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leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - (white blood cells) fight infection
thrombocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - (platelets) assist in clotting of the blood
anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - a lack of red blood cells in the body
tRNA - CORRECT ANSWER - bring the amino acids to the ribosomes for protein
synthesis
erythrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - (red blood cells) carry oxygen
plasma - CORRECT ANSWER - fluid portion of the blood that contains water, sugars,
lipids, wastes, and other components
amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER - building blocks of proteins
codon - CORRECT ANSWER - three-nucleotide sequence that identifies an amino acid
sickle cell anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - the disease that incorrectly makes red blood
cells
mRNA - CORRECT ANSWER - the 'script' for proteins, carries the code from the nucleus
to the ribosomes
, GUGCUUAAC - CORRECT ANSWER - the mRNA strand to CACGAATTG
transcription - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of copying the DNA code into mRNA
CTGCACAAT - CORRECT ANSWER - the complementary strand of DNA to
GACGTGTTA
hydrophilic - CORRECT ANSWER - water-loving
hydrophobic - CORRECT ANSWER - water-fearing
hematocrit - CORRECT ANSWER - percentage of volume of the entire blood that is
composed of red blood cells
translation - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of creating a protein from an RNA code
what percent of the blood is plasma? - CORRECT ANSWER - 55%
what percent of the blood is red blood cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - 45%
how long do red blood cells live? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90-120 days
how long do white blood cells live? - CORRECT ANSWER - 13-20 days
how long do thrombocytes live? - CORRECT ANSWER - 8-10 days
how long do sickle cells live? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-20 days