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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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antimicrobial agent

Biology; Biotechnology

Any chemical or biological agent that harms the growth of micro-organisms.

antiserum

Biology; Biotechnology

The fluid portion of the blood of an animal (after coagulation of the blood), containing antibodies.

apical cell

Biology; Biotechnology

A meristematic initial in the apical meristem of shoots or roots of plants. As this cell divides, new tissues are formed.

Abiotic stress

Biology; Biotechnology

Outside (nonliving) factors which can cause harmful effects to plants, such as soil conditions, drought, extreme temperatures.

Adaptive radiation

Biology; Biotechnology

The evolution of new species or sub- species to fill unoccupied ecological niches.

Agarose gel electrophoresis

Biology; Biotechnology

A matrix composed of a highly purified form of agar that is used to separate larger DNA and RNA molecules ranging 20,000 nucleotides.

Alternative mRNA splicing

Biology; Biotechnology

The inclusion or exclusion of different exons to form different mRNA transcripts.