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Lachrymal fluid (tears)
A salty solution produced by the tear glands to bathe and lubricate the eye. Possesses antimicrobial properties.
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La jolla Institute for allergy and immunology (LIAI)
A biotechnology research institute in San Diego, CA, that was created as a nonprofit center by Kirin Brewery Company of Tokyo.
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Koseisho
Koseisho The Japanese government agency that must approve new pharmaceutical products for sale with Japan. It is the equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Kilodalton (Kd)
A unit of mass equal to 1,000 Daltons.
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Kilobase pairs (Kbp)
A unit of DNA equals to 1 ,000 base pairs.
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Ketose
A simple monosaccharide having its carbonyl groups at other than a terminal position. A simple sugar that terminates with a keto group (-C = 0); for example, fructose.
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Kefauver rule
A 1 962 American law that mandates that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires proof of pharmaceutical efficacy for drugs to be sold in the United States.
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Karyotyper
A scientist (or more frequently an automated analytical machine) that: takes a video picture of a given cell under a microscope digitizes that picture within a computer “cuts out” the individual chromosomes contained within that cell’s genome arranges the cell’s chromosomes in pairs by size order into a chart (called a karyotype) The chromosome complement…
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Jumping genes
Genes that move (change positions) within the genome. Genes associated with transposable elements. A segment fragment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that can move from one position in the genome to another.
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Japan bio-industry association
An association of the largest Japanese companies that are engaged in at least some form of genetic engineering research or production. Similar to America’s Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), it is headquartered in Tokyo.
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