General agriculture

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chromosome pairing

Agriculture; General agriculture

The alignment of chromosomes at homologous sequences during cell division.

health claims

Agriculture; General agriculture

Any claim made on the label or in labeling of a food that expressly or by implication characterizes the relationship of any substance (e.g., a specific food or component of food) to a disease or ...

anthrax

Agriculture; General agriculture

An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous ...

antiserum

Agriculture; General agriculture

Serum that contains antibodies. It is obtained from an animal that has been immunized either by antigen injection or infection with microorganisms containing the antigen.

anthelmintics

Agriculture; General agriculture

Agents destructive to parasitic worms. They are used therapeutically in the treatment of infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class, in humans and animal.

A common form of arteriosclerosis characterized by deposits of plaques (atheromas) containing lipids, carbohydrates, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue, and calcium deposits. These plaques are ...

swayback

Agriculture; General agriculture

Congenital locomotor ataxia of lambs, goats and other ruminants, thought to be associated with copper deficiency. Symptoms are progressive incoordination of the hind limbs The disease is ...