Turnover
...loyees tend to stay" or "the rate of traffic through the revolving door." Turnover is measured for individual... turnover n. The
act of turning over; an upset or overthrow. An abrupt change; a reversal. ... A quick turnover is desired because it means that inventory is ... Tur...
Tumor suppressor
... normally serve as a brake on cell growth. ... Scientists have discovered that specialized complex sugar molecules that anchor cells into place
act as tumor suppressors in breast and prostate cancers. A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in ...
True-breeding
...eding strain, we are in fact trying to make all ... A true - breeding population is one that contains only one allele for the locus in ...
act of selection will create a true - breeding pink population (Figure 9) ... Find Breeding's True Value and search our online directory for ...
Transposition
...teries: what it is, treatments and more ... Transposition of the Great Arteries - PDF version. Congenital Heart Defect ... transposition n. The
act or an instance of transposing . The state of being transposed . ... Transposition (logic), a rule of replacement in philosophical logic ... Tr...
Translation
... Paste your text, select a language and hit translate . 34 Languages Supported! ... Want to translate a word or phrase? ... translation n. The
act or process of translating , especially from one language into another. ... the second step, called translation , the mRNA directs the ... ... tr...
Transformation
...eration of a cell resulting from the uptake, genomic incorporation, and expression of foreign genetic material (DNA). transformation n. The
act or an instance of transforming . The state of being transformed . ... That bacterial transformation is true genetic transmission on a ... affin...
Transesterification
...er with the organic group R' of an alcohol. These reactions are often catalyzed by the addition of an acid or base. Biodiesel production is the
act of producing the biofuel, biodiesel, through either transesterification or alcoholysis. The process involves reacting vegetable oils or animal fa...
Transcription unit
... in the process of ... 3 The operon as a unit of transcription . 4 Promoter. 5 Operator. 6 Operon gene regulation ... transcription n. The
act or process of transcribing . ... A DNA transcription unit that is translated into protein contains sequences that ... Online glossary for me...
Tongue
..., lip, larynx, oral cavity, ... The most common type of cancer of the tongue is called Squamous Cell Carcinoma. ... tongue piercing... b. The
act or power of speaking: She had no tongue to answer. ... 6. Something resembling a tongue in shape or function, as: ... ... conditions, test, and...
Telomere
...e entire length of repeated telomere sequences is known as the terminal ... telomere either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; ' telomeres
act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping Telomere | Macmillan Genetics. Telomere summary with 4 pages of enc...
Survival
...ness. Includes forum, newsletter, chat, and more. Features survival and disaster tips and information, guides, and products. survival n. The
act or process of surviving. The fact of having survived. ... The basis of survival is the contention that mind can exist independently of the ... S...
Substitution
...Comprised of Djs, Mcs, Producers and Promoters, substitution has brought you such parties as Sutpen's Jungle, Headz,the ... substitution n. The
act or an instance of substituting . The state of being substituted . ... substitution , a term used in traditional prosody to denote the use ... s...
Stigma
... Stigma means that people are reluctant to present with psychiatric problems to ... Such findings prompt two obvious questions: is it possible to
act against stigma ? ... Developing a Stigma Reduction Initiative. Department of Health and Human Services ... parity, general practitioners, provid...
Splicing factor
... splicing factor SF3 into two components and ... New results in the field of RNA research establish that the RNA splicing factor SF2/ASF can
act as a cancer-causing protein by changing the alternative splicing of ... similarity:Belongs to the splicing factor SR family. ... Splicing ...
Shell membrane
...ter shell membrane - laid down last and about three times the thickness of ... The shell membranes consist of a fibrous protein material and
act as a barrier ... When the membrane is broken as well as the shell , the contents of the eggs can ... the egg, it may be found that the yolk is...
Sexual
...es Harder To Track, Verify. Childhood Sexual Abuse of Boys Tied to Psychological Problems when they become Men ... Sexual assault is a criminal
act that violates the standards of our community ... Sexual assault can be devastating to the person who experiences it directly and ... Common se...
Segregating
... be requested from Ed Coe (email) (please state ... segregation n. The
act or process of segregating or the condition of being segregated . ... The.... Suit Says State Is Segregating Mentally Ill. By CLIFFORD J. LEVY ...
act by segregating the mentally ill ... abuse, neglect and unneeded segregat...
Ribonuclease
... Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ribonuclease a Information on EC 3.1.27.5 - pancreatic ribonuclease ... pancreatic ribonuclease does not
act randomly and shows a more endonucleolytic ... The European Bioinformatics Institute ... Polynucleotidyl transferase, ribonuclease H fold. Example...
Reproduction
.... The known methods... Web site for Reproduction . ... Submit an article ONLINE. Latest impact factor: 3.073. 3.356 ... reproduction n. The
act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced . ... The term reproduction encompasses the entire variety of means by ... se...
Repression
... Psychological repression , or simply repression , is the psychological
act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness and holding ... Psychological repression , or simply repression , is the psychological
act of ... Are there precursors to repression ? ... of repression -sensitizat...
