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linkage map linkage map
linkage map A plan showing the relative positions of genes along the length of the chromosomes of an organism. It is constructed by making crosses and observing whether certain characteristics tend to be inherited together. The closer together two allele pairs are situated on homologous chromosomes,... Read more
hydroponics hydroponics
hydroponics growing of plants without soil in water to which nutrients have been added. Hydroponics has been used for over a century as a research technique, but not until 1929 were experiments conducted solely to determine its feasibility for growing commercial crops. There are now hydroponic home... Read more
Client-centered therapy Client-centered therapy
Person-centered therapy Definition Person-centered therapy, which is also known as client-centered, non-directive, or Rogerian therapy, is an approach to counseling and psychotherapythat places much of the responsibility for the treatment process on the client, with the... Read more
Tides Tides
Tides Ocean tides are periodic rises and falls in the level of the sea, and are formed by the gravitational attraction of the Moon and Sun on the water in the ocean. Although the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, it has a greater gravitational attraction for the Earth... Read more
Beacon Beacon
beacon. 1. Normally a stake surmounted by a distinctive topmark erected over a shoal or sandbank. In many coastal estuaries without important shipping the low water level is marked by local beacons, often withies. 2. A prominent erection on shore that indicates a safe line of approach to a harbour... Read more
Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping or Teng Hsiao-p'ing , 1904-97, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, b. Sichuan prov. Deng became a member of the Chinese Communist party while studying in France (1920-25). A veteran of the long march , he joined the party's Central Committee in 1945. Called to Beijing as... Read more
Contreras Contreras
Contreras , village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19-20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen. Winfield Scott, continuing his advance after the battle of Cerro Gordo, approached Mexico City. The Mexicans under General Santa Anna were drawn up for defense. Scott sent... Read more
schooner schooner
schooner , sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with from two to seven masts. Schooners can lie closer to the wind than square-rigged sailing ships, need a smaller crew, and are very fast. They were first constructed in colonial America and because of their speed became one of the favorite craft of... Read more
Dean Dixon Dean Dixon
Dean Dixon1915-1976 Conductor Dean Dixon was the first major African-American orchestral conductor in American classical music. As a young man he was not only talented but innovative, creating new ensembles that brought classical music closer to the communities it served. His efforts on the podium... Read more
Joseph Soloveitchik Joseph Soloveitchik
Joseph Soloveitchik , 1903-93, Jewish Talmudist and philosopher. Born into a rabbinic family in Poland, he was educated according to his grandfather's analytical method of Talmud study and also earned a Ph.D. at the Univ. of Berlin in 1931. In 1932 he came to the United States where he became rabbi... Read more

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