20 Terms
Contributors in Genetics
Genetics
Common salt
Biology; Genetics
A ubiquitous sodium salt that is commonly used to season food. It plays an important biological role in maintaining the osmotic tension of blood and tissues.
Transport vesicles
Biology; Genetics
Vesicles that are involved in shuttling cargo from the interior of the cell to the cell surface, from the cell surface to the interior, across the cell or around the cell to various locations.
Ligamentum
Biology; Genetics
Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.
Balanced polymorphism
Biology; Genetics
A situation where more than one allele is maintained in a population in which heterozygote is superior.
Okazaki fragment
Biology; Genetics
The short DNA fragment that is formed during lagging phase of DNA replication is called as Okazaki fragment.
