Vocabulary
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petiole wing (leaf)
yakuza coat of arms
gene product
Drosophila (genus of fruit flies)
somatic hypermutation; SHM
hypermutation
affinity maturation
spontaneous mutation
mutagen
genotoxicity; genetic toxicity
Ames test
genetic recombination
sister chromatid exchange
unequal crossing over
homologous recombination
retrotransposon
negative selection; purifying selection
disruptive selection
choanoflagellate
Choanoflagellatea (class of flagellate eukaryotes closely related to animals)
Choanozoa (phylum of protists closer to animals than to fungi)
Protista (protist kingdom)
Fungi; fungus kingdom
bikont; eukaryotic cell with two flagella
Basidiomycota (phylum containing mushrooms, puffballs, etc.)
Ascomycota (phylum comprising the sac fungi)
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
Giraffidae (family containing the giraffe and the okapi)
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Suidae (pig family)
giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard
straw hat
blue-glazed roof tile
hard hat; safety helmet
triangular hairpin
economic ripple effect
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)