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Results for "" searched in Glossary - word % coefficient of variation %CV %RH %RSD β galactosidase (A+T)/(G+C) ratio (beta) galactosidase (beta)-galactoside acetyltransferase (beta)-galactoside permease (beta)-glucan (beta)-pleated sheet -ase -ate -cide -coele -ectomy -form -ia -iasis -ile -in -ism -itis -ium -ize -megaly -merous -noid -ogen -oid -ol -oma -osis -ostomy -pathy -penia -pexy -philia -plasty -rhage -rhea -rhexis -tomy 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) 13-cis retinoic acid 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxy geldanamycin 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging 2μ plasmid 2-methoxyestradiol 2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone 3-dimensional 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy 3D reconstruction 4-demethoxydaunorubicin 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid 5-hydroxytryptamine 5Q- syndrome 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene 9-cis retinoic acid 90Y-DOTA-biotin A A (aminoacyl) site A form DNA a(n)- A-factor A-protein A23187 Ab initio gene prediction ab- abaxial Abbreviated New Drug Application ABC proteins ABCD rating abdomen abdominal abetalipoproteinemia abiogenesis abiotic abiotic factors abiotic stress ablation abnormal ABO blood group aboral end abortion abortive abortive transduction abscess abscise abscisic acid abscission zone absolute zero absorbance optics absorptive endocytosis abyssal zone abzyme acanthocarpa acanthodes acariasis acaricide acarodomatia acaulescent accelerated run acceptor acceptor arm acceptor end acceptor stem accessory cell accessory pigment accessory protein acclimation accommodation accrete accumbent accuracy acellular acellular vaccine acentric chromosome acentric fragment aceriform acerose acervulus acesulfames acetaminophen acetic acid acetyl group acetylcholine acetylcholine receptor channel Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Achaete-scute complex (AS-C) achene achenecetum achenocarp Achilles tendon achiral achlamydeous achlorophyllous achondroplasia acid Acid phosphatase acid rain acid-base reaction acid-ionization constant acidic oxide acidosis acini acne acoelomate acre acrocentric Acrocentric chromosome acrosomal vesicle acrosome ACTH actin action potential activate Activated Support activation energy activation energy (deltaG) Activator and Dissociation active immunity active site active transport actuator acute acyl-CoA acyl-CoA synthetase ad- adaptation adaptive landscape adaptive peak adaptive radiation additive genetic effects additive genetic variance additive model adductor longus adenine adenocarcinoma adenosine adenosine deaminase deficiency adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Adenovirus adfluvial ADH adhesion adipocyte adipose tissue adjacent segragation adjacent-1 segregation adjacent-2 segregation adjuvant ADME ADMETox drug screening adrenal adrenal cortex adrenal glands adrenal medulla adrenalectomy adrenaline adrenergic adrenergic receptors adrenocorticotropic hormone adult-onset adventitious root aerial root aerobic aerobic respiration Aeronomy affected affected relative pair afferent afferent arteriole affinity agar agarose age structure agent agglutination aggrade aggregate aggregates aggregation technique aggresome agitator agonist Agricultural Development and Advisory Service Agrobacterium AIDS-related complex AKT Alagille Syndrome Alanine albedo albino albumen albumin alcoholic fermentation Aldehyde dehydrogenase aldosterone algae alkali metal alkaline earth metal alkaline phosphatase alkalosis alkylating agent allantois allele allele frequency allele specific hybridization Allele specific polymerase chain reaction Allele specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR) allelic allelic exclusion allergen allergy allergy mediator allo- allogeneic allogeneic antigen allogeneic graft allogenic allograft allometric growth allopatric speciation allopolyploid allosteric change allosteric protein allotype alloy allozygosity allozyme alpha globulin alpha helix Alpha-fetoprotein alpha-linolenic acid Alphamethylstyrene alpine altered alternate segregation alternation of generations alternative pathway alternative splicing altruism Alu family alveolar duct alveolar epithelium alveolar ventilation alveolate alveoli Alzheimer’s Disease amber codon amber suppressor ambi- ambient Ames test amino acid amino group aminoacyl-tRNA aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase Aminoglycosides aminotransferase ammonia amniocentesis Amniography amnion amniote Amniotic fluid amoebocyte amorph Amphetamine amphi- amphibian amphidiploid Amphimixis amphipathic amphoteric amphotropic virus amplexus Amplicon amplification amplification of DNA Amplified fragment length polymorphism ampoule ampulla ampullae amu amygdala amylase amyloid amyloidogenesis amyloidosis amylose Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis amyotrophy