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homozygote
Biology; Marine biology
With respect to a given genetic locus, a diploid individual carrying two identical alleles.
keystone predator
Biology; Marine biology
The dominant predator that has a major influence on community structure. For example, sea otters are a keystone predator in kelp beds. Sea otters eat urchins that feed on kelp which house a huge ...
estuary
Biology; Marine biology
A semienclosed body of water that has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater is diluted measurably with freshwater that is derived from land drainage.
mangrove forest
Biology; Marine biology
A shoreline ecosystem dominated by mangrove trees, with associated mud flats.
founder principle
Biology; Marine biology
A small colonizing population is genetically unrepresentative of the source of population.
coral polyp
Biology; Marine biology
A small individual coral animal with a tube-shaped body and a mouth surrounded by tentacles.
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