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internal control region
Biology; Biochemistry
A regulatory site of a gene that interrupts a structural gene.
overdominance
Biology; Biochemistry
A relationship in which the phenotypic expression of the heterozygote is greater than that of either homozygote.
stem cell (blast cell)
Biology; Biochemistry
A relatively undifferentiated cell that can develop into a more specialized cell.
fibroblast
Biology; Biochemistry
A relatively undifferentiated collagen-secreting cell of connective tissue.
aliquot
Biology; Biochemistry
A representative sample of a fixed proportion. Thus 50l from a 25ml solution represents 1/500 of the total.
rare-cutter
Biology; Biochemistry
A restriction nuclease that is specific for nucleotide sequences that occur infrequently in the genome.
