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Unit 3 Roots Flashcards

1
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acetyl

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the name of a chemical group

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acid

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a property of some chemicals

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adip/o

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fat

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aero

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air

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alcoh/ol

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the name of a chemical group (alcohols end in ol)

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alkali

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a property of some chemicals

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allele

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one form of a gene

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apex

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tip, the highest point

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astro

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star

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bios

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life

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base

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bottom, lowest point

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blast/o

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a rapidly dividing cell

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body

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large molecule

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bol

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throw (forward move)

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carbo

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carbon, an element found in all living things

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cell

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the unit of life, a mixture of chemicals and organelles bounded by a membrane

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centri
centrio

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center

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chondrion

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grain

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chrom/at/o

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color

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cilia

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eyelash

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code

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eyelash

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coll

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glue

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column

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a shape higher than it is wide

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25
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crine

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secretion, release from cells or from the body

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cub/e

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a shape of equal height and width

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dendr/o

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tree

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diffus

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pouring out

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29
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dominant

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showing a quality if there is only one copy (of a gene)

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30
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dynam

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power, energy

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31
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elast/ic

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capable of being stretched and snaps back into place when released

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32
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electr/o

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related to electricity

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ergon

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energy

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34
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erythr/o

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the color red

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35
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ester

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the name of a chemical group

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36
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expressed

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being shown

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37
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fibro

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fiber

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filament

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a thread

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fruct

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fruit

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gamete

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a cell needed for reproduction

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41
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gen/o
genet

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birth (dealing with inheritance)

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42
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gland

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gland

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glia

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glue

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glob

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glob, wad (shape of protein)

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45
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gluco, glyco

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sweet, sugar, name of a group that makes a chemical sweet

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46
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glycerine

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a sweet, sticky chemical

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goblet

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goblet, chalice, a drinking vessel which holds a large amount of liquid

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guano

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bat poop

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hist/o

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tissue

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50
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hydra
hydro

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water

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51
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immuno

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body defenses against micro-organisms and other invaders

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52
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insula

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island

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53
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ion

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particle which carries an electrical charge

54
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kalium

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latin name for potassium

55
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kary/o

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the cell nucleus (greek=nut)

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keto

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the name of a chemical group

57
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kin/e

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movement, also used to describe the addition of a phosphate chemical group

58
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lact

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milk

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lamina

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thin plate, sheet, layer

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lariat

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a loop

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layer

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layer

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leuk/o

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the color white

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ligand

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a molecule that attaches to a receptor

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lymph/o

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vessels that drain fluid from around the cells

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lyse
lyso

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breakdown

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lyte

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product of a breakdown

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lyze

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process of breaking down

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magnet

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substance which attracts other magnetic substances

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malt

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grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried

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mei

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less

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mer
mere

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a part

72
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mito

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thread

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mole

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word describing a unit in chemistry

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natr(ium)

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latin word for the element sodium

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natur/e

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the state something was born in

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neo

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new

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neutral

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having no electrical charge

78
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nucleus
nucle
nucleo
nucleot

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the center of an atom or the center of a cell

79
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organ

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instrument

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osmos

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pushing, thrusting

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oxi
oxy

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shortened form of the element oxygen

82
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parallel

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side by side

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path

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feeling, suffering

84
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pen (dere)

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hang

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pept (ido)

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protein

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per

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large amount of

87
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phage
phago

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eat

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phase

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stage, appearance

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pheno

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shine, appearance

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phil

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love

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phob

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fear

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phospho/r

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the element phosphorus and related chemical groupings

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phot

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light

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pino

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drink

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plasm

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something molded, plastic or dough

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ploid

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fold, numbered

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pol/e

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one end of a round object, as in north pole and south pole

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port

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to carry, a door

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prim

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first

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prosta(te)

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gland in male that surrounds the urethra

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prot/e/o

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first, original, class of molecules that are essential for life

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ptosis

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drooping

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receptor

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a protein on the surface of a cell that turns on a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell

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recess

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showing a quality if there are two copies (of a gene)

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ret(e)

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net, network

106
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ribose

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the name of a

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script

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writing

108
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secre

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set apart, release

109
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sol(ut)

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dissolve

110
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soma/t/o
some

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body

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son

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sound

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squam

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a shape wider than it is high

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ster

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solid, a chemical that is solid at room temperature

114
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stratum

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layer

115
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sucr

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sugar

116
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surf(ace)

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outside part

117
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test(is)

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male testicle

118
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thel(e)

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nipple

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therm/o

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temperature

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thromb/o

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clot

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thym(us)

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an organ of the upper chest

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ton

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firmness (tissues or muscle)

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top (os)

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place

124
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translation

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carry across

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trop

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turning towards

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tub(e)

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pipe

127
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type

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kind

128
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valence

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strength

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vesic

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bladder

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villus

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hair

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zyme

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yeast; ferment

Med Term (21 decks)

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