Biology
didelphys
Term: didelphys
Origin: Anc Greek
??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double)
+?/a (=cumulative)
+??????/delphys(=uterus)
literally meaning ? double uterus?
Definition:
Uterine Didelphys is a type of deformity in the female reproductive organs in which two separate uteri are presented instead of one. This paired organ is the result of nonfusion of the Mullers ducts, usually with double cervices and double vaginas and a septum in the upper vagina.
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The Acceptor Stem And Anticodon Are At Ends Of The Tertiary Structure
KEY CONCEPTS:The clover-leaf forms an L-shaped tertiary structure with the acceptor arm at one end and the anticodon arm at the other end. The secondary structure of each tRNA folds into a compact L-shaped tertiary structure in which the 3 end that binds...
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Lyase
Term: lyase Literally meaning: ?enzyme of breaking down?Origin: Anc Greek???/leo =break down, solve, loose, degradate)+-???/-asy(=-ase) enzyme suffix added to the name of the substrate that the enzyme hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase...
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Diplotene
Term: diplotene Literally meaning: ?double bands? Origin: Anc Greek??????/diplos( =duplex) > ??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain) Coined/HistoryIn 1912 by The Belgian cytologist...
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Zygotene
Term: zygoteneLiterally meaning: ?yoked bands?Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, doubled)??????/taenia(=band, ribon)> ?????/tanyo(=strain)Coined/Historyby V Gregoire (1907) DefinitionZygotene is one of the stages of prophase I in which the homologous...
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Heteroduplex
Term: heteroduplexLiterally meaning: dissimilar duplexOrigin: Anc Greek??????/heteros(=different, dissimilar from, the next)??????/diplos( =duplex) > ??-/di-(=prefix meaning twice) > ???/dis(=two, double) Coined/History Definition A DNA double helix...
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