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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A red, orange, or yellow pigment belonging to the group of carotenoids; a precursor of vitamin A.
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An organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes. Mitochondria are sometimes described as cellular "power plants" because their primary function is to manufacture adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is used as a major source of cellular energy.
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Characterised by reproducing by the fusion of gametes that differ only in size, as opposed to gametes that are produced by oogamous species. Gametes of oogamous species, such as egg and sperm cells, are highly differentiated.
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In a diploid organism, a chromosome in which both alleles at every locus are identical on both copies.
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In tunicates, the opening through which water enters into the pharyngeal basket. It is also called the incurrent, inhalant, or oral siphon/canal.
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The experimental removal or killing of some part of an organism.
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The process of asexual reproduction in an otherwise multicellular organism.
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The variety of different types of genes or alleles in a species or population.
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Phase in the cell cycle between the completion of cell division and the initiation of DNA synthesis.
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A circular movement of water formed on the side of a main current.
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