic bases? |
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| Linear Energy Transfer (LET) |
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| The average energy deposited per unit length of track |
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| Oxygen Enhancement Ratio (OER) |
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| The ratio of the radiation dose required to cause a particular biologic response of cells or organisms in an oxygen-deprived environment to the radiation dose required to cause an identical response under normal oxygenated conditions. |
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| Relative Biologic Effectiveness (RBE) |
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Describes the relative capabilities of radiation with differing LETs to produce a particular biologic reaction. |
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| Radiation Weighting Factor (WR) |
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| Used to calculate the equivalent dose to determine the ability of a dose of any kind of ionization radiation to cause biological damage. |
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| Radiation damage is observed on which of the following three levels? |
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| Molecular, Cellular, and organic systems |
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| A method of displaying the sensitivity of a particular type of cell to radiation. |
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| Ring chromosomes, dicentric chromosomes, and anaphase bridge are examples of: |
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| Chemical unions are created between atoms by the single sharing of one or more pairs of electrons. |
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| Exposing a cell to as little as 0.01 Gyt of ionizing radiation just before it begins dividing can result in the failure of the cell to start dividing on time. |
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