Biology

Biology

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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population genetics

Biology; Genome

The study of variation in genes among a group of individuals..

gamete

Biology; Genome

Mature male or female reproductive cell (sperm or ovum) with a haploid set of chromosomes (23 for humans)..

apoptosis

Biology; Genome

Programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells. See also: cell.

positional cloning

Biology; Genome

A technique used to identify genes, usually those that are associated with diseases, based on their location on a chromosome..

gel electrophoresis

Biology; Genome

See: electrophoresis.

arrayed library

Biology; Genome

Individual primary recombinant clones (hosted in phage, cosmid, YAC, or other vector) that are placed in two-dimensional arrays in microtiter dishes. Each primary clone can be ...