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gene

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n.基因
a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
a dominant/recessive gene
顯性 / 隱性基因

gradient

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n.[物]梯度,陡度; (溫度、氣壓等)變化率,梯度變化麯綫; <英>(道路的)傾斜度,坡度
the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent : inclination
a hill with a gradient of 1 in 4 (or 25%)
傾斜度為1:4(或25%)的小山

hunchback

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n.駝背,駝背者
a person with a humpback
Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in protuberance of the upper back ; hunchback.
脊柱後凸,駝背脊椎不正常地嚮後彎麯, 導緻背部上方凸齣;駝背.

dorsal

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adj.背的; 脊的; 背部的; 背麵的
an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
a shark's dorsal fin
鯊魚的背鰭

posterior

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adj.(時間上)較晚的; 在後的; 後麵的; 尾部的n.身體後部,臀部
later in time : subsequent
...the posterior leg muscles.
腿部後側的肌肉

signal

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n.信號; 紅綠燈v.發信號; 示意adj.重大的
sign, indication
a danger/warning/distress etc. signal
危險、警告、求救等信號

anterior

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adj.位於前部的; 先前的; 早期的; (邏輯上)在前的
situated before or toward the front
The anterior part of a fish contains the head and gills.
魚的前部包括頭和鰓.

locate

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v.找到,探明,確定…的位置; 放置,設立,建立; 創辦於
to establish oneself or one's business : settle
The mechanic located the fault immediately.
機修工立即找到瞭齣故障的地方。

enhancer

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n.增強器; 增強劑
one that enhances
flavour enhancers
增味劑

activate

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v.使運作; 使起作用; 激活
to make active or more active: such as
The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
這防盜警報器一動就會響。

pattern

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n.模式; 範例; 圖案; 模型; 樣品v.構成圖案; 使形成
a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar
changing patterns of behaviour
行為變化模式

express

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v.錶達,錶示; 不言自明; 擠齣; 快遞adj.明確的; 特快的; 用快遞寄送的adv.用快遞寄齣某物n.特快列車; 長途汽車; 快遞服務
to represent in words : state
As soon as I receive payment I will express the book to you.
我一收到款就把書用快遞給你寄去。

nuclei

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n.核,核心,原子核(nucleus的復數形); (原子)核( nucleus的名詞復數 ); 中心,核心
the small bright body in the head of a comet
Much of what we know about nuclei comes through scattering experiments.
我們現在對原子核的許多認識來自散射實驗.

sequence

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n.[數]數列,序列; 順序; 連續; 片斷插麯vt.使按順序排列,安排順序; [生化]確定…的順序,確定…的化學結構序列
a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (such as Easter)
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
他描述瞭搶劫案發生前的一係列有關情況。

segment

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n.部分,段落; 環節; [計算機](字符等的)分段; [動物學]節片v.分割;劃分
a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: such as
She cleaned a small segment of the painting.
她擦乾淨瞭這幅畫的一小部分。

differential

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adj.差彆的; 特意的; [數]微分的; [機,物]差動的n.[數]微分; 差彆; 工資級差; [機]差動器
of, relating to, or constituting a difference : distinguishing
wage/pay/income differentials
工資 / 收入差異

localize

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vt.使局部化; 使具地方色彩
to make local : orient locally
animals' ability to localize sounds
動物確定聲音發自某地點的能力

ventral

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adj.腹的,腹部的,腹側的
of or relating to the belly : abdominal
a fish's ventral fin
魚的腹鰭

embryos

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n.晶胚; <生>胚,胚胎( embryo的名詞復數 )
an animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs and organ systems; especially : the developing human individual from the time of implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception
Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes.
進化論能夠解釋為什麼人類的胚胎看起來象除去瞭內髒的魚一樣.

actin

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n.肌動蛋白
a cellular protein found especially in microfilaments (such as those comprising myofibrils) and active in muscular contraction, cellular movement, and maintenance of cell shape
F - actin was labled and examined using fluorescence microscope.
標記F-actin,熒光顯微鏡下觀察.

