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  Word Descriptions frameshift mutation, ovaries, electron shell, tympanic cavity, pupil, exoskeleton, tympanum, glass, myelin sheath, scurvy


   
Description of frameshift mutation (noun: no plural)
mutation in a DNA chain happening when the number of nucleotides is not three



   
Description of ovaries (noun: only plural)
female gonads producing eggs and releasing the hormones estrogen and progesterone



   
Description of electron shell (noun: plural: electron shells)
outer covering represented by a circle around the nucleus that contains electrons of comparative energies



   
Description of tympanic cavity (noun: plural: tympanic cavities)
the middle ear



   
Description of pupil (noun: plural: pupils)
opening in the iris allowing light to pass through to the retina



   
Description of exoskeleton (noun: no plural)
an external skeleton that provides protection and muscle attachment for locomotion



   
Description of tympanum (noun: plural: tympana)
the middle ear (tympanic cavity) and the eardrum (tympanic membrane)



   
Description of glass (noun: plural: glasses)
ceramic material made from heating silica and oxides in a furnace and then cooling and setting it



   
Description of myelin sheath (noun: no plural)
this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon



   
Description of scurvy (noun: no plural)
disease caused by vitamin C deficiency



  Determinations of the words frameshift mutation, ovaries, electron shell, tympanic cavity, pupil, exoskeleton, tympanum, glass, myelin sheath, scurvy

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