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splicedverbTo unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
intronsnouna remix album by the American rock band LCD Soundsystem, released in March 2006 through DFA as a digital download.
mrnanoun(countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA.
messenger rnanoun(biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.
euchromatinnoun(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
heterochromatinnoun(cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive
codonsnoun(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
endonucleasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to produce variously sized fragments.
kilobasenouna length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand
cdnanounInitialism of complementary DNA. [(genetics) DNA produced from a single-stranded RNA template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase.]
chromosomenoun(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
nucleotidesnoun(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.
locinounAlternative form of locie (“locomotive”). [(slang) A steam locomotive.]
centrosomenoun(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
polynucleotidenoun(biochemistry) A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples include DNA and RNA
transmembranenoun(cytology) a transmembrane protein, or the transmembrane portion of a protein
dimersnoun(chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge.
glycoproteinsnoun(biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
tetramernoun(chemistry) An oligomer having four subunits.
blastomeresnoun(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.

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