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polyphenism

Biology; Biochemistry

The occurrence of several phenotypes in a population which are not due to different genetic types. Maybe caused by environmental influences.

auricle

Biology; Biochemistry

The outer portion of the ear. It is made out of cartilage and its function is to channel sound waves into the ear tube.

bark

Biology; Biochemistry

The outermost covering of trees and some plants. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or fiber.

5' to 3' phosphate linkage

Biology; Biochemistry

The oxygen-phosphorus-oxygen linkage that connects the 5' carbon of Deoxy ribose or ribose to the 3' carbon of the adjacent sugar molecule in a nucleic acid.

cytoplasm

Biology; Biochemistry

The part of a cell inside the plasma membrane and outside the nucleus, comprising membrane-bound organelles, cytoskeleton, ribosomes and cytosol.

amino acyl site

Biology; Biochemistry

The part of a ribosome that binds one amino acyl-tRNA where it will accept the peptidyl group held at the peptide site in the form of its tRNA ester.

constant region

Biology; Biochemistry

The part of the amino acid sequence of any one immunoglobulin that is the same for all immunoglobulins of its class.

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