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• Auxotrophy
  ...icrobiology]] and [[Genetics]] to describe the inability of an organism to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth. ...growth medium. The opposite of an auxotroph is a [[prototroph]], which can synthesize all the nutrients it needs for growth.
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• Auxotroph
  ...[Microbiology]] and [[Genetics]] to describe an organism that is unable to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth. The term is derived An '''Auxotroph''' is an organism that lacks the ability to synthesize a particular organic compound that is necessary for its growth and survival
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• Organotroph
  ...de both [[autotrophs]] and [[heterotrophs]], depending on whether they can synthesize their own organic compounds or must obtain them from the environment. ...hs: [[autotrophs]] and [[heterotrophs]]. Autotrophs are organisms that can synthesize their own organic compounds using energy from sunlight or inorganic chemica
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• Essential amino acid
  Essential amino acids are those that the body cannot synthesize on its own and must be obtained from dietary sources. There are nine essent * [[Non-essential amino acids]]: Amino acids that the body can synthesize on its own.
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• Polysome
  ...ssenger RNA) with several [[ribosomes]] that travel along the mRNA as they synthesize [[protein]]s. ...slation (biology)]]: The process in which ribosomes in the cytoplasm or ER synthesize proteins after the process of transcription of DNA to RNA in the cell's nuc
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• Diosgenin
  * [[Progesterone]]: A type of hormone that Diosgenin is used to synthesize. * [[Cortisone]]: Another type of hormone that Diosgenin is used to synthesize.
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• Protein synthesis
  ...ing translation, the mRNA works with a ribosome and tRNA (transfer RNA) to synthesize proteins. ...lar machines that synthesize proteins in cells. They bind mRNA and tRNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins.
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• Photoassimilate
  ...the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of [[chlorophyll]] pigments. ...The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll pigments.
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• Chemoautotroph
  ...and ammonia. This is in contrast to [[heterotrophs]], which are unable to synthesize their own food and instead rely on consuming other organisms or organic mol
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• Anoxygenic photosynthesis
  In [[Anoxygenic photosynthesis]], bacteria use light energy to synthesize organic compounds but do not produce oxygen as a byproduct. Instead, these ...The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the release of oxygen.
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• Heterotrophic
  ...a term used in the field of [[biology]] to describe organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on organic substances for nutrition. The term is de * '''[[Autotroph]]''': An organism that can synthesize its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy.
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• Albert Hofmann
  ...c acid diethylamide]] (LSD). Hofmann was also the first person to isolate, synthesize, and name the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds [[psilocybin]] and [ ...ant [[squill]] and the fungus [[ergot]] as part of a program to purify and synthesize active constituents for use as pharmaceuticals.
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• Essential
  ...y. For example, [[Essential Nutrients]] are nutrients that the body cannot synthesize on its own and must be obtained from the diet. Similarly, [[Essential Amino ...ty acids that humans must ingest for good health because our bodies cannot synthesize them.
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• Epsilonproteobacteria
  ...hoautotrophic, meaning they derive energy from inorganic compounds and can synthesize all necessary organic compounds from CO2. ...]: Describes organisms that derive energy from inorganic compounds and can synthesize all necessary organic compounds from CO2.
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• Systematic review
  ...thods to collect secondary data, critically appraise research studies, and synthesize findings qualitatively or quantitatively. ...w is a high-level [[research method]] that aims to identify, evaluate, and synthesize all the available [[research evidence]] relevant to a particular research q
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• Glossary of biology
  ...indicating the process by which plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. ...the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally inv
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• Ames test
  ...in genes involved in [[histidine]] synthesis. These strains are unable to synthesize the essential amino acid histidine unless a new mutation occurs, allowing t
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• Regulator gene
  ...Gene Expression]]: The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product.
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• Photochemistry
  ...The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the aid of chlorophyll pigments.
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• Chromosome 1
  ...mers in a polypeptide or nucleic acid molecule which a cell (or virus) may synthesize.
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