Violinist's Thumb Chapter 6 The Survivors, the Livers

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flora

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plant life of a particular region or time period

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fauna

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animal life of a particular region or time period

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Carl Linnaeus

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Swedish naturalist credited with popularizing the binomial system of naming organisms

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binomial nomenclature

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two-name system of classifying and naming organisms; allows for international consistency of naming organisms, shows evolutionary links, and allows for traits of organisms to be predicted

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Homo sapiens

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scientific name (Genus species) of modern humans

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embryo

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early stage of development of an organism; between zygote and fetus stages

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hox genes

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also known as homeoboxes; large groups of genes that direct the formation of many body structures during embryonic stages

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conserved genes

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genes that are unlikely to change during evolution; usually very important to basic life functions

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Vitamin A

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sometimes referred to as retinol; fat-soluble vitamin that supports growth of replacement skin cells

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golden rice

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genetically modified food; has transferred gene for synthesizing beta-carotene