(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
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Sex chromatin
chromatin found only in female cells; "the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus"
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transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
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biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chromatin, found, female, cells, presence.The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or…
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