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multicellular [¦məl·tē′sel·yə·lər] (biology) Consisting of many cells. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Because all multicellular organisms use programmed cell death to maintain and modify their tissues, this process does not evoke an inflammatory response, and its end products actually serve as antiinflammatory stimuli. Live-in helpers "are a way for multicellular hosts, such as plants and animals, to acquire new ecological capabilities without actually incorporating foreign genes directly into their genomes, she says. The Company has since been granted patents in 24 countries around the world, securing intellectual property rights for particular uses of non-coding DNA in genetic analysis and gene mapping across all genes in all multicellular species. |
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