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Yellowish color of the skin and mucous membranes caused by excessive bilirubin caused by a failure of the liver to effectively process the breakdown of hemoglobin
jaundice
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Yellowish color of the skin and mucous membranes caused by excessive bilirubin caused by a failure of the liver to effectively process the breakdown of hemoglobin
jaundice
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Name a method of acid-fast staining that does not use heat to infuse the primary stain, carbolfuchsin, into acid-fast cells
Kinyoun technique
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Name a method of acid-fast staining that does not use heat to infuse the primary stain, carbolfuchsin, into acid-fast cells
Kinyoun technique
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An interval before exponential growth of a microbial population during which cells adjust to a new environment
lag phase
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An interval before exponential growth of a microbial population during which cells adjust to a new environment
lag phase
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Region of the respiratory tract containing the vocal cords; also referred to as the voice box
larynx
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Region of the respiratory tract containing the vocal cords; also referred to as the voice box
larynx
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A rare form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy endemic to Papua New Guinea
kuru
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A rare form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy endemic to Papua New Guinea
kuru
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A polymer assembled from of individual units, monomers, that bind together like building blocks
macromolecule
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A polymer assembled from of individual units, monomers, that bind together like building blocks
macromolecule
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Lipid-based chemical mediators produced by leukocytes and other tissue cells; promote inflammation and allergic responses
leukotrienes
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Lipid-based chemical mediators produced by leukocytes and other tissue cells; promote inflammation and allergic responses
leukotrienes
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White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
leukocytes
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White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
leukocytes
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Larger nucleus in ciliate protists that have two nuclei; polyploid with a reduced genome of metabolic genes and derived from the micronucleus
macronucleus
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Larger nucleus in ciliate protists that have two nuclei; polyploid with a reduced genome of metabolic genes and derived from the micronucleus
macronucleus
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Repair of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA, making the DNA molecule continuous
ligation
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Repair of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA, making the DNA molecule continuous
ligation
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The power of a microscope (or lens) to produce an image that appears larger than the actual specimen, expressed as a factor of the actual size
magnification
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The power of a microscope (or lens) to produce an image that appears larger than the actual specimen, expressed as a factor of the actual size
magnification
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The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
mast cells
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The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
mast cells
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The shorter identical peptide chains of an antibody molecule (two per antibody monomer), composed of variable and constant region segments
light chains
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The shorter identical peptide chains of an antibody molecule (two per antibody monomer), composed of variable and constant region segments
light chains
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Assembly of viral components to produce a functional virus
maturation
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Assembly of viral components to produce a functional virus
maturation
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Process by which energy from sunlight is absorbed by pigment molecules in photosynthetic membranes and converted into stored chemical energy in the forms of ATP and NADPH
light-dependent reaction
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Process by which energy from sunlight is absorbed by pigment molecules in photosynthetic membranes and converted into stored chemical energy in the forms of ATP and NADPH
light-dependent reaction