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A terminal section of a chromosome, separated from the main body of the chromosome by a narrow constriction.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/s.htm
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A defective virus requiring a helper virus to provide functions necessary for replication. It may code for its own coat protein or various other products. (10)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_S.htm
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A smaller object that orbits a larger one, such as the moon orbiting the Earth. More than 8,500 human-made satellites orbit the Earth. Among other things, they are used to forecast weather. The pictures and data (many on this website) have thousands of exciting applications.
Ãâó: www.ecohealth101.org/glossary.html
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An object that moves around Earth or some other object rather than falling onto it.
Ãâó: www.mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/science/gloss...
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| satellite |
small object, natural or artificial, that orbits a larger object.
Ãâó: school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/solarsystem/...
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