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Annual

Biology; Biotechnology

Completing a life cycle in one growing season. Tomatoes and sunflowers are annual plants and these plants die at the end of the year.

Active transport

Biology; Biotechnology

An energy depedent process in which certain substances including ions, some drugs are able to cross cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

Agar

Biology; Biotechnology

An extract of certain seaweeds that forms a gel suitable for the solidification of liquid bacteriological culture medium.

Agar

Biology; Biotechnology

An extract of certain seaweeds that forms a gel suitable for the solidification of liquid bacteriological culture medium.

Maximum sustainable yield

Biology; Biotechnology

It is the highest catch that can be taken without overfishig.

Malt

Biology; Biotechnology

A mixture of carbohydrates, produced by the braekdown of starch.

Biochip

Biology; Biotechnology

A term first used with regard to an electronic device that utilises biological molecules as the "framework" for other molecules acting as semiconductors and functioning as an integrated circuit. 1. ...

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