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41Oncogenomics — is relatively new sub field of genomics, which applies high throughput technologies to characterize genes associated with cancer. Oncogenomics is synonymous with cancer genomics . Cancer is a genetic disease caused by accumulation of mutations to …
42accidental — accidentally, adv. accidentalness, accidentality, n. /ak si den tl/, adj. 1. happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting. 2. nonessential; incidental; subsidiary: accidental benefits. 3. Music. relating to or… …
43alanine — /al euh neen , nin/, n. Biochem. any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water soluble amino acid, CH3CH(NH2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Abbr.: Ala; Symbol: A [1860… …
44asparagine — /euh spar euh jeen , jin/, n. a white, crystalline, amino acid, NH2COCH2CH(NH2)COOH, soluble in water, obtained from certain plants, esp. legumes, and used chiefly as a nutrient in culture media for certain bacteria. Abbr.: Asn; Symbol: N [1805… …
45glutamic acid — /glooh tam ik/, Biochem. an amino acid, HOOCCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Abbr.: Glu;… …
46glutamine — /glooh teuh meen , min/, n. Biochem. a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2CONH2, related to glutamic acid. Abbr.: Gln; Symbol: Q [1880 85; GLUT(EN) + AMINE] * * * One of the nonessential amino acids, closely related to glutamic acid. It is… …
47glycine — /gluy seen, gluy seen /, n. Biochem. a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water soluble solid, H2NCH2COOH, the simplest amino acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis and biochemical research. Abbr.: Gly; Symbol: G Also called aminoacetic acid,… …
48hydroxyproline — /huy drok si proh leen, lin/, n. Biochem. a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C5H9NO3, found chiefly in collagen. [1900 05; HYDROXY + PROLINE] * * * ▪ chemical compound an amino acid formed upon hydrolysis of connective tissue proteins …
49nutrition — nutritional, nutritionary, adj. nutritionally, adv. /nooh trish euhn, nyooh /, n. 1. the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished. 2. the science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans. 3. the process by which… …
50proline — /proh leen, lin/, n. Biochem. an alcohol soluble amino acid, C4H9NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Abbr.: Pro; Symbol: P [1900 05; alter. of PYRROLIDINE] * * * One of the nonessential amino acids, found in many proteins,… …
