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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Organophosphate compounds are a diverse group of chemicals used in both domestic and industrial settings. Examples include insecticides, nerve gases, ophthalmic agents, and antihelmintics. Organophosphate pollution may adversely effect coral health.
Industry:Natural environment
A flat plate that is honeycombed with multiple wells. It is used in DNA sequencing and other laboratory analytical techniques.
Industry:Natural environment
Un proceso de fusión del citoplasma de dos células sexuales o gametos; el primer paso para syngamy (fertilización).
Industry:Natural environment
A statement that seems self-contradictory, yet may nevertheless be true.
Industry:Natural environment
A well-defined set of interacting individuals that compose a proportion of a larger, interbreeding population.
Industry:Natural environment
Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes from another organism.
Industry:Natural environment
The ecosystem upon which endangered and threatened species depend; habitat crucial to the survival of the species.
Industry:Natural environment
El tiempo que tarda la tierra para hacer una órbita alrededor del sol; aproximadamente 365,2422 días.
Industry:Natural environment
The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and <7 is acidic and >7 is basic).
Industry:Natural environment
