fixation

Thylakoids

...ma , and the Light Independant Re action ( carbon fixation ) occurs here. Covered in: ... Full article >>> " grana Stacks of thylakoids in chloroplasts . G PCR G- protein (q.v.) coupled receptor . Usually a serpentine receptor . ground state The normal, stable form of an atom or mo...

Symbiosis

...com)] ... Full article >>> nitrogen fixation Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into a reduced, biologically available form by nitrogen-fixing organ isms, often in symbiosis with legumes. Full article >>>...

Similarity

...hic life style of the community , including CO2 fixation genes, ... Full article >>> Similarity Sequence identity between two nucleotide sequence s. For example, 85% similarity means that 85 nucleotide positions out of 100 are identical in the two nucleotide sequence s. Ful...

Processing

...ogen into forms usable by living organ isms. Some fixation occurs in lightning strikes, but most fixation is done by free-living or symbiotic bacteria . Full article >>> processing of Glis...

Plant

...ioviruses. Full article >>> carbon fixation cycle (Calvin-Benson cycle) - process by which green plant s incorporate carbon atoms from atmospheric carbon dioxide into sugars. This is the second stage of photosynthesis . Full article >>> [Gr. zoon - animal ; planktos - wander...

Identity

...n the calculation of number of generations for the fixation of a mitochondria l allele ). It is always less then or equal to the actual population size. Inbreeding effectively reduces Ne because of the identity ... Full article >>>...

Heterocyst

...ist) A specialized cell that engages in nitrogen fixation on some filamentous cyanobacteria . Full article...yst A specialized cell that engages in nitrogen fixation on some filamentous cyanobacteria . Covered in Lab 6 Diversity of Microorganisms heterodont Poss...

Genetic drift

...tic variation at a locus may be lost by chance fixation or a single allelic variant. Full article >>> Genetic drift : Evolution ary change over generations due to random events in small population s (not to be mixed with sampling error due to a small sample size). It operates unless ove...

Gene duplication

... and gene regulation. Gene duplication allows fixation of a particular cellular or biochemical function at one locus , leaving the duplicated locus free to fulfill a new function. Full article >>> A locus in two species is said to be paralogous when it has arisen by gene duplicat...

Duplication

...and gene regulation. Gene duplication allows fixation of a particular cellular or biochemical function at one locus , leaving the duplicated locus free to fulfill a new function. Full article >>> P elements are typical transposable element s , containing terminal inverted repeats...

Conversion

...s) into more chemically reactive forms: Biological fixation ; ... Full article >>> Conversion ..., Abie 3. Full article >>> nitrogen fixation -- The conversion of gaseous nitrogen into a form usable by plant s. Ususally by bacteria . noct...

Complement

...E ... Full article >>> complement fixation An immune response in which antigen - antibody ...ther. Full article >>> complement fixation test Immunological method used to detect presence of antibodies that bind (or fix) complement ; a...

Carbon fixation

Carbon fixation is a process found in autotrophs , usually drive...types: ... Full article >>> Carbon fixation is a process found in photosynthesis in autotrophic plant s. It is when the three carbon dioxi...

Biosphere

...processes are responsible for most of the nitrogen fixation in the biosphere : atmospheric fixation by lightning biological fixation by certain microbe s — alone or in a symbiotic relationship...

Autotrophic

... as cyanobacteria ) play an important role in the fixation of carbon dioxide into organ ic compound s. Consumers , in turn, use organ ic compound s and release carbon dioxide. Full article >>>...

Action

...ma , and the Light Independant Re action ( carbon fixation ) occurs here. Covered in: ... Full article >>> They are composed predominantly of a contractile protein called actin , which is the most abundant cellular protein . Microfilament s' association with the protein myosin is res...