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<h1>Agarose gel electrophoresis</h1> | <h1>Agarose gel electrophoresis</h1> | ||
<p>A technique used for separating DNA fragments according to their size by driving the molecules through a gel with an electric field. | <p>A technique used for separating DNA fragments according to their size by driving the molecules through a gel with an electric field. | ||
| − | </p> | + | <h1>Anaerobic Conditions</h1> |
| + | <p>An environment that does not have free diatomic oxygen (O2)</p> | ||
| + | <h1>Antibiotic Resistance</h1> | ||
| + | <p>The ability of a bacterial strain to resist treatment with antibiotics</p> | ||
| + | <h1>Antibiotics</h1> | ||
| + | <p>Chemicals used to treat and prevent bacterial infection, by killing or limiting the growth of bacteria</p> | ||
| + | <h1>Antibodies</h1> | ||
| + | <p>Proteins produced by the immune system that specifically bind to certain antigens</p> | ||
| + | <h1>Antigen</h1> | ||
| + | <p>A foreign molecule that induces an immune response</p> | ||
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Aerobic Conditions
An environment that has free diatomic oxygen (O2)
Agarose gel electrophoresis
A technique used for separating DNA fragments according to their size by driving the molecules through a gel with an electric field.
Anaerobic Conditions
An environment that does not have free diatomic oxygen (O2)
Antibiotic Resistance
The ability of a bacterial strain to resist treatment with antibiotics
Antibiotics
Chemicals used to treat and prevent bacterial infection, by killing or limiting the growth of bacteria
Antibodies
Proteins produced by the immune system that specifically bind to certain antigens
Antigen
A foreign molecule that induces an immune response
