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Acentric chromosome
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A chromosome having no centromere.
A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers ...
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Acentric chromosome
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A chromosome having no centromere. A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic ...
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Amino acid
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Small molecules that form proteins are known as amino acids. Some of them are also instrumental in manufacturing of hormones. ...
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Autosomal set
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:26 AM
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The non-sex chromosomes consisting of one from each homologous pair in a diploid species. Pertaining to a chromosome that ...
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Autosome
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Published on 01-10-2011 09:49 AM
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Out of total 23 pairs of chromosomes that huma genome consists, 22 pairs of choromosomes that are not involved in sex determination ...
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Autosome
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A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes ...
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Axoneme
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:25 AM
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A bundle of microtubules and other proteins forming the core of each cilium or flagellum. The bundle of fibrils that constitutes ...
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Binary fission
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:27 AM
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The process in which a parent cell splits into two daughter cells of approximately equal size. Simple cell division in single-celled ...
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Base pair (bp)
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Two nucleotides on opposite stands of DNA or RNA bonded through hydrogen bonds are called base pair.There are two possibilities ...
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Biochemical genetics
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The study of the relationships between genes and enzymes, specifically the role of genes in controlling the steps in biochemical ...
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Biparental zygote
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A Chlamydomonas zygote that contains chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) from both parents, such cells generally are rare since normally ...
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Biotechnology
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Biotechnology is a branch of engineering that applies results of biologic research and establish relationships amongst the ...
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Blastoderm
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:28 AM
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In an insect embryo, the layer of cells that completely surrounds an internal mass of yolk. Defining briefly, In many eggs ...
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Breakage and reunion
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The general mode by which recombination occurs. DNA duplexes are broken and reunited in a crosswise fashion according to ...
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Branch migration
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Branch migration refer to the ability of DNA strand to extend its partial pairing with its complement in a duplex by displacing ...
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Buoyant density of DNA
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A measure of the density of DNA determined by the equilibrium point reached by DNA after density gradient centrifugation. ...
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CDNA library
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:32 AM
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A pool of complementary DNA clones produced by cDNA cloning of total messenger RNA from a single source (cell type, tissue, ...
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Cancer-family syndrome
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Published on 01-10-2011 10:31 AM
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Pedigree in which unusually large numbers of blood relatives develop certain kinds of cancers. A family history of colorectal ...
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Cell division
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Published on 01-10-2011 11:00 AM
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The process by which two cells are formed from one. See meiosis and mitosis ...
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Chromocenter
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The point at which polytene chromosomes appear to be linked together. ...
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Centriole
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Centriole is a short cylinder shaped organelle that is found in pairs arranged at right angles to each other situated at ...
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