repressor

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n.抑壓者,鎮壓者
one that represses; especially : a protein that is determined by a regulatory gene, binds to a genetic operator, and inhibits the initiation of transcription of messenger RNA
The repressor is essentially a negative control mechanism.
阻遏物基本上是一種負控製機製.

homeotic

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adj.同源的。
relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part
The flower meristem identity genes can activate the homeotic genes to some extent.
花分生組織決定基因促進花序分生組織産生花分生組織並進一步分化産生花器官原基,但産生何種花器官則是由同源異型基因所控製的.

tissue

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n.(動植物的)組織; 薄紙; 麵巾紙
a piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
muscle/brain/nerve, etc. tissue
肌肉、大腦、神經等組織

repress

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v.抑製; 鎮壓; 壓抑
to check by or as if by pressure : curb
to repress a smile
忍住不笑

stripe

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n.條紋; 種類; 軍士軍階; 犯人穿的橫條囚衣
a stroke or blow with a rod or lash
a zebra's black and white stripes
斑馬的黑白條紋

abdominal

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adj.腹部的; [魚]有腹鰭的n.腹肌(常用作復數)
of, relating to, or involving the abdomen
abdominal pains
腹痛

notch

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n.(V字形的)槽口; 刻痕; <美>峽榖; 等級vt.砍,切; 在…上作刻痕、開槽口; 作刻痕計算; 得分
a V-shaped indentation
The quality of the food here has dropped a notch recently.
這裏的飯菜質量最近下降瞭一級。

crustacean

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n.甲殼綱動物(如蟹、龍蝦)
any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
Every crustacean has a layer of shell, which is also called the carapace.
甲殼動物體外都有一層幾丁質外殼, 稱為甲殼.

localization

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n.地方化,局限,定位; 定域; 局部化
to make local : orient locally
Particles have the property of definite localization in space and definite boundaries.
粒子的性質是在空間有確定的位置,有清楚的邊界.

wing

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n.(機)翼,翅膀; 側廳,邊廂; (汽車)擋泥闆; (尤指政治組織的)派; 邊鋒; 飛行資格v.飛(行); 趕往
one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly; also : such an appendage (as of an ostrich) even though rudimentary or modified so no longer having the power of flight
The swan flapped its wings noisily.
天鵝大聲地拍打著翅膀。

microtubule

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n.微管
any of the minute tubules in eukaryotic cytoplasm that are composed of the protein tubulin and form an important component of the cytoskeleton, mitotic spindle, cilia, and flagella
It may be a sufficient but not necessary condition for microtubule organization.
對於微管組來說,它也許是更好的,但不是必需的條件.

thoracic

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adj.胸的
of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax
The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.
腹主動脈一般比胸主動脈小.

distribute

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v.分發; 配銷; 分配; 分散; 撒,播
to divide among several or many : apportion
The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.
這個機構嚮地震災民分發瞭食品。

bind

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v.使緊密聯係,結閤; 約束; 捆綁; 裝訂n.窘境; 令人不快的事物
to make secure by tying
Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind.
加個蛋黃使混閤料凝結在一起。

activator

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n.催化劑,觸媒劑
to make active or more active: such as
In a separate archive is the official localization and universal activator.
在單獨的存檔是正式的本地化和普遍激活.

neurogenic

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adj.起源於神經組織的,神經性的
forming, originating in, or controlled by nervous tissue
Objective To analyse the MRI findings of peripheral neurogenic tumors.
目的分析外周性神經源性腫瘤的MRI錶現.

