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The form of RNA in which genetic information transcribed from DNA as a sequence of bases is transferred to a ribosome.
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The study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa.
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A form of active transport in which a cell transports molecules (such as proteins) into the cell by engulfing them in an energy-using process.
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A kind of swallowing cell, which means it functions by literally swallowing up other particles or smaller cells.
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An inner layer of cells in the cortex of a root and of some stems, surrounding a vascular bundle.
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A tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch.
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One of the three primary germ layers in the very early human embryo.
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An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
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One of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine. In DNA, guanine is paired with cytosine.
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The haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism.
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A chemically defined as a substance that is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform.
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A place for animals, people and plants and non-living things
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A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans.
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Of or pertaining to the throat.
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An unstable subatomic particle. Among all known unstable subatomic particles, only the neutron (lasting around 15 minutes) and some atomic nuclei have a longer decay lifetime.