anabolic anabolism anadromous anaerobe anaerobic respiration anagenesis analog analogous enzymes analogous structure analogy analysis analysis of variance analyst Analyte analytical chemistry anaphase anaphase I anaphase II anaphylatoxin anaphylaxis anastomose anatomy anaxonal neuron ancestor ANDA androecium androgen androgen receptor (AR) anemia anencephaly aneuploid aneuploidy angiogenesis angiosperm angiotensin Angstrom (Å ) animal animal behavior animal breeding animal model Animalia anion anisogamous anisogamy Anlage annealing annelid Annotation annual annual rings annulate anode ANOVA Antagonist antagonistic muscles antagonistic pleiotropy anterior anterior horn anther antheridia anthesis anthocyanin Anthropometric anti- anti-hypertensive drugs anti-inflammatory cytokines anti-oncogene anti-tumor drug antiarrhythmic antiasthmatic antibiotic antibiotic resistance antibody antibody assays antibody formation antibody specificity Anticipation anticipatory postural activity anticoagulant anticoding strand anticodon anticonvulsant antidiuretic hormone antigen antigen binding site antigen processing antigen receptor antigen-presenting cell (APC) antigenic determinant antigenic switching antimicrobial agent antimorph antioxidant antiparallel antipyrine antisense antisense RNA antiterminator protein anus aorta AP endonuclease AP site AP-1 APC APCI apex apical meristems Apogamy apolipoprotein Apomixis apoplast apoplastic apoprotein apoptosis appendicular skeleton appendix Application aprotinin aqueous humor aqueous solution aquifer arachidonic acid Archaea archegonia archenteron archeocyte arcuate nucleus arcuatus area postrema Arginine Argon armpit Arrayed library Arrestins Arrhenius acid arrow diagram arterial Arteriogram arteriole artery arthritis arthro arthropod artifact artificial insemination (A.I.) artificial selection ascending limb ascomycete ascospore ascus (asci) Asparagine Aspartame Aspartic acid aspiration aspirin assay Assembly assignment test assortative mating aster asthma astrocyte astrocytosis asymmetric division asymptomatic ataxia ataxia-telangiectasia atmospheric pressure chemical ionization atom atomic mass atomic mass unit atomic number atomic weight atopy ATP synthase atrazine Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) atrial natriuretic factor receptors atriopore atrioventricular node atrioventricular valve atrium atrophy attached X attenuation attenuator attenuator stem attract auditory nerve auricle autoantibody Autocatalytic Reaction autochthonous autoecology autogamy autograft autoimmune disease autoimmunity autologous automixis autonomic nervous system autonomous replication sequence (ARS) autonomous specification autopolyploid autoradiography autoregulation autosomal dominant autosomal recessive autosomal set autosome autotroph autozygosity autozygous auxin auxotroph auxotrophic mutant average average molecular weight avidity Avogadro's law Avogadro's number (N) Avuncular relationship axial skeleton axil axilla axon axoneme azoic B cell B form DNA B lymphocyte b-galactosidase Babinski reflex bacillus Bacillus thuringiensis back mutation back-cross backcross bacteria Bacterial artificial chromosome bacterial lawn bactericidal Bacteriocide bacteriophage Bacteriostat bacteriostatic bacterium balance balanced lethal system balanced polymorphism balancing selection Balbiani ring band shift assay bar graph barbellate Barbiturates bark barometer Barr body basal body basal ganglia basalt base base analogue base pair base population base sequence base-ionization constant, Kb baseline basic basic oxide basic research basic solution basidia basidiomycete basilar membrane Basophil Batch testing Batesian mimicry bathymetry bay bayou BC1 bead theory beer Beer-Lambert Law Bence-Jones protein benign tumor Benzodiazepine berry beta blocker Beta globulin beta oxidation beta sheet beta-Lactamase BHQs bi(s)- bias Bicarbonate Bichromatics bidirectional promoters biennial bifid bilabiate bilateral bilaterally symmetrical Bilateria bile Bilirubin bilobalide bilocular bimodal distribution binary fission bindin binding binding motif binomial expansion binomial theorem bio- bioaccumulation Bioaugmentation biochemical biochemical genetics biochemistry biodegradation biodiversity bioenergetics biofeedback biofilms biogeochemical cycles biogeography Bioinformatics biolistic biological containment biological evolution biological species concept Biologics Biology bioluminescence biomagnification biomarker biomass biomes biopharming biopolymers bioprocessing Biopsy Bioremediation biorhythms biosensor biosphere Biotechnology biotic biotic community biotic succession biotroph biparental zygote bipedalism Bipolar Disorder bipolar neuron biramous birth bisexual bivalent bivalve black hole quenchers bladder blade BLAST blastocoel blastocyst blastoderm blastomere blastopore blastula blending inheritance blocking antibody blood blood chemistry blood grouping blood islands blood pressure blood typing blood volume