| autotroph |
Organism that is able to utilize carbon dioxide as a carbon source.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/ab.htm
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| autopsy |
Examination of tissues and organs of the body after death.
Ãâó: www.bdid.com/termsa.htm
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| autosomal |
Everyone gets 1 chromozome from their mother and one from their father. The mother's chromozome is always an "X", and the father gives either an "X" (which causes a female child) or a "Y" (which causes a male child). If a disorder is autosomal it is found on both the x and y chromozomes.
Ãâó: www.bdid.com/termsa.htm
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| autotrophic |
Capable of growth independent of outside sources of nutrients or growth factors. (20)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_A.htm
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| autochthonous |
Derived from within a system, such as organic matter in a stream resulting from photosynthesis by aquatic plants.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/MMGI/Chapter3/ch3-3.html
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