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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Male parthenogenesis, i.e., the development of a haploid embryo from a male nucleus. The maternal nucleus is eliminated or inactivated subsequent to fertilization of the ovum, and the haploid individual (referred to as androgenetic) contains the genome of the male gamete only in its cells.
Industry:Natural environment
Radiation that carries enough energy to excite an atom or molecule, but not enough energy to remove an electron from the atom or molecule. This type of radiation does not cause damage to cells and tissues; examples include radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, and ordinary light.
Industry:Natural environment
The area of a barrier reef or atoll from the reef crest. It includes spurs, grooves, terraces, reef walls, etc.
Industry:Natural environment
The label (or designation) of a particular species in the binomial system of nomenclature . For example, "palmata" is the specific epithet of the elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata .
Industry:Natural environment
The reproductive condition in which individuals reproduce several times during their lifetime.
Industry:Natural environment
Two scuba divers sharing air from one second stage regulator.
Industry:Natural environment
A coral boulder or clump of corals formed on a shelf, usually of less than 70 m depth, often in the lagoon of a barrier reef or atoll. It is unattached to a major reef structure.
Industry:Natural environment
A narrow ridge, 1-2 m high, built by waves along the seaward edge of a reef flat. It consists of boulders, shingle, gravel or reef rubble, commonly capped by dune sand.
Industry:Natural environment
A sequence of DNA bases that stops RNA polymerase from synthesizing RNA.
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A taxonomic group that is below an order but above a family.
Industry:Natural environment
