| silicosis |
a respiratory disease caused by inhalation of dust containing the mineral silica
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_s.asp
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| silicon |
non-metallic element found in minerals and rocks that make up 1/4 of the earth's crust.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/5579/glossary/glossary.html
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| silver |
a soft white metallic element that takes a high polish and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other material.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/6275/Glossary.html
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| silencer |
A cis-acting RNA sequence in an exon (ESS) or intron (ISS) on which a complex, often containing heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins, assembles to repress the use of a splice site.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n5/glossary/nrm1645_...
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| silent mutation |
A mutation in a codon that does not cause a change in the amino acid sequence of the translation product.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~S.html
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