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chromosome collapse: a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

Hyperion collapse: (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

Demeter collapse: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres

Ceres collapse: the largest asteroid and the first discovered; (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

endowment collapse: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"; natural abilities or qualities; the capital that provides income for an institution

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

Hermes collapse: (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

Tellus collapse: (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea

Mars collapse: a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites"; (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

gene collapse: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

heredity collapse: the total of inherited attributes; the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

eugenics collapse: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

Dionysus collapse: (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus

genetics collapse: the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

Gaea collapse: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

Mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

retailing collapse: the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

subsistence collapse: minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"; the state of existing in reality; having substance; a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

subvention collapse: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort; grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

Eros collapse: (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid

calibrate collapse: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"; measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"

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