Gene Product: The biochemical material, either rna or protein, resulting from expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is used to measure how active a gene is: abnormal amounts can be correlated with disease- causing alleles.

 

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Gene Product: The biochemical material, either rna or protein, resulting from expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is used to measure how active a gene is: abnormal amounts can be correlated w . . . View Full Definition

Nonhomogeneity: A lack of uniformity, dissimilarity. Because no two parcels of land are exactly alike, real estate is said to be nonhomogeneous.

Nonproductive Loan: A loan that increases spending power, but is used in business that does not directly increase the economy's output, such as a leveraged buyout loan.

Oncogene: A gene, one or more forms of which is associated with cancer. Many oncogenes are involved, directly or indirectly, in controlling the rate of cell growth.

One Gene, One Enzyme Hypothesis: Holds that a single gene controls the production, specificity, and activity of each enzyme in a metabolic pathway. Thus, mutation of such a gene changes the ability of the cell to carry out . . . View Full Definition

Oncogenes: Genes that can activate cell division in cells that normally do not divide or do so only slowly. A gene that when over-expressed leads to cancer, but which normally functions in cell division.

Next Generation Water Level Measurement System (NGWLMS): A fully integrated system encompassing new technology sensors and recording equipment, multiple data transmission options, and an integrated data processing, analysis, and dissemination subsystem.

Net Primary Productivity (NPP): The rate at which producer (usually plants) biomass is created in a community.

Monogenesis: The theory that, if two similar stories, words, or images appear in two different geographic regions or languages, they are actually related to each other rather than appearing independently . . . View Full Definition

Molecular Genetics: The study of macromolecules important in biological inheritance.