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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The force per unit area exerted by the weight of water. Each 33 feet of sea water exerts a pressure equivalent to one atmosphere, or 14.7 psi.
Industry:Natural environment
This hypothesis posits that a dynamic relationship exists between symbiotic microorganisms and environmental conditions which brings about the selection of the most advantageous coral holobiont. Changing their microbial partners would allow the corals to adapt to changing environmental conditions more rapidly (days to weeks) than via mutation and selection (many years). An important outcome of the Probiotic Hypothesis would be development of resistance of the coral holobiont to diseases (Reshef et al, 2006. Environmental microbiology 8 (12):2068 - 2073.
Industry:Natural environment
Short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell, in at least 20 varieties. Each variety is capable of combining with a specific amino acid, and attaches the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesised at the ribosome of the cell, according to instructions coded in the mrna.
Industry:Natural environment
A coefficient measuring the rate of extinction, or diminution, with distance of transmitted light in sea water.
Industry:Natural environment
A gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed.
Industry:Natural environment
A microorganism that lives at extreme levels of ph, temperature, pressure or salinity.
Industry:Natural environment
An organism which carries or transmits a pathogen; a vehicle that transfers genetic material into a host cell or organism. Typically, vectors are of two types: viral- or DNA-based. DNA vectors are automously replicating, circular macromolecules that can be easily manipulated to carry genetic information and are transferred into cells by standard laboratory techniques. These vectors include plasmids, cosmids, and yeast artificial chromosomes (yacs). Recombinant viruses that have been bioengineered to be harmless can also carry new genetic information for transfer into cells, or into an entire host organism (an example of gene therapy) .
Industry:Natural environment
An organism that obtains energy from the oxidation of organic compounds and cellular carbon from preformed organic compounds.
Industry:Natural environment
In cephalopods, one of two chitinous mandibles (jaws) used primarily to cut prey tissues during feeding.
Industry:Natural environment
That portion of the ocean where light is insufficient for plants to carry on photosynthesis.
Industry:Natural environment
