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Molecular Pathways and Evolutionary Enigmas
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- 1. Conversion of light energy into chemical energy by plants
- 2. Synthesis of RNA from a DNA template strand
- 4. Chemical inhibition among plants, a competitive ecological strategy
- 7. White blood cell type central to adaptive immunity
- 13. Enzyme that cleaves nucleotides one at a time from an end
- 14. Mammalian trait database named after a big cat genus
- 16. Cell division phase ensuring identical daughter nuclei
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- 3. Molecule that crosses synapses to transmit nerve impulses
- 5. Reticulum involved in protein and lipid synthesis within cells
- 6. Heritable changes above the genome influencing phenotype without DNA sequence alteration
- 8. Cellular process of ingesting solid particles, often pathogens
- 9. Theory explaining origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts
- 10. Proteins produced by B cells identifying specific antigens
- 11. Approximately 24-hour biological rhythm regulating physiology
- 12. Dynamic equilibrium maintaining internal stability in organisms
- 15. Foreign compound not naturally produced or expected in an organism
- 17. Small, circular DNA molecules in bacteria separate from chromosomal DNA
- 18. Cluster of genes controlled by a single promoter in prokaryotes
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