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15 Cards in this Set
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Thermoregulation |
the study of how organisms interact with their environment |
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Ectotherms |
The existence of two or more distinct alleles at a given locus in a population's gene pool |
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Endotherms |
pertaining to the living organisms in the environment |
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Expression Vector |
The ability of natural selection to maintain diversity in a population |
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Integumentary System |
A limited gene library using complementary DNA. The library includes only the genes that were transcribed in the cells examined. |
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Yeast artificial Chromosomes (YAC) |
A cloning vector that contains the requisite prokaryotic promoter just upstream of a restriction site where a eukaryotic gene can be inserted. |
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Vasodilation |
the branch of ecology concerned with the morphological, physiological. and behavior ways in the which individual organisms meet the challenges posed by their biotic and abiotic environments |
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Nonshivering Thermogenesis (NST) |
All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction |
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Brown Fat |
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Acclimatization |
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Stress-Induced Proteins |
A technique to introduce recombinant DNA into the cells by applying a brief electrical pulse to a solution containing cells. |
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Heat-Shock Proteins |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction 9 |
Selection whereby individuals of o |
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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Hibernation |
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