masses

Zygote

...ent of bodies of water, such as currents and water masses ... Full article >>> Homo zygote an individual with a pair of two of the same allele (homo = same like alike; zygo = yoke) Homunculus a tiny preformed human which people thought merely increased in size to become a baby ( h...

Somite

...le >>> somite One of the blocklike masses of mesoderm arranged segment ally (metamerically) in a longitudinal series beside the neural tube of the embryo ; metamere. sonar A technique or equipment used to locate objects underwater by the detection of echoes. Full article >>...

Red blood cells

...ood islands - also known as angiogenetic clusters; masses of splanchnic mesoderm al cells found in the yolk sac of amniotes. The first blood forming tissue of the embryo , responsible for red blood cells and vitelline blood vessels . Full article >>> Interestingly, Tyr359, in the N...

Lymph nodes

...> Lymph nodes are small irregularly shaped masses through which lymph vessels flow. Clusters of nodes occur in the armpits, groin, and neck. Full article >>> cancer of the lymph nodes and spleen that causes excessive production of lymphocytes . A B C D E F G H I J K L M N...

Homozygote

...ent of bodies of water, such as currents and water masses ... Full article >>> homozygote [Gk. homos, same or similar + zygotos, a pair] A diploid organ ism that carries identical alleles at one or more genetic loci . Full article >>> homozygote An organ ism in which...

Frond

...lade of a fern. front The boundary between two air masses of different temperature and density. frontal plane. A plane parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane. Full article >>> frond A big compound leaf applied to those of palms and ferns. fructo...

Esophagus

...animal 's esophagus . The super- and subesophagal masses are connected to each other on either side of the esophagus by the basal lobes and the dorsal magnocellular lobes. Full article >>> These include yeast infections of the esophagus , bronchi , and lungs ; Pneumocystis pneumonia (...

Epigenesis

... a series of processes in which unorganized cell masses differentiate into organ s and organ systems. Full article >>> epigenesis A cartilaginous flap that blocks the top of the windpipe, the glottis , during swallowing, which prevents the entry of food or fluid into the respiratory s...

Convergence

.... The contact at the sea surface between two water masses converging, one plunging below the other Copepod. Order of crustacea ns found often in the plankton Coprophagy. Feeding on fecal material ... Full article >>> Convergence Cynthia Needham (ICAN Productions) Produce a treatment for ...

Basidium

... ... Full article >>> Mushrooms are masses of interwoven hyphae growing up from the main mass of the mycelium growing underground. The basidia develop on the undersides and release their spore s (four from each basidium ) into the air. Full article >>>...