Heredity
204. Heredity
See also 15. ANCESTORS ; 44. BIOLOGY ; 147. EVOLUTION ; 307. PARENTS ; 341. RACE .
- abiogenesis
- generation of living organisms from inanimate matter. Also called spontaneous generation .
- anencephaly
- the congenital absence of the brain and spinal cord in a devel-oping fetus.
- biotypology
- the science or study of biotypes, or organisms sharing the same hereditary characteristics —biotypologic, biotypological , adj.
- blastogenesis
- the theory that hereditary characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm. Cf. pangenesis . —blastogenetic , adj.
- cytoplasm
- the entire substance of a cell excluding the nucleus.
- deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- the complex substance that is the main carrier of genetic information for all organisms and a major component of chromosomes.
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid.
- dysgenesis
- lack of or partial fertility, as found in hybrids like the mule, which cannot breed amongst themselves but only with the parent stock. —dysgenetic , adj.
- geneagenesis
- alternation of generations. —geneagenetic , adj.
- genetics
- 1. Biology. the science of heredity, studying resemblances and differences in related organisms and the mechanisms which explain these phenomena.
- 2. the genetic properties and phenomena of an organism. —geneticist , n. —genetic , adj.
- hereditist
- a believer in the theory that heredity, more than environment, determines nature, characteristics, etc.
- homogenesis
- the normal course of generation in which the offspring resembles the parent from generation to generation. —homogenetic , adj,
- Mendelism
- the laws of inheritance through genes, discovered by Gregor J. Mendel. —Mendelian . n., adj.
- pangenesis
- the theory advanced by Darwin, now rejected, that transmission of traits is caused by every cell’s throwing off particles called gemmules, which are the basic units of hereditary transmission. The gemmules were said to have collected in the reproductive cells, thus ensuring that each cell is represented in the germ cells. Cf. blastogenesis . —pangenetic , adj.
- perigenesis
- Haeckel’s theory of generation and reproduction, which assumes that a dynamic growth force is passed on from one generation to the next. —perigenetic , adj.
- prepotency
- the capacity of one parent to impose its hereditary characteristics on offspring by virtue of its possessing a larger number of homozygous, dominant genes than the other parent. —prepotent , adj.
- radiogenetics
- a division of radiobiology that studies the effects of radioactiv-ity upon factors of inheritance in genetics. —radiogenic , adj.
- recombinant DNA
- a DNA molecule in which the genetic material has been artificially broken down so that genes from another organism can be intro-duced and the molecule then recombined, the result being alterations in the genetic characteristics of the original molecule.
- ribonucleic acid (RNA)
- a nucleic acid found in cells that transmits genetic instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid.
- telegony
- the supposed transmission of hereditary characteristics from one sire to offspring subsequently born to other sires by the same female. —telegonic , adj.
- Weismannism
- the theories of development and heredity asserted by August Weismann (1834-1914), esp. that inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ cells, and that acquired characteristics are not hereditary. —Weismannian , n., adj.
- xenogenesis
- 1. abiogenesis; spontaneous generation.
- 2. metagenesis, or alternation of generations.
- 3. production of an offspring entirely different from either of the parents. Also xenogeny . —xenogenic, xenogenetic , adj.
- xenogeny
- xenogenesis.
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Satyr songs.(five poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...mother told me Jesus was a satyr so I wouldn't feel...live with a circumcised satyr from Queens who thinks...rage. Centaurs teach, satyrs are autodidacts. I have...the cracks. Today, Satyrs weep, suffer losses...page, not poetry, a satyr, a freak of nature...
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Population Structure of the Endangered Mitchell's Satyr, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii (French): Implications for Conservation
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...history of the endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly, Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii...with recovery, we examined Mitchell's satyr butterfly population structure using mark...probabilities and recover Mitchell's satyr butterfly. INTRODUCTION Mitchell's satyr...
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Habitat Use by the Federally Endangered Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii) in a Michigan Prairie Fen
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...sedentary nature of the satyrs has serious implications...habitat could enhance satyr populations. To assess...additional information on satyr vagility needs to be...than most other known satyr sites and may not represent...expansive habitat enables the satyrs to fly greater distances...
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Satyr song.(The Poet on the Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...You, Stanley, are a bronze satyr,' and she whacked my erect...They had never told me I was a satyr. My mother's explanation...heard the Roman languages of satyrs and satires, then Greek, Hebrew...or perhaps because I was a satyr. My mother offered me hers...
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Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth Century Literature and Art.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Italica; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Raymond Waddington. Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth...as-prophet portrait, and many variations of the satyr or the silenus (a philosophical satyr), including the phallic-satyr head. In many cases...
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Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 455 words
; 1905125038 Satyr drama; tragedy at play. Ed. by George...scholarship and future directions for research on satyr drama. In addition to the play itself...consider prosatyric drama; fragments of other satyr dramas; the intellectual currents in which...
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MITCHELL'S SATYR BUTTERFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGS SET FOR MARCH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/15/2007; 672 words
; ...the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly during public meetings in early March. The Mitchell's satyr lives in fens or localized wetlands habitats...fens in both states. "The Mitchell's satyr is one of the most imperiled butterflies...
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON MITCHELL'S SATYR BUTTERFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/20/2007; 672 words
; ...the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly. In southern Michigan and northern Indiana, the Mitchell's satyr lives in fens or localized wetland habitats...imperiled this butterfly. "The Mitchell's satyr is one of the most imperiled butterflies...
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Distribution, Population Structure and Habitat Use of the Endangered Saint Francis Satyr Butterfly, Neonympha Mitchellii Francisci
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT.- The endangered St. Francis Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii francisci) is a...structure. INTRODUCTION St. Francis' satyr, Neonympha mitchellii francisa, is one...considered a subspecies of Mitchell's satyr (N. mitchellii mitchellii), which is...
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Satyr Song.(Four Poems)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 7/1/2004; ; 636 words
; ...the public whispered. No one noticed I was in fact a bronze satyr, my goat feet, my tail, my erect penis. I loved confusion...lined up on their knees in white for first communion. A proper satyr, I took half a dozen from behind. The wafers danced on their...
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Satyr-Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Satyr-Drama, in ancient Athens...connection with the Dionysia . In the satyr-plays a heroic figure, sometimes...with a chorus of Sileni, or satyrs. These were the legendary companions...horse. The characteristics of satyr-drama were swift action...
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Satyrs
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Greek poet Hesiod* identifies satyrs as brothers of the nymphs...the god of wine and ecstasy, satyrs had a reputation for drunkenness...Dionysus in ancient Athens, satyr plays featuring a chorus of boisterous satyrs were performed along with the...
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satyr
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
satyr In Greek mythology, god of the woods and attendant of Dionysus . Sensual and lascivious, satyrs were later depicted by the Romans as goat-legged, goat-bearded men with budding horns. Satyr is also the common name for any butterfly of the Satyridae family.
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satyr drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
satyr drama, a humorous piece with a chorus of satyrs that authors in the 5th and 4th cents bc were expected to...tragedy had its origin in performances by actors dressed as satyrs. The only complete extant satyric drama is Euripides' Cyclops...
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satyrs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
satyrs See SATYRINAE .
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