A blood disorder in which a person is missing or has nonfunctioning factor IX in the blood, causing prolonged bleeding. A protein that appears as a tangle of threads, created by the blood s clotting factors. Fibrin acts like a net to hold a platelet plug over a torn blood vessel wall in order to form a clot and stop bleeding. A bundle of chemical information that lies on the chromosomes. Contains chemical information that tells the body how to develop.
Genes also carry the directions for blood clotting.
The study of the transmission of characteristics from parent to child through genes. Using or altering genes to help cure diseases. A blood disorder characterized by prolonged bleeding, and the inability of the blood to clot properly. Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Immune system .