Reducing agent
...reducing agent in this reaction. ... Oxidizing Agents and Reducing Agents ... Conjugate Oxidizing Agent / Reducing Agent Pairs. Metals
act as reducing agents in their chemical reactions. ... Defines oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen, hydrogen or electron transfer. ... ...
Reduction
...an be either a simple redox process such as the oxidation of carbon to yield carbon dioxide or the reduction of carbon by... reduction n. The
act or process of reducing . The result of reducing : a reduction in absenteeism. ... more precise definition of reduction is that it represents ......
Prostaglandins
...glandins . ... Prostaglandins are a member of the lipid class of biochemicals and are known for their potent ... In general, prostaglandins
act in a manner similar to ... prostaglandins Prostaglandins are a group of biologically active compounds with a plethora of different actions and ...
Prophage
...finition ... Britannica online encyclopedia article on prophage (bacteriology), ...bacterial viruses, called temperate phages, carry DNA that can
act as an episome. A bacterial ... A prophage is the phage DNA in its dormant state, and is either integrated into ... The prophage expresses gen...
Promoter
...V promoter is a gene-switch from the cauliflower mosaic virus which is ... Instead, the gene promoter has many different parts or modules that
act as ... EPD - Eukaryotic Promoter Database at EMBL, Heidelberg ... PlantPromDB - A Database of Plant Promoter Sequences ... The Markov Chain Pr...
Processing
... Processing typically describes the
act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another, as a manufacturing procedure,...
Primase
...echanism of priming DNA ... The crystallized primase -helicase is a heptamer with a crown-like shape, ... Crosstalk between Primase Subunits Can
act to Regulate Primer Synthesis in trans ... Solution Structure of the Helicase-Interaction Domain of the Primase DnaG ... 1.3 Primase . 1.4 DNA ...
Preformation
... theory that all organisms were created at the same time, and that ... Preformation theory. Lazzaro Spallanzani. Jean ... preformation n. The
act of shaping or forming in advance; prior formation. ... Preformation theory. Epigenesis. evolution: neo-Darwinian theory. Alpine Bistort ... pref...
Predation
... Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the
act of predation always results in the death of the... predation n. The
act or practice of plundering or marauding. ... In ecology, predation describ...
Photorespiration
...ation (nor the dark reactions of the Calvin cycle) ... Photorespiration and adaptations (C4 and CAM) for reducing it. ... Photorespiration may
act as a safaty valve under these conditions. ... 9. What happens during the process called " photorespiration " ... It is believed that photorespirat...
Phenotypic variance
...ritability ( ′herədə′bilədē ) ( genetics ) In a population, the ratio of the total genetic variance to the total phenotypic variance n. The
act of varying. The state or quality of being variant or ... that portion of phenotypic variance which is due to epistatic interactions (VI) ... ...
Peripheral
...reatment Prognosis Prevention Resources Peripheral Neuropathy Definition The term peripheral vision ( pə′rifərəl ′vizhən ) ( physiology ) The
act of seeing images that fall upon parts of the retina outside the macula lutea referred to as peripheral vascular disease (PVD) ... rowing of the...
Osmosis
...ll by osmosis , the cell can swell enough to burst open and die. ... How does reverse osmosis work? Find out how a semipermeable membrane can
act as a filter for some particles while letting others pass through. View Gallery ... Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a semi-pe...
Olfaction
...ates, and, by analogy, sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. For air-breathing animals, the... olfaction n. The sense of smell. The
act or process of smelling. ... Olfaction registers chemical information in organisms ranging from insects to ... Shape theory of olfaction The S...
Nodes
...A Lymph node is an organ consisting of many types of cells, and is a part of the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and
act as filters or traps for foreign particles. They contain white blood cells.... ... in question is a distributed system, the nodes are clients, ...
Myosin
...omposed of two ... actin n. A protein found in muscle that together with myosin functions in muscle contraction. [Latin āctus , motion; see
act + –IN Classes of myosin & basic structure. Motor domain function & structure. Bipolar assemblies of myosin II. Regulation. Roles &...
Mutation
...ism. Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division, by exposure to ultraviolet or... mutation n. The
act or process of being altered or changed. ... Mutation is a phenomenon significant to many aspects of life on Earth and is one ... This type of mu...
Monoclonal Antibody
...es is harvested from the mouse. ... Monoclonal Antibody Production. A Report of the. Committee on Methods of ... Monoclonal Antibodies , to
act on behalf of the Institute for Laboratory Animal ... CHI's PEGS: The PROTEIN ENGINEERING SUMMITis a weeklong series of meetings ... Monoclonal a...
Monoclonal
...t there is some method to distinguish... Monoclonal Antibody Production. A Report of the. Committee on Methods of ... Monoclonal Antibodies, to
act on behalf of the Institute for Laboratory Animal ... CHI's PEGS: The PROTEIN ENGINEERING SUMMITis a weeklong series of meetings dedicated to prote...
Monoclonal antibodies
...nted by ... ... Methods of Producing Monoclonal Antibodies ... METHODS OF PRODUCING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ... Monoclonal Antibodies , to
act on behalf of the Institute for ... An example of how monoclonal antibodies are derived is described below. ... Monoclonal antibodies attack...