(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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Autolysis
lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
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(biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty aci…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free ener…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy; "diffusion is an exergonic process"
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated…
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Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of pl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: lysis, plant, animal, tissue, internal.
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