bam

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exclamation(錶示突然的重擊聲或槍聲)嘭,砰,乓exclamation(錶示突然)驀地
a sudden loud noise —often used interjectionally to indicate a sudden impact or occurrence
She pointed the gun at him and—bam!
她把槍對著他,然後就是乓的一聲。

mat

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n.席子,墊子; (體育運動用的)厚墊子; 襯邊; 團,簇
a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please.
請在墊子上擦擦腳再進來。

genome

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n.基因組,染色體組
one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain; broadly : the genetic material of an organism
the human genome
人體基因組

depend

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v.取決於; 依賴
to be determined, based, or contingent
Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.
起薪為26 000至30 500英鎊不等,依個人經驗而定。

secrete

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vt.[生]分泌; 隱匿,隱藏; 私下侵吞
to form and give off (a secretion)
Insulin is secreted by the pancreas.
胰島素是胰腺分泌的。

fertilization

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n.施肥; 受精,受精過程,受精行為[現象]; 受孕; 受胎
an act or process of making fertile: such as
Certain varieties cannot be fertilised with their own pollen.
某些物種隻能異花授粉。

oocyte

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n.卵母細胞
an egg before maturation : a female gametocyte
The oocyte is effectively a tetraploid cell.
卵母細胞是有效的四信體細胞.

ectoderm

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n.外胚層
the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (such as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)
The outer layer of a blastula that gives rise to the ectoderm after gastrulation.
外胚層囊胚的外層,在原腸胚形成之後生後外胚層組織.

rhomboid

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n.偏菱形,長斜方形
a parallelogram with no right angles and with adjacent sides of unequal length
Demonstration of rhomboid protogranules by electron microscopy is diagnostic.
電鏡下可見瘤細胞胞漿有明顯的球旁細胞的菱形顆粒.

insect

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n.昆蟲
any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (such as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings
insect species
昆蟲種類

limb

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n.肢,翼; 大樹枝; 分支; 枝乾
one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs
an artificial limb
假肢

thorax

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n.<解>胸,(昆蟲的)胸部
the part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen; also : thoracic cavity
The most common complications were cardiopulmonary insufficiency, lung infection, atelectasis pain and anastomose fistula in thorax.
常見的並發癥有心律失常 、 肺部感染 、 肺不張、疼痛、胸腔內吻閤口瘻等.

contain

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v.裝有; 包含; 遏製; 控製; 剋製
to keep within limits: such as
This drink doesn't contain any alcohol.
這種飲料不含任何酒精。

vertebrate

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n.脊椎動物adj.有脊椎的,脊椎動物的
any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
Both groups share two attributes normally associated with vertebrates.
兩組都具有通常脊椎動物纔具備的兩個特徵。

regulate

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v.控製; 調節; 管理
to govern or direct according to rule
The activities of credit companies are regulated by law.
信貸公司的業務受法律的製約。

neanderthal

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adj.(尤指男性)極端守舊的,粗魯的,未開化的; (歐洲生活在3.5萬年至7萬年之前的)尼安德特人的n.(指男性)原始人,野蠻人,凶猛粗魯的人
a hominid (Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago
Neanderthal man was able to kill woolly mammoths and bears.
尼安德特人能夠捕殺渾身覆毛的猛獁象和熊。

developmental

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adj.發展的; 成長的,形成的; 開發中的
of, relating to, or being development; broadly : experimental
The product is still at a developmental stage.
這種産品仍處於研製階段。

ip

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abbr.ice point 冰點; illegal possession 非法占有; intersection point 交點; in passing 順便
intellectual property
Every connection that you make to the network is stamped with your IP address.
你每次連接到網絡都會留下你的IP地址。

localized

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adj.局限性的; 地區的v.使局部化( localize的過去式); 使具地方色彩
to make local : orient locally
Few officers thought that a German-Czech war could be localized.
沒幾個軍官認為德捷之戰可被控製為局部戰爭。

receptor

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n.[生]感受器,受體; [電]感受器,接收器; [化]接受器; 感覺器官
receiver: such as
...the information receptors in our brain.
我們大腦裏的信息感受器

lateral

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adj.側麵的; 橫嚮的; [語]邊音的n.側部的東西; 邊音
of or relating to the side
the lateral branches of a tree
樹的側枝

mesoderm

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n.中胚葉
the middle of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of many bodily tissues and structures (such as bone, muscle, connective tissue, and dermis); broadly : tissue derived from this germ layer
Method: Apply evolution and embryology to set mesoderm theory of chinese channel.
運用進化和胚胎學方法建立中國經絡的中胚層理論,探討經絡的實質.

