Biology

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  1. sexual reproduction
    reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
    As opposed to vertical transfer, in which a parent passes genes to their offspring, horizontal transfer occurs when genes are passed between organisms without sexual reproduction.
  2. genome
    the full DNA sequence of an organism
    In a finding that could fundamentally re-write science's understanding of how some parasite-host relationships work, Harvard researchers have found that, despite being separated by more than 100 million years of evolution, the parasitic "corpse flower" found in southeast Asian rainforests appears to share large parts of its genome with its host vines, members of the grapevine family.
  3. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
    The two plants share parts of their genome, researchers believe, through a process known as "horizontal gene transfer".
  4. parasitic
    relating to an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
    In a finding that could fundamentally re-write science's understanding of how some parasite-host relationships work, Harvard researchers have found that, despite being separated by more than 100 million years of evolution, the parasitic "corpse flower" found in southeast Asian rainforests appears to share large parts of its genome with its host vines, members of the grapevine family.
  5. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
    In a finding that could fundamentally re-write science's understanding of how some parasite-host relationships work, Harvard researchers have found that, despite being separated by more than 100 million years of evolution, the parasitic "corpse flower" found in southeast Asian rainforests appears to share large parts of its genome with its host vines, members of the grapevine family.
  6. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
    As opposed to vertical transfer, in which a parent passes genes to their offspring, horizontal transfer occurs when genes are passed between organisms without sexual reproduction.
  7. reproduction
    the act of making copies
    As opposed to vertical transfer, in which a parent passes genes to their offspring, horizontal transfer occurs when genes are passed between organisms without sexual reproduction.
  8. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
    As opposed to vertical transfer, in which a parent passes genes to their offspring, horizontal transfer occurs when genes are passed between organisms without sexual reproduction.
  9. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
    In a finding that could fundamentally re-write science's understanding of how some parasite-host relationships work, Harvard researchers have found that, despite being separated by more than 100 million years of evolution, the parasitic "corpse flower" found in southeast Asian rainforests appears to share large parts of its genome with its host vines, members of the grapevine family.
Created on Fri Jun 08 08:56:45 EDT 2012

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