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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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heterozygote

Biology; Genome

See: heterozygosity.

highly conserved sequence

Biology; Genome

DNA sequence that is very similar across several different types of organisms. See also: gene, mutation.

high-throughput sequencing

Biology; Genome

A fast method of determining the order of bases in DNA. See also: sequencing.

homeobox

Biology; Genome

A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually identical in all the genes that contain it. Homeoboxes have been found in many organisms from fruit flies to human ...

homolog

Biology; Genome

A member of a chromosome pair in diploid organisms or a gene that has the same origin and functions in two or more species..

homologous chromosome

Biology; Genome

Chromosome containing the same linear gene sequences as another, each derived from one parent..

homologous recombination

Biology; Genome

Swapping of DNA fragments between paired chromosomes..