Across
- 2. A single nucleotide locus with two or more naturally occurring alleles defined by a single base pair substitution
- 7. When two different alleles are present on the chromosome pair
- 8. A variant that has two or more alleles and is present at a frequency of at least 1% of the population
- 10. metaboliser Two normally functioning alleles and therefore have normal enzyme activity
- 13. A precursor (forerunner) of a drug needs to undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming an active pharmacological agent
- 14. drug reaction An unintended, harmful reaction to medicines
Down
- 1. gene A gene predicted to be associated with a particular trait e.g disease, adverse reaction to a drug
- 3. Part of the genome formed by DNA sequences that encode genes
- 4. The biochemical and physiological effects of drugs, particularly those that define the drugs mechanism of action on the body
- 5. A study to assess common genetic variations across the entire genome of a large population of individuals in order to study whether any of the investigated variations is associated with a phenotype of interest
- 6. P450 A group of enzymes involved in drug metabolism and found in high levels in the liver
- 7. A collection of genetic variants, such as SNPs, that always travel together (are inherited together) on the same individual allele
- 9. An individual’s collection of genes
- 11. The basic physical unit of inheritance
- 12. metaboliser Two non-functional alleles and therefore have little to no enzyme activity