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• Mating and Breeding
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  Zeedonk

  A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known a zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey or deebra) is an interspecies cross between a zebra and a donkey. The generic name for crosses between ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fibromyalgia
  Biology
  Bone and Spine
   

  Tendon

  A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle and is designed to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ... > more
• Genes
  Human Biology
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
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  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
• Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Arthritis
  Dogs
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  Hip dysplasia

  Hip dysplasia is a hereditary disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and ... > more
• Developmental Biology
  Human Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Parasympathetic nervous system

  The parasympathetic nervous system is one of three divisions of the autonomic nervous system. Sometimes called the rest and digest system, the parasympathetic system conserves energy as it slows the ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
  Human Biology
  Allergy
  Lung Cancer
   

  Heat shock protein

  Heat shock proteins (HSP) are a group of proteins the expression of which is increased when the cells are exposed to elevated ... > more
• Prions
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  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Genes
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Prion

  A prion (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) is a unique type of infectious agent, as it is made only of protein. It is now commonly accepted that prions are responsible for a number of ... > more
• Genetics
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Genes
   

  Protein biosynthesis

  Protein biosynthesis (Synthesis) is the process in which cells build proteins. The term is sometimes used to refer only to protein translation but more often it refers to a multi-step process, ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Brown Rat

  The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... > more
• Gynecology
  Fungus
  Microbiology
  Beer and Wine
  Food and Agriculture
  Genetics
   
  

  Yeast

  Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. Most ... > more

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