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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the 'primary structure' of proteins.
Industry:Natural environment
The study of the factors which determine frequencies and distributions of infectious diseases among non-human animals .
Industry:Natural environment
A branching tree-like diagram used to represent phylogenetic paths of evolution.
Industry:Natural environment
A document used by an organization to align its organization and budget structure with organizational priorities, missions, and objectives. A strategic plan should include a mission statement, a description of the agency's long-term goals and objectives, and strategies or means the agency plans to use to achieve these general goals and objectives.
Industry:Natural environment
A liquid colloidal dispersion; a cytoplasmic phase (the other phase is a gel).
Industry:Natural environment
A polymer of adenylic acid that is sometimes attached to eukaryotic mrna (messenger RNA) and stabilizes the molecule before transport from the nucleus into the cytoplasm.
Industry:Natural environment
A specialized polyp found in colonial soft corals, such as sea pens and sea pansies, which functions as as intake for water, which circulates within the colony and helps keep it upright.
Industry:Natural environment
An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude.
Industry:Natural environment
The ratio of reef surface contour to linear distance. As part of a monitoring program employing a chain transect protocol, the spatial index provides a way to quantify changes in the topographical complexity of the reef.
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