Hedgehog Signaling Glossary

A

* A
* a(n)-
* A (aminoacyl) site
* A-factor
* A form DNA
* A-protein
* (A+T)/(G+C) ratio
* ab-
* abaxial
* ABC proteins
* abdomen
* abiotic
* abiotic factors
* abiotic stress
* ablation
* aboral end
* abortion
* abortive transduction
* abscisic acid
* abscission zone
* absolute age
* absolute zero
* absorbance optics
* absorptive endocytosis
* abyssal zone
* abzyme
* Ac/Ds
* acaricide
* accelerated run
* acceptor
* acceptor arm
* acceptor end
* acceptor stem
* accessory pigment
* accommodation
* accuracy
* acellular
* acellular vaccine
* acentric chromosome
* acentric fragment
* acervulus
* acesulfames
* acetaminophen
* acetic acid
* acetyl group
* acetylcholine
* acetylcholine receptor channel
* acetylcholinesterase
* acetylsalicylic acid
* achaete-scute complex
* achene
* acid
* acid-base reaction
* acid phosphatase
* acid rain
* acidic oxide
* acidosis
* acoelomate
* acne
* acrocentric
* acrosomal vesicle
* acrosome
* actin
* action potential
* activation energy
* Activator and Dissociation
* active immunity
* active site
* active transport
* acute
* acyl
* acyl-CoA
* acyl-CoA synthetase
* ad-
* ADA
* adaptation
* adaptive landscape
* adaptive peak
* adaptive radiation
* adaptive surface
* adaptive value
* Additive genetic effects
* additive genetic variance
* additive model
* adenine
* adenosine
* adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA)
* adenosine diphosphate
* adenosine triphosphate
* Adenovirus
* adhesion
* adipocyte
* adipose tissue
* adjacent segragation
* adjacent-1 segregation
* adjacent-2 segregation
* ADP
* adrenal cortex
* adrenal glands
* adrenal medulla
* adrenaline
* adrenergic
* adrenocorticotropic hormone
* adult form
* adult-onset
* adventitious root
* aerobic respiration
* affected
* affected relative pair
* afferent arteriole
* AFLP
* agar
* age structure
* agglutination
* aggregate
* aggregation technique
* aggresome
* agonist
* AIDS-related complex
* Ala
* Alagille Syndrome
* Alanine
* albino
* albumen
* alcoholic fermentation
* aldosterone
* algae
* alkali metal
* alkaline earth metal
* alkaline phosphatase
* alkalosis
* alkanoyl
* alkylating agent
* allantois
* allele
* allele frequency
* allele specific hybridization
* Allele specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR)
* allelic exclusion
* allergy mediator
* allo-
* allogeneic
* allometric growth
* allometry
* allopatric speciation
* allopolyploid
* allosteric (change)
* allosteric protein
* allosteric transition
* allotype
* alloy
* allozygosity
* allozyme
* alpha-fetoprotein
* alpha helix
* alpha-linolenic acid
* alphamethylstyrene (AMS)
* ALS
* altered
* altered specificity
* alternate segregation
* alternation of generations
* alternative splicing
* altruism
* Alu family
* alveolar duct
* alveoli
* Alzheimer’s Disease
* amber codon
* amber suppressor
* ambi-
* Ames test
* amino acid
* amino group
* aminoacyl-tRNA
* aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
* aminoglycosides
* aminotransferase
* ammonia
* amniocentesis
* amniography
* amnion
* amniote
* amniotic fluid
* amniotic membrane
* amoebocyte
* amorph
* AMP
* amphetamine
* amphi-
* amphidiploid
* amphimixis
* amphipathic
* amphoteric
* amplexus
* amplicon
* amplification of DNA
* Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
* ampulla
* ampullae
* amu
* amygdala
* amylase
* amyloid
* Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
* anabolic
* anabolism
* anaerobe
* anaerobic respiration
* anagenesis
* analog
