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(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a natural consequence of development
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mou…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various soc…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a natural consequence of development
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.a natural consequence of development
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Education, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Curriculum, Statistical inference, Audiences and reception.something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various soc…
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(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not appare…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.; "The gene responsible for albinism is an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetics, effect, expression, gene, produced.(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be…
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