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• a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Example sentence • Humans typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
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• a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Example sentence • The dictyosome is responsible for packaging and distributing proteins in the cell.
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• an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
Example sentence • The liposome encapsulated the medication, allowing it to be targeted to a specific area of the body.
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• an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
Example sentence • The lysosome is responsible for breaking down waste materials in the cell.
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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 function of a ribosome is to synthesize proteins.
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• flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
Example sentence • The schistosome lifecycle involves both freshwater snails and humans.
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• A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue
Example sentence • Mutations in genes encoding desmosome proteins can lead to inherited skin diseases.
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Example sentence • The karyosome is an organelle found in the nucleus of a cell.
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• The chromosome whose homologous counterpart is missing in monosomy.
Example sentence • A monosome is a cell or an organism with only one set of chromosomes.
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• A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
Example sentence • The phagosome is a specialized compartment within a cell that forms after the ingestion of particles by phagocytosis.
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Example sentence • The kinetosome is involved in the movement of cilia and flagella.
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Example sentence • The synaptosome is a subcellular fraction that contains synaptic vesicles.
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Example sentence • The cytosome is the cell entrance of a phagocyte.
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Example sentence • The gonosome is a specialized reproductive organ in the starfish.
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Example sentence • The hydrosome is a colony of individual microscopic organisms.
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Example sentence • The urosome is a distinct body region found in many crustaceans.
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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 • I can't wait to go home and relax after work.
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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 • I will come to your house later today.
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Example sentence • Many ant-dispersed plants produce seeds with an elaiosome .
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• a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler
Example sentence • The proteosome is responsible for degrading unwanted proteins in the cell.
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• (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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• relatively many but unspecified in number
Example sentence • I need some money for the bus fare.
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• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The stadium has a retractable dome .
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• a complex of concurrent things
Example sentence • Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and distinctive physical features.
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• enter or assume a certain state or condition
Example sentence • I want to become a doctor when I grow up.
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• (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
Example sentence • Humans typically have two sex chromosomes, either XX for females or XY for males.
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• giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
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• the state of being welcome
Example sentence • The warm welcome made me feel at home.
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• the sex chromosome that is carried by men
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• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
Example sentence • I love the shiny chrome finish on my new car.
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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 • The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs.
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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 • I have a small gnome figurine in my garden.
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• clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Example sentence • I need to buy a metronome for my piano practice.
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• a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
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• a (usually) large and scholarly book
Example sentence • I found an old tome in the library.
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• a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Example sentence • She used a comb to style her hair.
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• a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
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• become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example sentence • The waves crashed against the rocks, creating white foam .
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• a toilet that is available to the public
Example sentence • I need to find the nearest restroom .
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• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example sentence • The tourists decided to roam around the ancient ruins.
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• the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Example sentence • His monthly income is $5000.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The outcome of the game was a tie.
8 3 verb v Example sentence • He managed to overcome his fear of heights and successfully climbed the mountain.
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• causing difficulty or annoyance
Example sentence • He always causes troublesome situations.
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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 • The acrosome is a cap-like structure that covers the head of a sperm cell.
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• small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Example sentence • The centrosome is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells.
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• a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
Example sentence • The microsome is a small organelle found in cells.
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• a large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber
Example sentence • The sarcosome is a rod-shaped structure found within the mitochondrion in some eukaryotic cells.
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Example sentence • The mesosome structure is found in some bacteria.
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• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Example sentence • He landed his private jet at the small local aerodrome .
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