sometimes, reduced forelimbs. A few example for jumpers in the animal kingdom include fleas, froghoppers, grasshoppers, and frogs. Schizogony - The process of multiple fission, in which one organism divides to produce many daughter cells. Schizont – The trophozoite of Plasmodium grows in size to form the schizont.
Selection – Choosing the better adapted alleles from the mixed population. Sewage - Domestic waste water containing various solid and liquid waste materials including human excreta. Single cell protein (SCP) – A protein derived from a culture of single celled organisms used especially as a food supplement. SOD– Sediment Oxygen Demand is the rate at which dissolved oxygen is removed from the water column during the decomposition of organic matter in streambed or lakebed sediments.
Solubilisation – Dissolving the feed stock in water to make a slurry for anaerobic digestion. Speciation – Formation of new species from the pre-existing ones. Structural gene – A gene coding for the structure of a protein. Taq DNA polymerase– A thermostable DNA polymeras e obtained from thermophilic bacterium Thermus aqu a ticus.
It helps in the synthesis of DNA. Transgene– The target gene responsible for the development of transgenic organism. Trophozoite stage – In Plasmodium life cycle, cryptomerozoites in the RBC become round and it modifies into a young trophozoite. Umbilical cord – Structure bearing arteries and veins connecting the placenta and the foetus.
Variations – Dissimilarity between the members of the same species. Vitrification– Transformation of a substance into a glass. Volatility– A liquid or substance is one that will quickly change into a gas. Withdrawal symptoms - The reactions experienced by an addict after he/she stops using drugs.
Woolly mammoth – A hairy relative of modern elephant that lived in cold climates. Zoogeography – Study of details with the geographical distribution of animals. Zygote intra fallopian transfer-(ZIFT) Transfer of zygote or embryo with or less than celled blastomeres into the fallopian tube. XII Std Zoology Glossary XII Std Zoology Glossary References Reference • Ahluwalia KB., ( ), Genetics, wiley eastern Ltd., • Ananthanaryan, R