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Cell biology
The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.
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Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
Biology; Cell biology
A heritable difference in DNA fragment length and fragment number; passed from generation to generation in a codominant way.
Retina
Biology; Cell biology
The inner, light-sensitive layer of the eye; includes the rods and cones.
Secondary phloem
Biology; Cell biology
Phloem produced by the vascular cambium in a woody plant stem or root.
Secretin
Biology; Cell biology
A hormone produced in the duodenum that stimulates alkaline secretions by the pancreas and inhibits gastric emptying.
Secondary growth
Biology; Cell biology
Cells in a plant that are produced by a cambium. Increase in girth of a plant due to the action of lateral meristems such as the vascular cambium. The main cell produced in secondary growth is ...
Secondary immunity
Biology; Cell biology
Resistance to an antigen the second time it appears. Because of the presence of B and T memory cells produced during the Þrst exposure to the antigen, the second response is faster and more massive ...
Secondary compounds
Biology; Cell biology
Plant products that are not important in metabolism but serve other purposes, such as attracting animals for pollination or killing parasites.
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