Search Results for: coat
Genetic effects on coat colour in cattle: dilution of eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments in an F2-Backcross Charolais × Holstein population
Genetic effects on coat colour in cattle: dilution of eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments in an F2-Backcross Charolais ×... Read More
Humans Are Reason For Why Domestic Animals Have Such Strange And Varied Coat Colors
January 2009 — You notice it in your everyday life, the bewildering diversity in coat colour among our pigs, dogs and... Read More
Protein coat
Definition noun (virology) A coat of proteins surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus Supplement The protein coat is made up... Read More
Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family
Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact.... Read More
Coat protein
Definition noun Any of the proteins that make up the capsid of a virus Supplement Related term(s):protein... Read More
Scientists seek to unwrap the sweet mystery of the sugar coat on bacteria
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a quick and simple way to investigate the sugar coating... Read More
Codominance
Codominance Definition Codominance is a form of inheritance wherein the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully... Read More
Coating improves electrical stimulation therapy used for Parkinson’s, depression, chronic pain
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting... Read More
Coated vesicles
Coated vesicles vesicles formed when cell-membrane coated pits (coated pits, cell-membrane) invaginate and pinch off. The... Read More
Stanford researchers sniff out gene that gives dogs black fur
STANFORD, Calif. - A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different... Read More
Study discovers secret of Scottish sheep evolution
Researchers from the University of Sheffield, as part of an international team, have discovered the secret of why dark sheep... Read More
Better Solar Cells? Method Safely Deposits Novel Metal Oxide Thin Films On Substrates
University at Buffalo chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterized by... Read More
Elaioplast
Definition noun, plural: elaioplasts (botany) A leucoplast that stores oil Supplement Plastids are organelles involved in... Read More
Methods of Breaking Seed Dormancy
Definition of Seed Dormancy: Non – germination of seeds due to absence of suitable conditions is termed as dormancy.... Read More
Integument
Definition noun (1) (anatomy) The outer protective covering of (the body of) an organism, such as cuticle, fur, shell, rind,... Read More
Endocytosis
Endocytosis Definition What is endocytosis in biology? Endocytosis is a cellular process by which a cell internalizes any... Read More
Univalent antibody
univalent antibody An incomplete form of antibody that may coat antigen, but which according to the lattice theory does not... Read More
New field-deployable biosensor detects avian influenza virus in minutes instead of days
Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection... Read More
Incomplete antibody
Incomplete antibody --> univalent antibody An incomplete form of antibody that may coat antigen, but which according to... Read More
Fruits, Flowers, and Seeds – Quiz
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Sclerotome
Definition noun, plural: sclerotomes (embryology) The somite that gives rise to the development of vertebrae and... Read More
SsRNA-RT virus
Definition noun, plural: ssRNA-RT viruses Single-stranded RNA virus with a positive sense, single stranded RNA genome but... Read More
Satellite viruses
satellite viruses defective viruses which can multiply only by association with a helper virus which complements the... Read More
sloth bear
Sloth Bear Definition The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is a small bear species characterized by having a long lower lip... Read More