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Collateral estoppel prevents a party to a lawsuit from raising a fact or issue which was already decided against that party in another lawsuit.
Equitable estoppel ...
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Lateral Gene Transfer
Bacteria possess several methods for lateral gene transfer (also called horizontal gene transfer), the transmission of genes between individual cells.
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Lateral geniculate nucleus
The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) is a sensory relay nucleus in the thalamus of the brain. The LGN consists of six layers in humans and some other primates such as macaques.
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lateral line system
A mechanoreceptor system consisting of a series of pores and receptor units (neuromasts) along the sides of the body of fishes and aquatic amphibians; detects water movements made by an animal itself and by other moving objects.
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lateral roots Roots extending away from the main (or taproot) root.
latitudinal diversity gradient The decrease in species richness that occurs as one moves away from the equator.
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lateral Of or pertaining to the side of an animal; a bilateral animal has two sides.
lateral bud Bud found in the axil of a leaf, also called an axillary bud.
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Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). All signals entering the brain from the optic nerves enter the LGN and undergo some processing before moving on the various visual areas of the cerebral cortex.
Discussion of visual processing
Hypothalamus.
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lateral
At the side of
Covered in Lab 9 Seed Plant Sporophyte
lateral meristem
Consisting of the vascular cambium and the cork cambium, it produces the secondary tissues which make up the secondary plant body.
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dorsolateral hinge points - during neurulation of bird embryos, regions involved in bending of the lateral neural plate; ...
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165. Lateral Gene Transfer and the History of Bacterial Genomes
Howard Ochman
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 ...
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Oblique Lateral View -- greyscale
In this image, like most scientific illustration, the specimen is coated with ammonium chloride sublimate in order to reduce the effects of colouration and enhance surface morphological features and contrast.
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A nonautonomous derepression of tsh also occurred in the wild-type cells nearest the lateral notum (Fig. 3G). (Diez del Corral, 1999) ...
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A truncated form of AE1 (anion-exchanger 1; Band 3), kAE1 (kidney isoform of AE1), is located in the basolateral membrane of the intercalated cell. Mutations in the AE1 gene cause autosomal dominant and recessive forms of dRTA.
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Vertebrate nervous systems are distinguished by encephalization and bilateral symmetry. Encephalization refers to the tendency for more complex organisms to gain a larger-size through evolutionary time.
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The ZIP1 protein binds lateral elements together. The central element may represent a region where ends of ZIP1 transverse fibers from opposite lateral elements overlap.
Late nodules are precursors to chiasmata.
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Membrane proteins are capable of lateral movement.
Diffusion
Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
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A stalk-like connection between somites and lateral plate mesoderm which anteriorly forms the pronephos and posteriorly forms mesenchyme which develops into the mesonephros and metanephros. Synonyms: intermediate mesoderm, mesomere, nephromere.
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Icosahedron
A regular geometric polyhedron with 20 equilateral trangular faces and 12 corners. This is a particularly stable structure. The capsid of many phages and viruses are icosahedral.
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derived from the cambium of the or other lateral meristem
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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moraine -- n. A mound or ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier; lateral moraine- n. deposited to the side of a glacier; terminal moraine- n. deposited to the front of a glacier; ground moraine- n. deposited on the land surface.
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IrregularFlower a term referring to a flower which has bilateral symmetry also known as a zygomorphic flower
(im in ir = in not; regula = rule)
Ischium the "bottom" hip bones on which you sit
(ischi = hip hipbone; -ium = small) ...
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taproot. The large primary root that grows vertically downward, giving off small lateral roots.
target pest. A pest species that a control action is intended to destroy.
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A form of atomic-force microscopy in which the tip is vibrated perpendicular to the specimen plane to avoid gouging the specimen as the tip is scanned laterally.
TOKUYASU CRYOSECTIONING TECHNIQUE ...
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