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immunotherapy

The concept of using the immune system to treat disease, for example, developing a vaccine against cancer. Immunotherapy may also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system, allergies for example.


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in situ hybridization

The base pairing of a sequence of DNA to metaphase chromosomes on a microscope slide.


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inherited

Transmitted through genes from parents to offspring.


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insertion

A type of chromosomal abnormality in which a DNA sequence is inserted into a gene, disrupting the normal structure and function of that gene.


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intron

A noncoding sequence of DNA that is initially copied into RNA but is cut out of the final RNA transcript. 



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