(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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Supernatant
(adjective. /soo-per-NAY-tant/) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? The often clear liquid that lies above the solid after centrifugation, […]
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Amino Acid
(noun/uh-mean-OH-ah-sid) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? Amino acids are naturally occurring compounds that are the building blocks for […]
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Quark
(noun. /kuh-werk/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? Everything in the universe is made of atoms. Atoms are made […]
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Clathrin
(noun. /Klaa-TH-RiN/) by Autumn Coleman What does it mean? Clathrin is a protein that assists cells in endocytosis, a process […]
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Genetically Modified Organism
(noun. /jeh-NET-icklee mAWd-if-eyed ORGan-ism/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose […]
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Confluency
(noun. /con-FLU-en-see/) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? Confluency is a term used to describe how much available space […]
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Pathogenesis
(noun. /path-o-JEN-ih-sis) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? Pathogenesis is the cause and development of a disease in an […]
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Rheology
(noun. /ree-AW-luh-gee/) by Siena Mantooth What does it mean? Rheology is the study of the flow of fluids and solids. […]
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Bile
(noun. /BY-ull/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? Bile is a greenish-brown fluid that is produced in the liver […]
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Neuromuscular Junction
(noun. /nur-oh-MUH-skyoo-lur JUNK-shun) by Garima Singh What does it mean? The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the connection between the end […]
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Germination
(noun. /jer-min-AY-shun/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Germination is the process of seeds or spores developing into actively […]
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Red Blood Cells
(noun. /red BLUD sell/) by Emma Bouck What does it mean? Red blood cells (also called erythrocytes) are responsible for […]
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Apoptosis
(noun. /ay-pop-TOE-sis/) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? Apoptosis is a coordinated process in which cells die. Many sources […]
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In vivo
(adjective. /in VEE-voh/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? “In vivo” is a term used to describe a process […]
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Calorie
(noun. /KAL-or-ee/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? A calorie is a unit of energy. One calorie is the […]
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