car in Biological Definition

Lac repressor

... highway , with entrances and exits. The enzyme RNA polymerase is like a car . For a specific protein sequence to be made, the car must drive from a specific entrance and get off at the next exit. The repre...

Long-term potentiation

...reased. Similarly, memories may be forgotten through the weakening or loss of connections. For example, a man might be startled by the sound of a car alarm outside. Sensory cells in the ear record the sound and send it to the brain where it activates neurons that control the man's muscles. But as th...