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DNA polymerase

Biology; General

In DNA replication, the enzyme that links the complementary nucleotides together to form the newly synthesized strand.

eubacteria

Biology; General

The subunit of the Monera that includes the true bacteria such as E. coli. One of the three major groups of prokaryotes in the Kingdom Monera. The eubacteria have cell walls containing peptidoglycan.

euglenoids

Biology; General

Term applied to a division of protozoans that have one long flagellum, no cell wall, and which may have chloroplasts.

halophiles

Biology; General

A group of archaebacteria that are able to tolerate high salt concentrations.

hormones

Biology; General

Chemical substances that are produced in the endocrine glands and travel in the blood to target organs where they elicit a response.

haploid

Biology; General

Cells that contain only one member of each homologous pair of chromosomes (haploid number = n). At fertilization, two haploid gametes fuse to form a single cell with a diploid number of chromosomes.