blood-brain barrier bloom blossom Blotting blunt end blunt end ligation body body axis bog boiling boiling point bolus bond bond energy bone bone density bone marrow bone matrix bone resorption bone scan boom and bust cycle boreal bottle cells bottleneck bottomland Bowman's capsule Boyle's Law braced framework brachialis brachydactyly brachytherapy brackish bract bracteolate bracteole bracts Brain electrical activity mapping brain stem branch branch migration Branched DNA (bDNA) Assay branchial arches branchlet breakage and reunion breakage-fusion-bridge cycle Breakpoint Breed breed true Breeding line breeding objective breeding value bridging cross Brij-35 bristle broad heritability bronchi bronchiole Bronchoconstriction Bronchoscopy Bronsted-Lowry acid brown fat bryophyte bud budding buffer buffer system bulb bulbar region bulbourethral glands bulk element Bulk selection Bulked segregant analysis bundle-sheath cell buoyant density buoyant density of DNA buret burette Burkitt lymphoma Bursa of Fabricius bursae butanol C C-reactive protein c-src C3 plant C4 photosynthesis cachexia CAD calcified calcitonin Calcium calcium ions calcium phosphate calibrate calibration callus calorie calorimeter calyx cAMP campaniform sensilla canalized character cancellous bone cancer cancer-family syndrome Cannabinoids canopy cap capacitation capillary Capillary array capillary gel electrophoresis capillary zone electrophoresis CAPS capsid capsomere carbohydrase carbohydrate carbon dioxide carbon monoxide carbon source carboxyl group Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) carcinogen carcinoma cardiac cardiac arrhythmia cardiac cycle cardiac muscle cell cardiac output cardiologist cardiopulmonary cardiovascular cardiovascular system carnivore carotenoids carotid carotid rete carrier carrying capacity cartilage case-control study Casparian strip caspase cassette mechanism cassette model castration CAT scan cata- catabolic catabolism catabolite activator protein catabolite gene activator protein catabolite repression catalase catalyst Catalytic antibody. catalytic potential catalytic RNA cataract catecholamines categorical trait Catheter cathode cation caudate caudate nucleus causality CCAAT box CCD camera CD cDNA library celecoxib cell cell autonomous Cell biology cell body cell culture cell cycle cell cycle arrest cell development cell differentiation cell division cell fate cell line cell lineage cell membrane cell population cell theory cell wall cell-free system Cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC) Cell-mediated immunity (CMI) cellular cellular adhesion molecule Cellular blastoderm cellular immune response Cellular oncogene cellular respiration Celsius centimorgan central dogma central nervous system centric fragment Centricon Centrifugation centrifuge centriole centromere centromere marker centromeric fission centrosome cephalized cerebellum cerebral cortex cerebral lupus cerebrospinal fluid cerebrum cervical cervical vertebrae cervix CGE Chales Darwin (1809-1882) chaotropic chaotropism chaperone character character difference Chargaff's rule charge Charles' Law Charon phage chelator chemical chemical bond chemical change chemical equation chemical equilibrium chemical reaction chemiluminescence chemiosmosis chemistry chemoautotroph chemoheterotroph chemoreception chemoreceptor chemotaxis Chemotherapy chemotroph chi site chi-square distribution chi-square test chiasma chiasmata Chimeraplasty chimeric plasmid chiral compound chitin Chlamydia trachomatis Chloramphenicol chlorenchyma Chloride chloroform chlorophyll A chloroplast chloroplast chromosome Chloroquine cholesterol chondrocyte chordata chordate chorion chorionic somatomammotropin chorionic villus sampling choroid plexus chromatid chromatid conversion chromatid interference chromatin chromatography chromocenter chromomere chromoplast chromosomal chromosomal mutation chromosome chromosome aberration chromosome bridge chromosome jumping chromosome loss chromosome marker chromosome mutation chromosome painting chromosome puff chromosome rearrangement Chromosome region p Chromosome region q chromosome set chromosome stickiness chromosome theory of inheritance chromosome walking chronic chronobiology chronometer CID circadian circadian clock circadian phase circadian rhythms Circular dichroism circular permutation circulation circulatory system circum- Cirrhosis cis cis and trans isomers cis conformation cis dominance cis-dominant cis-trans complementation test cistron citrate Clade cladistics cladogenesis Class classical pathway classifying ClB method clearance cleave Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence Cleft lip climate clinal selection clonal deletion clonal selection theory clone cloning Cloning vector closed population CNS CO co-dominance co-inherited CO2 coactivators cobalt Cocaine coccus coding strand codominance codominant allele codon codon preference codon repeat Coefficient of coancestry coefficient of coincidence