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Meaning of global warming (noun)
form: no plural

gradual warming of the atmosphere perhaps due to the 'greenhouse effect'

Example
Increasing carbon dioxide in the air may have contributed to global warming.

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Meaning of head (noun)
form plural: heads

the part of the body that sits on top of the neck

Example
The head contains the brain and important sense organs, for example the eyes.

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Meaning of glycogen (noun)
form: no plural

the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues

Example
Glycogen is stored in liver and muscle in man.

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Meaning of quaternary structure (noun)
form plural: quaternary structures

the final shape of an active protein molecule made up of two or more polypeptide chains

Example
Hemoglobin has a quaternary structure.

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Meaning of commensal (noun)
form plural: commensals

an organism that exists in symbiotic relationship to its host

Example
A commensal organism is beneficial to its host, e.g. gut bacteria which manufacture vitamin K within the body.

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Meaning of antibody (noun)
form plural: antibodies

protein made by white blood cells, in response to a particular antigen attack, in order to make the antigen harmless

Example
Antibody reaction is the basis of immunity, allergy, tissue and organ rejection.

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Meaning of assortative mating (noun)
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nonrandom mating in which individuals engage in mating having more traits incommon than in random mating

Example
Assortative mating refers to nonrandom, but selected mating according to criteria such as phenotype and proximity.

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Meaning of trauma (noun)
form plural: traumata

a physical injury or accident inflicting pain

Example
RTAs are a major cause of trauma.

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Meaning of meiosis (noun)
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cellular division that produces reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes

Example
Meiosis is vital so that when the male and female gametes meet the number of chromosomes of the offspring remains the same as that of the parents.

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Meaning of glycerol (noun)
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one of the building blocks of fats; an alcohol with three carbons and three hydroxyl groups

Example
Fat is broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
Fats contain glycerol and fatty acids.

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