| Gap2 phase | The period in the cell cycle when synthesis of DNA is completed but before mitosis begins. Synonym: Gap2 phase, premitotic phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gape | 1. The act of gaping; a yawn. 2. <ornithology, zoology> The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gaper | 1. One who gapes. 2. <zoology> A European fish. See 4th Comber. A large edible clam (Schizothaerus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; called also gaper clam. An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gapes | A disease of young chickens, turkeys, and other birds caused by the gapeworm, Syngamus trachea, which localises in the trachea and causes gasping and choking; infection is either direct, by ingestion of infective eggs, or indirect, by ingestion of transport hosts such as land snails, slugs, or earthworms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gapeworm | <zoology> The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |