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the conversion of pyruvate to lactate with no release of carbon dioxide. |
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| a discontinuously synthesized DNA strand that elongates in a direction away from the replication fork. |
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| law of independent assortment |
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| Mendel's second law, stating that each pair of alleles segregates independently during gamete formation; applies when genes for two characters are located on different pairs of homologous chromosomes. |
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| Mendel's first law, stating that each allele in a pair separates into a different gamete during gamete formation. |
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| the new continuous complementary DNA strand synthesized along the template strand in the mandatory 5'(3' direction. [whatever that random parenthesis means] |
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| a molecule that binds specifically to a receptor site of another molecule. |
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| a protein pore in the plasma membrane that opens or closes in response to a chemical signal allowing or blocking the flow of specific ions. |
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| ligand-gated ion channel receptor |
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| a signal receptor protein in a cell membrane that can act as a channel for the passage of a specific ion across the membrane. When activated by a signal molecule, the receptor either allows or blocks passage of the ion resulting in a change in ion concentation that usually affects cell functioning. |
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| an optical instrument with lenses that refact (bend) visible light to magnigy images of specimens. |
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| the steps in photosynthesis that occur on the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast and that convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH, evolving oxygen in the process. |
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| genes located close enough together on a chromosome to be usually inherited together. |
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| one of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water. |
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| a protein bonded to a lipid; includes the low-density lipoproteins and high-density lipoproteins that transport fats and cholesterol in blood. |
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| a membrane-enclosed sac of hydrolytic enzymes found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. |
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