Coefficient of parentage coefficient of relationship (r) coefficient of variation coenzyme coenzyme Q10 cofactor Cognition cognitive cohesive end cohort study coimmunoprecipitation cointegrate Coisogenic or congenic col plasmid cold coligative properties colinearity collagen collagenous collateral relatives collision-induced dissociation collisionally activated dissociation colloids Colonoscopy colony Colorectal cancer combinatorial chemistry combined gas law combustion command neurons Commensalism common ancestry community compaction comparative genomic hybridization comparative genomics comparative mapping compartment competence factor Competency competent competitive inhibitor Competitive-binding assay complement complementarity complementary DNA complementary RNA Complementary sequence complementation complementation group complementation test Complete blood count complete linkage complete medium Complex I Complex II Complex III Complex IV component of fitness composite transposon compound Compound heterozygote compound microscope computed tomography computerized Axial Tomography scan computerized tomography con- concanavalin A Concatemer concentration Concentration ratio concordance condensation condensed formula condition conditional mutation conditional-lethal mutation confidence limits Congenital conjugate conjugate acid-base pair conjugate redox pair conjugation consanguineous consensus sequence conservative replication conserved sequence constant region constitutive constitutive heterochromatin constitutive mutation Constitutive promoter consumer Contig Contig map Contiguous (contig) map Contiguous gene syndrome continuous replication continuous variation contra- contractile ring control controlling element convergence convergent evolution convergent extension Conversion cool coomassie blue Coomassie staining Cooperativity coordinate covalent bond Coordination copper fist copy number copy-choice hypothesis copy-choice model corepressor correction correlation correlation coefficient correlative study corrosion cortex cortical bone cortical granules/vesicles cortical neurons corticosteroids cortisol cortisone cosegregation cosmid cot value cotransduction cotransformation coupled reaction coupling coupling conformation covalent covalent bond covariance Cowper's gland COX-1 COX-2 COX-2 inhibitors cpDNA CpG island Cre-loxP system creatine Creatine kinase Creatinine CREB-binding protein Creutzfeld-Jakob disease cri-du-chat syndrome crisscross inheritance CRO cross Cross-pollination cross-reactivity crossbreed crossing over crossover suppression CRP cruciform configuration cryptic coloration CT scan ctenophore Cullin culture current cyclic adenosine monophosphate cyclic AMP cyclic AMP receptor protein cyclin cyclooxygenase cyst Cysteine cystic fibrosis cystitis cyte- cytidine cytochrome cytochrome C cytogenesis cytogenetics cytohet cytokinesis cytological Cytology cytoplasm cytoplasmic cytoplasmic inheritance cytosine cytoskeleton cytosol cytotoxic cytotoxic T lymphocyte (Tc) cytotrophoblast CZE d-loop Dalton daltons law of partial pressures dark adaptation Darwinian fitness data dauerblastula dauermodification daughter cells daughter DNA daughter molecules de- deamination Death phase deca- deciduous decomposer decussation dedicated circuit deficiency deforestation degenerate code degenerative disease degradation degree degrees of freedom Deionized Water delamination deletion deletion chromosome deme dementia Demyelination denaturation denaturation map denatured Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) dendrites Denhardt's solution denominator element density density-gradient centrifugation dentate nucleus Dentatorubro-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) Denticle pattern deoxynucleotide deoxyribonucleic acid deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate Deoxyribose depauperate fauna dependent variable Depolarisation depolarization depurination derepressed desert desmosome determinant determination deterministic detritivore detritus detrivore deuterostomes development deviation di- dia- Diabetes Insipidous Diabetes Mellitus diagnose diakinesis dialysis diaphragm dicentric chromosome Dichogamy dictionary dictyotene dideoxy method dideoxynucleotides dielectric constant dietary calorie differential RNA synthesis differentiation diffraction diffusion Digest Digoxin dihybrid dihybrid cross dilution dimerization dimorphism dioecious plant diplo- diploid diplonema Diplopia dipole dipole-dipole interaction diprotic acid direct fitness Direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA) directed mutagenesis Directional cloning directional selection Disability disassortative mating discoidal cleavage discontinuous replication discontinuous variation discordance discrete generations disease dispersive replication disruptive selection dissociation dissociation constant dissolve distribution function disturbance dithiothreitol diuretic diurnal rhythm diurnal rhythms DL DNA DNA