| nonconjugative plasmid | A plasmid that cannot effect conjugation and self-transfer to another bacterium (bacterial strain); transfer depends upon mediation of another (and conjugative) plasmid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supercoiled plasmid | <molecular biology> The predominant in vivo form of plasmids, in which the plasmid is coiled around histone-like proteins. Supporting proteins are stripped away during extraction from the bacterial cell, causing the plasmid molecule to supercoil around itself in vitro. (19 Jan 1998) |
| infectious plasmid | Self-transmissible plasmid, a plasmid which encodes all the functions needed for its own intercellular transmission by conjugation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Ti plasmid | <molecular biology> Plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, transferred to higher plant cells in crown gall disease, carrying the T DNA that is incorporated into the plant cell genome. Used as a vector to introduce foreign DNA into plant cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| transmissible plasmid | Self-transmissible plasmid, a plasmid which encodes all the functions needed for its own intercellular transmission by conjugation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| killer plasmid | <molecular biology> These plasmids are found in some strains of Kluyveromyces marxianus where the cells contain multiple cytoplasmic copies of dsDNA plasmids. Such cells secrete a glycoprotein toxin. The plasmids and the killer function can be transferred to yeast. (18 Nov 1997) |
| F plasmid | The prototype conjugative plasmid associated with conjugation in the K-12 strain of Escherichia coli. Synonym: F agent, F-factor, F genote, F-genote, fertility agent, fertility factor, sex factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical crown | The portion of a tooth covered with enamel. Synonym: corona dentis, anatomical crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial crown | A fixed restoration of the major part of the entire coronal part of a natural tooth; usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bell-shaped crown | A crown of a tooth with an exaggerated occlusogingival contour; human deciduous molars typify the bell-shaped crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiate crown | A fan-shaped fibre mass on the white matter of the cerebral cortex, composed of the widely radiating fibres of the internal capsule; a single layer of columnar cells derived from the cumulus oophorus, which anchor on the pellucid zone of the oocyte in a secondary follicle. Synonym: radiate crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary crown | The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together. Synonym: ciliary crown, ciliary wreath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clinical crown | That part of the crown of a tooth visible in the oral cavity. Synonym: corona clinica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crown | The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crown angulation | <dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped forward or backward to correct the angle of the crown. (08 Jan 1998) |