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One of the U.S. agencies responsible for regulation of biotechnology. The major law under which the agency has regulatory powers is the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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. An organism, or a tissue whose cells contain eight haploid sets of chromosomes.
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The generic term for a group of female sex hormones which control the development of sexual characteristics and control oestrus. AlteRNA tive spelling: estrogen.
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(adj.) See: oestrus.
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The cycle of reproductive activity shown by most sexually mature non-pregnant female mammals. AlteRNA tive spelling: estrous.
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In female mammals, the period of sexual excitement and acceptance of the male. Synonyms: rut, heat. AlteRNA tive spelling: estrus (adj.: estrous).
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Young plant produced at the base of a mature plant.
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New individuals resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction. Synonym: progeny.
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Replicated DNA fragments formed on the lagging strand in DNA synthesis from a double-stranded template. The fragments are subsequently joined together by DNA ligase. See: primosome.
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Abbreviation for oligonucleotide ligation assay.
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A molecule formed by the covalent joining of a small (undefined) number of monomers . See: polymer.
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A nucleotide oligomer. Often synthesized for use as primers for in vitro DNA synthesis. See: polymerase chain reaction.
A DNA polymer composed of only a few nucleotides. (See Nucleotide.)
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(Abbreviation: OLA). A diagnostic technique for determining the presence or absence of a single nucleotide polymorphism within a sequence, often indicating whether the gene is wild type (normal) or mutant (usually defective).
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Carbohydrate consisting of several linked monosaccharide units.
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A mouse that has been genetically modified to incorporate an oncogene, which acts as an animal model for studies of human cancer.
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