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vertebrate

Biology; General

Any animal having a segmented vertebral column; members of the subphylum Vertebrata; include reptiles, fishes, mammals, and birds.

vesicles

Biology; General

Small membrane-bound spaces in most plant and animal cells that transport macromolecules into and out of the cell and carry materials between organelles in the cell.

Finger-like projections of the lining of the small intestine that increase the surface area available for absorption. Also, projections of the chorion that extend into cavities filled with maternal ...

viroids

Biology; General

Infective forms of nucleic acid without a protective coat of protein; unencapsulated single-stranded RNA molecules. Naked RNA, possibly of degenerated virus, that infects plants.