PATHOLOGY: A branch of medical science involving the cause, the process, the anatomic effects, and the consequence of disease.

RECOMBINANT DNA: A composite molecule of DNA that has been formed in the laboratory with DNA from separate sources.

RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY: The applied science of separating, producing, and recombining segments of DNA or genes.

RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS: The proteins that form a ribosome. The DNA that codes for these proteins is species specific and is used to identify the species of tissue (e.g., to determine if blood is human blood or blood of a particular species of animal).

RIBOSOME: A cellular entity responsible for manufacturing all cellular protein.

TRANSGENIC: An organism whose genome contains one or more genes from another species (e.g., pigs containing human genes to facilitate human reception of pig heart valves).

VACCINE: A substance given to an individual to produce resistance to disease or infection.

XENOGRAFT: An organ or tissue taken from one species and transplanted into another species. Generally, a xenograft refers to an animal organ or tissue that is transplanted into a human (e.g., a pig heart valve).

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