factor

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n.因素; 因子; 倍數; 係數v.把…因素包括進去
one who acts or transacts business for another: such as
economic factors
經濟因素

neuron

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n.神經元; 神經細胞
a grayish or reddish granular cell that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses and having cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons which conduct impulses to and away from the cell body : nerve cell
Information is transferred along each neuron by means of an electrical impulse.
信息在電脈衝作用下經神經元傳遞。

filament

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n.[印,紡]長絲,單縴維; [電]燈絲,絲極,遊絲; 細絲,絲狀體; [植](雄蕊的)花絲
a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage : such as
glass/metal filaments
玻璃 / 金屬絲

restrict

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vt.限製,限定; 約束,束縛
to confine within bounds : restrain
Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.
在城裏車速不得超過每小時30英裏。

squirt

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vt.噴射,噴濕; 注射vi.噴齣n.噴,細的噴流; 注射器; 傲慢無禮的年輕人; 噴氣式飛機
to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
The snake can squirt poison from a distance of a metre.
這種蛇能把毒液噴射到一米處遠。

neural

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adj.神經的; 背的,背側的
of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
neural processes
神經係統的作用

granule

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n.小顆粒,小硬粒
a small particle; especially : one of numerous particles forming a larger unit
instant coffee granules
速溶咖啡顆粒

establish

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v.創建; 建立(尤指正式關係); 證實; 使被接受
to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
我們需要查實槍擊發生時她在何處。

associate

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v.聯想,聯係; 使與(某個組織、事業或觀點)有關係; 公開支持; 與…交往n.同事,夥伴; 閤夥人adj.(錶示頭銜)副的,準的; 有關聯的
to join as a partner, friend, or companion
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
一聞到烘烤食物的味道我就想起瞭童年。

neighbor

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n.<美>鄰居,鄰國adj.鄰近的,鄰接的vi.友好; 毗鄰而居vt.鄰接
one living or located near another
And he said unto him, "Who is my neighbor?"
他於是對他說道:“誰是我鄰居?”

embryo

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n.<生>胚,胚胎; 胚芽; 初期
an animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs and organ systems; especially : the developing human individual from the time of implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception
human embryos
人的胚胎

bud

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n.芽,苞,花蕾; 老兄v.發芽,萌芽
a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot
the first buds appearing in spring
春天的初芽

tubulin

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n.微管蛋白
a globular protein that polymerizes to form microtubules
The protein out of which microtubules are made is called tubulin.
構成微管的蛋白質叫做微管蛋白.

plasm

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n.漿; 血漿; 乳漿; 等離子體
plasma
Germ Plasm Resource, Wealth to be Shared by Mankind?
種質資源是人類共享的財富 嗎 ?

embryogenesis

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n.胚胎發生(形成); 胚形成
the formation and development of the embryo
Charcoal prevents browning of tissues and stimulates embryogenesis and rooting.
炭可防止組織變棕色並刺激胚胎發生與生根.

segmentation

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n.分割; 切分; 分段; 分節
the process of dividing into segments; especially : the formation of many cells from a single cell (as in a developing egg)
Dynamic segmentation is a new technique in the analysis , displaying and mapping of lines in GIS.
摘要動態分段是一種新的綫性特徵的動態分析 、 顯示和繪圖技術.

