by Kenneth Lyngaas | Feb 19, 2020
The pesticide is a term used to describe the human-made chemical used in agriculture to management control of the pest. The suffix “-cide” literally means “kill”, therefore, pesticide refers to a chemical substance that kills pests, insects, microbes and pathogens. And weeds has been developed; pesticides not replaced.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Jun 11, 2018
The epigenome is the overall epigenetic state of a particular cell. In the developing embryo, each cell type has a different epigenome.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Nov 20, 2017
Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter that has a vital role in cognitive function, voluntary movement, reward, motivation, and prolactin production.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Jul 3, 2017
Proteins are large molecules consisting of chains of amino acids, which are essential components of the structure and function of all organisms.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Jun 29, 2017
The genetic code is a term used to describe the sequences of the genome. More specifically, the system whereby specific amino acids represented in the form of three sequential DNA bases.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Jun 18, 2017
The genome is a term used in the entire complement of genetic information; all the DNA in a cell (some organisms encode their genome in RNA).
by Kenneth Lyngaas | May 10, 2017
Gene is a term used to describe in the most straightforward cases, a segment of DNA that specifies the structure of a protein or an RNA molecule. Each gene contains instructions on producing or controlling a specific protein.
by Kenneth Lyngaas | Apr 26, 2017
The chromosome is a term used on a package of several distinct strands of DNA often found in the genome.