* analogous structure
* analyte
* analytical chemistry
* anaphase
* anaphase I
* anaphase II
* anatomy
* androecium
* androgen receptor
* anemia
* anencephaly
* aneuploid
* aneuploidy
* angel dust
* angiosperm
* Angstrom
* animal breeding
* animal model
* Animalia
* anion
* anlage
* annelid
* annealing
* annotation
* anode
* antagonist
* antagonistic muscles
* anterior horn
* anther
* antheridia
* anthocyanin
* anti-
* anti-inflammatory cytokines
* anti-hypertensive drugs
* anti-tumor drug
* anti-oncogene
* antiarrhythmic
* antiasthmatic
* antibiotic
* antibiotic resistance
* antibody
* antibody assays
* anticipation
* anticoagulant
* anticoding strand
* anticodon
* anticonvulsant
* antidiuretic hormone
* antigen
* antigen binding site
* antigenic determinant
* antigenic switching
* antimicrobial agent
* antimorph
* antioxidant
* antiparallel
* antisense RNA
* antisense strand
* antiterminator protein
* anus
* aorta
* AP-1
* AP endonuclease
* AP site
* apical meristems
* Apogamy
* apolipoprotein
* apomixis
* apoptosis
* appendicular skeleton
* appendix
* application
* aqueous humor
* aqueous solution
* arachidonic acid
* Archaea
* archegonia
* archenteron
* Arg
* Arginine
* Argon
* Arrayed library
* Arrestins
* Arrhenius acid
* Arrhenius base
* arrow diagram
* ARS
* arteriogram
* arteriole
* artery
* arthritis
* arthro
* arthropod
* artifact
* artificial insemination (A.I.)
* artificial selection
* ascending limb
* asci
* ascomycete
* ascospore
* ascus
* -ase
* asexual reproduction
* asexual spore
* Asn
* Asparagine
* Asp
* Aspartic acid
* aspirin
* AS-PCR
* assembly
* assignment test
* assortative mating
* aster
* asthma
* astrocyte
* asymptomatic
* ataxia
* ataxia-telangiectasia
* -ate
* atom
* atomic mass
* atomic mass unit (amu)
* atomic number
* atomic weight
* ATP
* ATP synthase
* atriopore
* atrioventricular node
* atrioventricular valve
* atrium
* atrophy
* attached X
* attenuator
* attenuator stem
* auditory nerve
* autoantibody
* autocatalytic reaction
* autogamy
* autoimmune disease
* autoimmunity
* automixis
* autonomic nervous system
* autonomous replication sequence
* autonomous specification
* autopolyploid
* autoradiography
* autoregulation
* autosomal
* autosomal dominant
* autosomal recessive
* autosomal set
* autosome
* autotroph
* autozygosity
* auxin
* auxotroph
* auxotrophic mutant
* Avogadro's law
* Avogadro's number
* avuncular relationship
* axial skeleton
* axil
* axon
* axoneme

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

* Q
* Q banding
* QTL
* qualitative
* quantitative
* quantitative inheritance
* quantitative trait
* quantitative trait locus (QTL)
* quantitative variation
* quaternary structure
* quiescent

R

S

T

U

V

W

* Wahlund effect
* watt
* WD40 repeat
* weak acid
* weak base
* weak electrolyte
* weight
* well
* western blotting
* wild-type
* Wilm's tumour
* windpipe
* wobble

X

* X:A ratio
* X-and-Y linkage
* X chromosome
* X chromosome inactivaton
* X hyperactivation
* X-inactivation centre (XIC)
* X linkage
* X linked
* X-linked disease
* X-ray crystallography
* xenogeneic transplantation
* Xenograft
* xenoplastic transplantation
* xenotransplant
* xeroderma pigmentosum

Y

* Y chromosome
* Y linkage
* Y linked
* y-junction
* YAC
* yeast artificial chromosome (YAC)
* yolk platelets
* yolk plug
* yolk sac

Z

* Z DNA
* zinc finger
* zona pellucida
* zona reaction
* zoo
* zoologist
* zwitterion
* zygonema (zygotene stage)
* zygote
* zygotene
* zygotic induction
* zygotic selection