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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
An enzyme used to join DNA (DNA ligase) or RNA (RNA ligase) segments together.
Industry:Natural environment
Any species of brightly coloured reef-dwelling bony fishes in the family Acanthuridae which have laterally compressed bodies and possess one or more sharp erectile spines near the base of the tail; also called "tangs" and "doctorfish" .
Industry:Natural environment
Fan-shaped, paired posterior abdominal appendage in certain crustaceans, e.g., lobsters or shrimp, that are used for swimming.
Industry:Natural environment
In statistics, the value of a test statistic at or beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected.
Industry:Natural environment
On ascending from a dive, a safety stop is a specified time spent by a scuba diver at a specific depth, for nitrogen off-gassing. While not mandatory during a no-decompression dive, it is a sound safety practice. A safety stop may be 3-5 minutes at 10-15 ft below the surface.
Industry:Natural environment
The concept that one gene in DNA codes for a sequence of amino acids in a specific polypeptide.
Industry:Natural environment
A diffuse, two-dimensional plexus of interconnected bipolar or multipolar neurons with no central control organ; found in cnidarians.
Industry:Natural environment
The spread of genes of one species to another species through hybridization. The hybrids are able to breed back into one of the parental populations. This allows the reintroduction of alleles that may have been lost during the speciation process.
Industry:Natural environment
Wreckage or discarded material, e.g. Garbage, found floating on the surface of the ocean or washed up on the beach.
Industry:Natural environment
A dense layer of algae, usually filamentous, which blankets the bottom in a shallow water environment. An algal mat can also be a ‘mat’ of microscopic species, usually diatoms, covering soft bottoms, or a mat of floating algae.
Industry:Natural environment
