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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A population of plant or animal cells or microorganisms that is grown under controlled conditions.
Industry:Natural environment
A species that is disproportionately important in the maintenance and balance of its community integrity.
Industry:Natural environment
A unit of length equivalent to a micrometer (µm), one-millionth of a meter or 0.00003937 inch.
Industry:Natural environment
An individual having a homozygous gene pair. A diploid or a polyploid with identical alleles at a locus.
Industry:Natural environment
Bacteria whose presence in water is an indicator of pollution and of potentially dangerous contamination.
Industry:Natural environment
Grows flat along the substrate; crust-like.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, a specimen collected at the type locality.
Industry:Natural environment
One of the four nitrogenous bases in DNA that make up the letters ATGC. Adenine is the "A". The others are guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Adenine always pairs with thymine.
Industry:Natural environment
Sharp, biting or acrid sensation, especially in taste or smell.
Industry:Natural environment
The development of similar forms by related but distinct phylogenetic lineages.
Industry:Natural environment