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McClintock, Barbara
(1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome. Barbara McClintock was born in Hartford…
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- Pus A thick whitish-yellow fluid which results from the accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs), liquified…
- Vision, macular The macula is a special area in the center of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of…
- Host 1. The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter.2. An organism or cell culture in…
- Alpha-synuclein One in a family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous…
- CNR1 Cannabinoid receptor 1
- HBIG Hepatitis B immune globulin, which contains antibodies to hepatitis B virus and offers prompt but short lived…
- IgD Immunoglobulin D, a class of immunoglobulins found as antibodies on the surface of B cells (B lymphocytes)…