Coral reefs

Coral reefs

Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.

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Coral reefs

Antisense DNA

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The strand of chromosomal DNA that is transcribed; a DNA sequence that is complementary to all or part of an mrna molecule.

Erythrophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A chromatophore which contains reddish pigments found in carotenoids and pteridines.

Bitmap

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A format for storing graphics in an uncompressed manner.

Reproductive isolating mechanism

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A mechanism that prevents reproduction from occurring between two populations. Pre-zygotic reproductive isolating mechanisms (which take effect before fertilization) include environmental, temporal, ...

Discrete random variable

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A random variable whose range of possible values is finite or countably infinite .

Lenticel

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves contain spongy tissue connected to the exterior of the root via small pores called lenticels. During low tide, when lenticels are exposed to the atmosphere, ...