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Vector (biology)

Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, serve ...  > full story

Motor neuron

In vertebrates, motor neurons (also called motoneurons) are efferent neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers to facilitate muscle contraction and with muscle ...  > full story

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 frequencies ...  > full story

Peripheral nervous system

The peripheral nervous system or PNS, is part of the nervous system, and consists of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain ...  > full story

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The Taste Gene

In the first study to link taste genes to behavior in children, researchers looked at how natural variations in a recently discovered taste gene. ...  > full story

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