morphology

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n.形態學(尤指動植物形態學或詞語形態學)
a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants
Morpheme is the basic unit in the study of morphology.
詞素是形態學研究的最基本的單位。

nucleus

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n.(原子)核 ; (組織的)核心,中心
the small bright body in the head of a comet
These paintings will form the nucleus of a new collection.
這些畫將構成新的收藏係列的基礎。

mutation

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n.變化; 轉變; 突變; 變異
a significant and basic alteration : change
cells affected by mutation
受到突變影響的細胞

isopod

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n.等腳類的動物adj.等腳類的
any of a large order (Isopoda) of small sessile-eyed aquatic or terrestrial crustaceans with the body composed of seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs
Old World genus of isopod crustaceans.
陸生等足甲殼類舊大陸鼠婦科的一屬.

cod

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n.鱈魚; 鱈魚肉; 袋,包; 陰囊adj.假的;僞的;不真實的
any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: such as
fishing for cod
捕鱈魚

differentiation

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n.區彆,差異化; 〈生物〉分化
the act or process of differentiating
The differentiation between the two product ranges will increase.
這兩個産品係列之間的差彆將會加大。

unfertilized

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adj.未施肥的
not made fertile : not fertilized
Eggs that are scrambled and eaten with toast are typically unfertilized.
我們吃的炒雞蛋一般來說是未受精的雞蛋.

interaction

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n.一起活動; 閤作; 互相影響; 互動; 交流,溝通
mutual or reciprocal action or influence
While the other children interacted and played together, Ted ignored them.
當彆的孩子相互交流、一起玩耍的時候,泰德對他們不予理睬。

determine

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v.查明; 測定; 準確算齣; 決定; 敲定,安排; 下決心
to fix conclusively or authoritatively
They determined to start early.
他們決定早點齣發。

delta

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n.希臘語字母錶第四字母δ; (河流的)三角洲; [數]變量增量
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
the Nile Delta
尼羅河三角洲

neuronal

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n.神經元; 二乙基溴乙酰胺
a grayish or reddish granular cell that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses and having cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons which conduct impulses to and away from the cell body : nerve cell
The shapes of neuronal cell bodies are spherical, ovoid, pyramial, fusiform, stellate or crescentic.
神經元細胞體的形狀有圓形, 卵圓形, 錐形, 梭形, 星形或半月形.

cortex

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n.皮質; 樹皮; 果皮
the outer or superficial part of an organ or bodily structure (such as the kidney, adrenal gland, or cerebellum or a bone); especially : cerebral cortex
the cerebral/renal cortex (= around the brain/)
大腦 / 腎皮層

halter

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n.(馬的)籠頭,繮繩; (女用的在頸和背後係帶的)袒肩露背上裝
a rope or strap for leading or tying an animal
She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
她穿著三角背心和短褲。

butterfly

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n.蝴蝶; 蝶泳; 無常性的人
any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (Papilionoidea) with broad often brightly colored wings and usually another superfamily comprising the skippers
butterflies and moths
蝴蝶和蛾

anemone

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n.銀蓮花; 海葵
any of a large genus (Anemone) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family having lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers without petals but with conspicuous sepals —called also windflower
Carol laughed and swam out of the anemone to avoid getting caught by her husband.
珊珊哈哈大笑,從海葵裏遊瞭齣去,防止被丈夫抓住.

normally

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adv.通常; 正常地
conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern : characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine
I'm not normally allowed to stay out late.
通常情況下,我不能在外很晚不歸。

transform

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v.使改變形態; 使改觀
to change in composition or structure
The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
光化學反應使光變為電脈衝。

pathway

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n.路,道; 途徑,路徑
path, course
Richard was coming up the pathway.
理查德正沿著小路走過來。

determinant

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n.決定物; 決定因素; 行列式; 免疫因子
an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome
The windows and the views beyond them are major determinants of a room's character.
窗戶和窗外的景色是決定一個房間特色的主要因素。

concentration

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n.全神貫注; 濃度; 專注
the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated; especially : direction of attention to a single object
This book requires a great deal of concentration.
這本書需要全神貫注纔能讀懂。

discuss

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v.討論,商量; 闡述
to talk about
Have you discussed the problem with anyone?
你與誰商量過這個問題嗎?