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If a Patient Has a Splenectomy,he or She Has Lost

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If a patient has a splenectomy,he or she has lost an organ that ________.


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Radiation-Induced

Refers to changes or damage in living tissue caused by exposure to radiation, which can lead to mutations or cancer.

Cell Cycle

An ordered sequence of events in eukaryotes that involves cell growth and nuclear division; consists of the stages G1, S, G2, and M.

Poly-A Tail

A stretch of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of mRNA molecules, protecting the mRNA and aiding in its export from the nucleus.

Transcriptional

Pertaining to transcription, the process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to RNA, leading to protein synthesis.

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