Cirrhosis - A condition caused by chronic liver disease characterized by the development of scar tissue leading to a loss of liver function.⏎
Fertilized Egg - Sometimes referred to as a zygote, this is the resulting initial cell formed when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell.⏎
Climate Change - The process of shifting from one prevailing state in regional or global climate to another. Climate change is typically the preferred term over “global warming” because it helps to convey that the characteristics of climate change are not limited to rising temperatures.⏎
Disease - Any abnormal condition that affects all or part of an organism, resulting in symptoms such as pain or loss of function.⏎
Gene - The physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA. Every individual has two copies of each gene, one inherited from the mother and the other from the father.⏎