Search Results for: vector
Mean vector
Definition noun A single cardiac vector that represents the average of all instantaneous vectors at a given... Read More
Shuttle vector
Definition noun A vector that can replicate in more than one host organisms or two different cell types (e.g. a prokaryotic... Read More
Expression vector
Definition noun, plural: expression vectors A plasmid containing the required regulatory sequences specifically used for the... Read More
Secretion vector
Definition noun A vector in which the protein product is expressed and eventually secreted by the cell. Supplement See... Read More
Binary vector
Definition noun Cloning vector that can propagate in both Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens for use in... Read More
Cloning vector
Definition noun A piece of DNA where foreign DNA fragment is inserted through recombinant DNA technology. Supplement Cloning... Read More
Indirect life cycle
Definition noun A type of parasitic life cycle wherein the parasite is transmitted indirectly from one host to the next,... Read More
Incubation period
Incubation Period Definition The incubation period is the time duration between exposure to the pathogen and the appearance... Read More
Susceptible
Resistance, vulnerability, sensitivity, tolerance, and susceptibility are some highly important terminologies across the... Read More
Reservoir host
Reservoir Host Definition A reservoir host is a host that harbors the pathogen and serves as a source of the infective... Read More
Intermediate host
Intermediate Host Definition When looking at the relationships amongst different biological members of our biosphere, we... Read More
Communicable disease
Definition noun, plural: communicable diseases A type of disease that is contagious since the agent of the disease may be... Read More
Expression system
Expression system (Science: molecular biology) combination of an expression vector, its cloned dna, and the host for the... Read More
Contagious disease
Definition noun A disease in which the pathogen is transmissible from one host to another. Supplement A contagious disease... Read More
Exflagellation
Exflagellation The extrusion of rapidly waving flagellum-like microgametes from microgametocytes; in the case of human... Read More
Transmissible disease
Definition noun A contagious disease wherein the pathogen is transmissible from one host to another. Supplement A... Read More
Mechanical equilibrium
Definition noun A state of a physical system at rest or in unaccelerated motion, and where the sum of all forces and torque... Read More
Wuchereria bancrofti
Definition A species of the family Onchocercidae that infects the lymphatic system and causes lymphatic... Read More
Yellow fever virus
Definition noun, plural: yellow fever viruses A Flavivirus species containing positive-sense, single-stranded RNA with about... Read More
Fugitive swelling
Fugitive swelling --> loiasis a parasitic infection caused by the nematode loa loa. The vector in the transmission of... Read More
Selectable marker
selectable marker (Science: molecular biology) A gene whose expression allows one to identify cells that have been... Read More
Troglotrema salmincola
Troglotrema salmincola --> Nanophyetus salmincola A digenetic fish-borne fluke (family Nanophyetidae) of dogs and other... Read More
Elephantiasis
Definition noun, plural: elephantiases A disease of the skin characterized by being thick, rough, hard, and fissured, like... Read More
Parasitism
Organisms depend on different sources of food to survive. Larger organisms like plants make their own food (autotrophs) and... Read More
Expression library
Expression library (Science: molecular biology) a library of dna fragments which was created with an expression vector so... Read More
Amplifier host
Amplifier host a host in which infectious agents multiply rapidly to high levels, providing an important source of infection... Read More
Direct life cycle
Direct life cycle (Science: epidemiology) a life cycle in which a parasite is transmitted directly from one host to the next... Read More
Transfection
Definition noun (molecular biology) The process of deliberate introduction of nucleic acids into a recipient eukaryotic... Read More
Escherichia coli
Definition A Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped species belonging to the family... Read More
