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| Something in spiral form. |
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| An iron-containing protein found in red blood cells that reversibly binds ozygen. It functions in the transport of oxygen. |
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| The transmission of triats from ancestor to descendant. |
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| Having two different alleles for a given gene. |
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| HDL: High Density Lipoprotein |
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| A cholesterol-carrying particle in the blood, made up of cholesterol and other lipids surrounded by a single layer of phospholipids in which proteins are embedded. An HDL particle carries less cholesterol than a related lipoprotein, LDL, and may be correlated with a decreased risk of blood vessel blockage. |
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| The branch of anatomy that deals with the minute detail of animal and plant tissues discernable with the microscope. |
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| A small protein with a high proportion of a positively charged amino acids that binds to the negatively charged DNA and plays a key role in its chromatin structure. |
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| The steady-state physiological condition of the body. |
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| Having two identical alleles for a given gene. |
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| A product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin. |
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| Cell on or in which smaller organisms or viruses live, feed, and reproduce. |
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| A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydroen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent atom in another molecule. |
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| A functional group consisting of a hydrogen atom joined to an o |
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