Talipes

Club feet.

Telomere

The end of a chromosome.

Tissue

A group of cells that carry out a particular job or function.

Transcription

The first stage in the production of proteins, when information in DNA is transferred to RNA.

Transgene

Genes integrated into the germ line (reproductive cells) of transgenic organisms.

Transgenic

An organism which has had genes from another organism added into its genome.


Translation

The process after transcription, when proteins are made from the instructions on a section of RNA.


Trial

An experimental run. Testing certain therapies on animals or humans, for example.