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Synonyms: Coated pit
Coated pits are concavities in the cell membrane rich in specific proteins and lipids. They play an important role in signal transduction and endocytosis.
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**Excitotoxicity** describes a process by which nerve cells die after excessive stimulation. The accumulation of neurotransmitters in synapses is made responsible. Neurotransmitters such as glutamate can become toxic. As with …
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Synonyms: L1 Retrotransposon
The sequence of a typical L1 Retrotransposon [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/U09116.1|downloaded from NCBI]]. {{{ LOCUS HSU09116 6539 bp DNA linear PRI 26-OCT-2005 DEFINITION Human retrotransposable L1 element LRE2 from chromosome 1q. ACCESSION U09116 …
Tags: Cell DNA Genetics
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Peto observed that the risk of cancer increases with the time of exposure to a cancerogene and the number of cells exposed < [>. <]> Although one would expect …
Tags: Cell Multicellularity Paradox System
Categories: Biology
Synonyms: Cell Membrane
The **plasma membrane** in Eukaryotes separates the cell's cytoplasm from the surrounding extracellular environment. The plasma membrane is a lipid bilayer, a double sheet of phospholipids. < ![]() > Phospholipid are …
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Categories: Biochemistry
Synonyms: Transposable Elements; Mobile DNA; Selfish DNA; Junk DNA; Jumping Genes
== Definition == **Transposons** are DNA fragments that are capable of moving from one place to an other of a cells genome. == Frequency == The frequency of transposable elements …
Tags: Cell DNA EvoDevo Evolution Genetics
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