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A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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Ampicillin (beta-lactamase)

Biology; Biotechnology

An antibiotic derived from penicillin that prevents bacterial growth by interfering with cell wall synthesis.

Anneal

Biology; Biotechnology

The pairing of complementary DNA or RNA sequences, via hydrogen bonding, to form a double-stranded polynucleotide. Most often used to describe the binding of a short primer or ...

Antibiotic resistance

Biology; Biotechnology

The ability of a microorganism to produce a protein that disables an antibiotic or prevents transport of the antibiotic into the cell.

Antibody

Biology; Biotechnology

An immunoglobulin protein produced by B- lymphocytes of the immune system that binds to a specific antigen molecule. (See monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies.)

abiotic stress

Biology; Biotechnology

The effect of non-living factors which can harm living organisms. These non-living factors include drought, extreme temperatures, pollutants, etc.

abscisic acid

Biology; Biotechnology

A plant growth regulator involved in abscission, dormancy, stomatal opening/closure, and inhibition of seed germination. It also affects the regulation of somatic cell ...

acridine dyes

Biology; Biotechnology

A class of positively charged polycyclic molecules that intercalate into DNA and induce frameshift mutations.