| hoggery | Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness. "Crime and shame And all their hoggery." (Mrs. Browning) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hoggish | Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. Hog"gishly, Hog"gishness, "Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes?" (Shaftesbury) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hogness box | <molecular biology> A consensus sequence found in the promoter region of most genes transcribed by eukaryotic RNA polymerase II. Found about 25 nucleotides before the site of initiation of transcription and has the consensus sequence: 5' TATAAAA 3'. This sequence seems to be important in determining accurately the position at which transcription is initiated. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Hogness, D | <person> U.S. Molecular biologist, *1925. See: Grunstein-Hogness assay, Hogness box. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hognosesnake | <zoology> A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, especially. H. Platyrhynos. Synonym: puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hognut | <botany> The pignut. See Hickory. In England, the Bunium flexuosum, a tuberous plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hogskin | Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hogweed | <botany> A common weed (Ambrosia artemisiaege). See Ambrosia. In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hoiaspidean | <ornithology, zoology> Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds. Origin: Holo- + Gr, shield. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| holandric | <genetics> Refers to genes that are transmitted solely through male descent, in humans, holandric genes are located on the Y chromosome. (09 Oct 1997) |
| holandric gene | A gene located on a Y chromosome. Synonym: holandric gene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holandric inheritance | Inheritance by genes on the y chromosome. Also called holandric inheritance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holandry | <genetics> Inheritance of characters borne on the male chromosome and therefore only expressed in the male. (18 Nov 1997) |
| holarthritic | Relating to holarthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holarthritis | Inflammation of all or a great number of the joints. Origin: G. Holos, entire, + arthron, joint, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |