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• a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Example sentence • The dictyosomes in plant cells play a crucial role in protein synthesis.
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• Any animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore
Example sentence • The majority of animal species, including insects, mollusks, and arthropods, are protostomes .
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Example sentence • The transfer of melanosomes from melanocytes to neighboring keratinocytes results in pigmentation.
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Example sentence • The presence of Y gonosomes indicates a male organism.
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Example sentence • The urosomes of crustaceans are formed by the fusion of abdominal segments.
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• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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• move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example sentence • He comes to school every day.
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• an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
Example sentence • The function of lysosomes is to break down waste materials.
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• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Example sentence • Scientists are studying the human and mouse genomes to understand the similarities and differences between the two species.
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• (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Example sentence • Different cytochromes have different absorption spectra due to variations in their structures.
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• DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Example sentence • The transfer of episomes between bacteria can contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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• any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens
Example sentence • The scientist labeled the cells with multiple fluorochromes to study their behavior.
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• painting done in a range of tones of a single color
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• having or appearing to have only one color
Example sentence • She prefers to wear monochromes because they are easy to match.
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Example sentence • Scientists are studying the function and composition of oxysomes .
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• A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
Example sentence • The phagosomes in macrophages help to eliminate pathogens.
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Example sentence • The activity of phytochromes is influenced by light conditions.
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• a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
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• having or exhibiting many colors
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• color with many colors; make polychrome
Example sentence • The art museum displayed a collection of polychromes from the Renaissance period.
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• A medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation.
Example sentence • A set of osteotomes of various sizes and shapes were laid out on the surgical tray.
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• a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
Example sentence • Damaged acrosomes can lead to fertility problems.
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Example sentence • One of the most famous antinomes is the concept of free will versus determinism.
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• a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
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• any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
Example sentence • Humans typically have 22 pairs of autosomes .
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Example sentence • Fossilized biostromes provide valuable insights into past marine ecosystems.
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• any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Example sentence • The field was filled with various bromes .
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• small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Example sentence • The centrosomes in the cell play a crucial role in cell division.
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• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Example sentence • He loves collecting vintage chromes .
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Example sentence • The fluid-filled coelomes in organisms help in the movement and protection of internal organs.
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• primitive aquatic vertebrate
Example sentence • Lampreys and hagfish are types of cyclostomes .
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• a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
Example sentence • Doctors use dermatomes to diagnose nerve damage.
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• A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue
Example sentence • The presence of desmosomes strengthens the structural integrity of tissues.
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Example sentence • The presence of distomes in the fish's gills can cause respiratory problems.
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• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The domes of the cathedral were visible from afar.
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• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Example sentence • My garden is filled with colorful gnomes .
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• a stadium for horse shows or horse races
Example sentence • Many cities in ancient Greece had their own hippodromes .
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• used of your own ground
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• where you live at a particular time
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• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
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• provide with, or send to, a home
Example sentence • Many people dream of owning their own homes .
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Example sentence • Under a microscope, you can observe the karyosomes within the cell.
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• a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
Example sentence • The concept of loxodromes is often used in navigation.
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Example sentence • Some studies suggest that mesosomes are artifacts created during the preparation of cells for electron microscopy.
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• clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Example sentence • I have two metronomes on my piano to help with my timing.
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• scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
Example sentence • The microtomes available in the lab were outdated and needed to be replaced.
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• The chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy.
Example sentence • Recent studies have shown that monosomes play a critical role in translation regulation.
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• a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
Example sentence • There are many interesting palindromes in different languages.
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Example sentence • The phyllomes of this tree are very large and broad.
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• a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Example sentence • Apples and pears are both types of pomes .
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• a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
Example sentence • The radomes on the spacecraft protect the sensitive instruments from the harsh conditions of space.
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• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Example sentence • The rhizomes of certain plants, such as ginger and turmeric, are widely used in cooking.
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Example sentence • The scientist examined the rhytidomes of various tree species.
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• an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell
Example sentence • The ribosomes in our cells play a crucial role in the production of proteins.
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