(noun. /fluh-JEH-luh/) Singular: Flagellum by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Flagella are small, threadlike structures on microscopic organisms like […]
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Astrocyte
(noun. /AS-troh-site/) by Honoreé Brewton What does it mean? An astrocyte is a type of glia (glia support the brain […]
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Fluorescence
(noun. /floor-ESS-uns/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Light travels in waves. The length of these waves (also called […]
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Lysis
(noun. /LIE-sihs/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Lysis is the process in which cells burst open and their […]
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Unicellular
(adjective. /yoo-nih-SELL-yoo-ler/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? A unicellular organism is made of only one cell. Inside this […]
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Oncogene
(noun. /ON-co-jeen/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? An oncogene, is a gene that is mutated (or altered) and […]
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Cytokine
(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]
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Kinase
(noun. /KAI-nayz/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? A kinase is an enzyme that promotes the transfer of a […]
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Nucleotide
(noun. /NOO-klee-o-tide/) by Whitney Bell What does it mean? Nucleotides are the basic structural units of a nucleic acid, like […]
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Jaundice
(noun. /JAWN-dis/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? Jaundice is a medical symptom characterized by a yellowing of the […]
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Wavelength
(noun. /WAYV-length/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? Waves transmit energy from one point to another in the form […]
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In vitro
(Adjective. /in VEE-troh/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? The term “in vitro” describes a biological experiment or process […]
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Ornithology
(Noun. /or-nuh-THAW-luh-jee/) by Colleen Steward What does it mean? Ornithology is a field of science that focuses on birds. Someone […]
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Epitope
(noun. /EP-ih-tohp/) by Devina Thiono What does it mean? An epitope is the specific site/location on an antigen (for example, […]
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Yield
(noun. /yeeld/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? In chemistry and biochemistry labs, scientists may set up chemical reactions […]
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Organelle
(noun. /or-gan-ELL/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? Organelles are specialized structures or fixtures that are located inside cells. […]
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Zoonosis
(Noun. /zoo-NO-sis/) Plural: zoonoses By Lacey Lopez What does it mean? “Zoonosis” is a disease or infection that naturally spreads […]
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Ultraviolet
(noun; adjective. /uhl-tra-VAI-let) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Ultraviolet (more commonly referred to as UV) light is a […]
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Chimera
(noun. /kai-MARE-uh/) by Riya Gohil What does it mean? A chimera is an organism that is made up of genetically […]
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Histone
(Noun. /HISS-tone/) by Gabrielle Quickstad What does it mean? Histones are important proteins that enable the packaging of DNA into […]
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