(noun. /SIN-er-jee/) by Amanda Linke What does it mean? Synergy is the interaction between two or more substances to produce […]
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Nucleolus
(noun. /nuke-lee-ol-us/) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? The nucleolus is a dense, round structure within the nucleus of […]
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cDNA
(noun. ˈsē-ˌdē-(ˌ)en-ˈā) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? cDNA, also known as copy DNA or complementary DNA, is a […]
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Neurotransmitter
(noun. /NUR-oh-TRANZ-mi-ter/) by Maya Bluitt What does it mean? Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by neurons (nerve cells) to communicate with […]
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The Standard Model
(Noun. /STAN-derd MOD-l/ ) by Clark Hickman What does It mean? The Standard Model (SM) is the theory that best […]
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Exoplanet
(noun. /ECKS-OH-plan-it/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? An exoplanet is a planet that exists outside of our solar […]
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Epigenome
(noun, /eh-PEE-jee-nohm/) by Hazel Milla What does it mean? The epigenome is all of the chemical modifications to a genome. […]
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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
(noun. /rye-bO-new-clay-Ick ah-sED/) by Quinn Eberhard What does it mean? A core chemical of living organisms, similar in chemical properties […]
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Antibiotic
(noun. /an-tee-by-AW-tic/) by Jamie Liu What does it mean? Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat or prevent bacterial […]
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Protein
(noun. /pro-teen) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? A protein is a molecule composed of amino acids, joined together […]
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Cancer
(noun. KAN-suhr) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? An abnormal and uncontrollable increase in the number and growth of […]
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Transcription
(noun. /tran-SKRIP-shon/) by Gabrielle Bais What does it mean? Transcription is the first step in gene expression wherein DNA molecules […]
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Hyoid bone
(noun. /hi-OID b-own/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? The hyoid bone is a crescent shaped bone in the […]
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Prion
(noun. PREE-ahn) by Olivia Conway What does it mean? A prion is a misfolded protein, typically found in the brain, […]
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Immunofluorescence
(noun. /im-yuh-noh-floor-ESS-uhns/) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? A technique used to determine where a protein or antibody is […]
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Ectoderm
(noun. /EK-tuh-drm/) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? The ectoderm is an organism’s outer layer of cells or membrane […]
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Vector
(noun. /vec-TOR/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? An organism, usually a bug, that can transmit disease to an […]
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Microsome
(noun. /my-cro-SOME/) by Raeanne Geffert What does it mean? A microsome is a fraction of a cell that contains some […]
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Promoter
(noun. /pruh-MOW-tr) by Leslie Kent What does it mean? A promoter is a short region of DNA where proteins such […]
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Diffusion
(Noun. / di-FYOO-zhun) by Doris Cruz Alonso What does it mean? Diffusion is the net passive movement of molecules (liquid, […]
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