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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The study of organisms that can be seen only with the aid of a microscope.
Industry:Natural environment
A DNA sequence that codes for a specific polypeptide; an alternate name for a gene.
Industry:Natural environment
A linear impression which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell.
Industry:Natural environment
A type of polyploid species resulting from two different species interbreeding and combining their chromosomes.
Industry:Natural environment
An extracellular, protective external body covering, secreted by the epidermis, of some invertebrate animals, usually composed of fibrous material, such as chitin or collagen; the waxy layer of epidermal cells of plant parts, such as leaves, stems, and fruit.
Industry:Natural environment
Anyof about 60 species of bony fishes in the family Platycephalidae.. Crocodilefishes have distinct pits immediately behind the eyes and a concave head margin.Their eyes have iris lappets which help break up the black pupil and improve its camouflage. Cr.
Industry:Natural environment
