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• Leukemia
  Osteoporosis
  Stem Cells
  Bone and Spine
  Lymphoma
  Women's Health
   
  

  Bone marrow

  Bone marrow is the tissue comprising the center of large bones. It is the place where new blood cells are produced. Bone marrow contains two types of stem cells: hemopoietic (which can produce blood ... > more
• Genetics
  Evolutionary Biology
  Life Sciences
  Zoology
  Biochemistry Research
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Allele frequency

  Allele frequency is a measure of the relative frequency of an allele on a genetic locus in a population. Usually it is expressed as a proportion or a percentage. In population genetics, allele ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Menopause
  Women's Health
  Prostate Cancer
  Molecular Biology
  Diabetes
   
  

  Growth hormone

  Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate ... > more
• Biochemistry
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Organic Chemistry
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Protein

  Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together between the carboxyl atom of one amino acid and the amine nitrogen of another. This bond is ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
  Leukemia
  Colon Cancer
   

  Tumor

  Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ... > more
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Fertility
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Fertilisation

  Fertilisation, also spelt fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. In animals, the process involves a sperm ... > more
• Genes
  Human Biology
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
  Evolution
   
  

  Gene

  A gene is a locatable region of genomic sequence, corresponding to a unit of inheritance, which is associated with regulatory regions, transcribed regions and/or other functional sequence regions. ... > more
• Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
  Biotechnology
  Genetics
  Cell Biology
   
  

  DNA

  Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living things. All known cellular life and some viruses contain DNA. The main ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Botany
  Genetics
  Biology
  Biochemistry Research
   
  

  Chloroplast

  Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce ... > more
• Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Developmental Biology
  Cell Biology
  Biology
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Drosophila melanogaster

  Drosophila melanogaster, a dipteran (two-winged) insect, is the species of fruit fly that is commonly used in genetic experiments; it is among the most important model organisms. In modern biological ... > more

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