immunotherapy(IH-myoo-noh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.
ImprintingA phenomenon in which the disease phenotype depends on which parent passed on the disease gene.
in situ hybridizationThe visualization of in vivo location of macromolecules (particularly polynucleotides and polypeptides) by the histological staining of tissue sections or…
In vitro(in VEE-troh) In the laboratory (outside the body). The opposite of in vivo (in the body).
In vivoIn the body. The opposite of in vitro (outside the body or in the laboratory).
Independent assortmentThe random distribution during meiosis of alleles (at different genes) to the gametes that is the case when the genes in question are located on different…
Informed consentA process in which a person is given important facts about a medical procedure or treatment, a clinical trial, or genetic testing before deciding whether…
InheritIn genetics, to receive genetic material from parents through biological processes.
inherited(in-HAYR-it-ed) Transmitted through genes that have been passed from parents to their offspring (children).
InsertionA type of chromosomal abnormality in which a DNA sequence is inserted into a gene, disrupting the normal structure and function of that gene.
intellectual property rights(Abbreviation: IPR). The legal framework, which includes patenting and plant variety protection, by which inventors control the commercial application of…
interferencea proceeding, conducted before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), to determine priority of invention between a pending application and…
InterphaseThe stage in the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing and during part of which DNA replication occurs; it follows telophase of one mitotic division…
IntronA noncoding DNA sequence within a gene that is initially transcribed into messenger RNA but is later snipped out.