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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A band formed yearly on coral by the secretion of caco3; one yearly growth band contains two smaller bands representing winter growth and summer growth.
Industry:Natural environment
A developing embryo has spiral cleavage if, as it undergoes cleavage and changes from a four-cell embryo to an eight-cell embryo, the cells divide at slight angles to one another, so that the none of the four cells in one plane of the eight-cell stage is directly over a cell in the other plane. Spiral cleavage is characteristic of protostomes.
Industry:Natural environment
A perforated platelike structure in most echinoderms that forms the intake for their water vascular systems.
Industry:Natural environment
A small population that is just beginning to reproduce and become established in an area or community .
Industry:Natural environment
A triplet of nucleotide bases (codon) in trna (transfer RNA) that pairs with (is complementary to) a triplet in mrna (messenger RNA). For example, if the codon is UCG, the anticodon is AGC.
Industry:Natural environment
An electronic device that uses organic molecules to form a semiconductor; a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognise thousands of genes at a time; collection of miniaturised test sites (microarrays) arranged on a solid substrate that permits many tests to be performed at the same time in order to achieve higher throughput and speed. A biochip can perform thousands of biological reactions, such as decoding genes, in a few seconds. Biochips can also be used to rapidly detect chemical agents used in biological warfare so that defensive measures can be taken.
Industry:Natural environment
Energy at wavelengths from 400 - 700 nm that is detectable by the human eye.
Industry:Natural environment
In sponges, a tubular structure on the upper surface, upon which the osculum is situated. A fistule is frequently found on species that burrow into mud or excavate coral.
Industry:Natural environment
