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vector:
In cell biology, an agent (virus or plasmid) used to transmit
genetic material to a cell or organism. (See also cloning
vector.)
vegetal pole:
The end at which most of the yolk is located in an animal egg.
The end opposite the animal pole.
ventral:
Situated toward the belly surface of an animal.
vesicle:
Small, membrane-bounded, spherical organelle in the cytoplasm
of a eucaryotic cell.
virus:
Particle consisting of nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) enclosed in
a protein coat and capable of replicating within a host cell
and spreading from cell to cell. Often the cause of disease.
Vmax:
Maximum rate of an enzymatic reaction when a substrate is present
at saturation levels.
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