| antibodies, helminth | Antibodies produced by human or animal cells following clinical or experimental exposure to parasitic helminth antigens. The IgE class of immunoglobulins is usually formed and released, but IgG, IgM, and IgA may also occur. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| antigens, helminth | Any part or derivative of a helminth that elicits an immune reaction. The most commonly seen helminth antigens are those of the schistosomes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genes, helminth | The hereditary material of helminths. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genes, structural, helminth | DNA sequences that code for RNA and for the proteins required for the enzymatic and structural function of helminthic cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| RNA, helminth | Ribonucleic acid in helminths having regulatory and catalytic roles as well as involvement in protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| helminth | Any parasitic worm, though it usually refers to one living in the intestines of a vertebrate animal. (09 Oct 1997) |
| helminth proteins | Proteins found in any species of helminth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| DNA, helminth | Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of helminths. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome | <genetics, molecular biology> The total set of genes carried by an individual or cell. (18 Nov 1997) |
| genome, bacterial | The complete gene complement contained in a single chromosome in a bacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, chromosomal | All of the genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism. For humans, that is all of the DNA contained in our normal complement of 46 rod-like chromosomes in virtually every cell in the body. (Mature red blood cells, for one exception, have no nucleus and therefore no chromosomes). The chromosomal genome is synonymous with the nuclear genome. Together with the mitochondrial genome, it constitutes the genome of the human being. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, fungal | The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a fungus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, human | All of the genetic information, the entire genetic complement, all of the DNA in a person. Humanity's DNA is the treasury of human inheritance. It is this extraordinary repository of genetic information which the Human Genome Project in the United States and comparable programs in other countries around the world that belong to HUGO (the HUman Genome Organisation) are designed to fully fathom. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, mitochondrial | The genetic information contained in the circular chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm of the cell. The mitochondrial genome and the chromosomal (nuclear) genome together constitute the entire genome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, plant | The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a plant. (12 Dec 1998) |