chip DNA clone DNA fingerprint DNA glycosylase DNA gyrase DNA ladder DNA ligase DNA marker DNA Methylation DNA polymerase DNA polymorphism DNA probe DNA profile DNA replication DNA sequencing DNA Synthesizer DNA-DNA hybridization DNA-RNA hybridization dnase (deoxyribonuclease) dNTPs docking protein dolicho- domain dominance variance dominant dominant allele dominant negative dominant phenotype dominant trait dopamine Dormancy dorsal root ganglion Dorsal-Ventral Patterning Genes dosage compensation Dose-Response Relationship dot blotting double bond double crossover double digest double helix double infection double reduction Down syndrome downstream Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster drug product DTT Duchenne muscular dystrophy duplicate gene duplication dur- dyad dynamic equilibrium dynein dys- dysmorphology dysplastic E E (exit site) E-beam EC nomenclature for enzymes ec- EC50 eccentric ECD ecdysone echinoderm echocardiogram Echocardiography echolocation ecological succession Ecology Ecosystem ecotype ecto- ectoderm ectopic ectopic expression ectopic integration ED50 edema edetate EDTA EF-Hand effector Effector cell efferent Efficacy effluent effusion EGb 761 EGTA eicosanoids ejaculate Ejaculation elbow electrically charged Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) Electrochemical gradient electrochemistry electrode potential electroencephalogram (EEG) electrolyte electromyogram (EMG) electron electron acceptor electron affinity electron beam electron capture dissociation electron carrier electron donor Electron microscope electron microscopy electron pair geometry electron transfer Electron transfer protein electron transport chain Electron-nuclear double resonance electronegativity Electronic fetal monitoring electrophoresis Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay electroporation element ELISA elongation factors em- Embryo embryo sac Embryo transfer embryoblast embryology embryonic embryonic polarity Embryonic stem (ES) cells emphysema EMS EMSA emulsion en- Encapsidation end point endergonic reaction endo- endocrine endocrine glands endocrine system Endocrinology endocytosis endoderm endodermis endogenote Endogenous endomitosis endonuclease Endophyte endoplasmic reticulum endopolyploidy ENDOR endosperm endosteal surface endostyle endothelial Endothelium endothermic reaction energy enforced outbreeding enhancer enhancer trap ent- entatic state enterobactin enthalpy (H) enthalpy change (DH) Entrez entropy ENU enucleate cell environment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) environmental variance enzyme enzyme immobilization Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) Enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (ELFA) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay eosinophil ephyrae epi- epiboly epidemiologist epidemiology epididymis epigenesis epigenetic epigenetic inheritance epiglottis epinephrine episome epistasis epistatic epistatic gene epithelial epithelium epitope equational division equilibrium equilibrium constant (Keq) equivalence group equivalence point equivalent weight ER Erlenmeyer flask erythrocyte erythron erythropoiesis erythropoietin Escherichia coli essential essential nutrient EST estrogen Ethanol ethics ethidium ethology ethyl nitrosourea Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid etiolation etiology etioplast eu- euchromatin eugenics eukaryote eukaryotic eukaryotic cell euploid euploidy evolution evolutionary rate ex vivo excessive heat excipient excision repair excitation excitatory Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) excitotoxins exconjugant excretion exergonic reaction exo- exocrine Exocytosis exogenote exogenous Exogenous DNA exon exon shuffling exonuclease exothermic reaction experimental design exploitation competition Express expressed sequence tag (EST) expression vector expressivity extension temperature extension time extensor Extinction extra- extracellular fluid extracellular matrix extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) F protein F'(prime) factor F+(plus) cell F-(minus) cell F-actin F-box f-pili F1 generation F2 generation facilitation factorial facultative heterochromatin Fahrenheit false-negative false-positive familial trait family selection Fanconi's anemia FASTA format Fasting Glucose Test fate map fatigue fatty acid feasibility study fecundity selection feedback inhibition feeder cells culture femur Fenton reaction fermentation ferritin ferromagnetic fertility factor (F factor) fetus Fibrillation fibrin fibrinogen fibroadenoma fibrosis Filial generation filter enrichment filtrate fingerprint first division segregation (FDS) first law of thermodynamics fission fitness (W) fixative fixed fixed allele fixed breakage point flanking marker Flanking region flask flavin Flavin-adenine dinucleotide (FAD) Flavin-mononucleotide (FMN) flavins flavonoids flexor floral initiation Flow cytometry flower fluctuation test fluid mosaic model Fluorescein