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Alphabetical index

Ubiquitin Ubiquitin is a small protein used to "label" other ...	Umbilical cord In mammals, the umbilical cord is the organ connecting the ...
Uniport A uniport is a type of transponder protein which only allows ...	Ureter The ureter is a urinary system channel. Function of the ...
Urethra The urethra is a urinary tract conduit. Function of the ...	Uterus The uterus is an organ belonging to the female reproductive ...
Vacuole A vacuole is a eukaryotic cellular organelle which is ...	Vagina The vagina is part of the female reproductive ...
Valine Valine (Val or V) is an amino acid present in ...	Vector A vector is a DNA molecule which can self-multiply (plasmid, ...
Vestigial structure A vestigial structure is an anatomical structure that has ...	Villi Villi are projections of a biological tissue that look hairy ...
Viraemia Viraemia comes from the terms virus and -aemia (blood) and ...	Virome The virome is the set of genomes in a viral population, ...
Virophage A virophage is a virus which can infect other larger viruses ...	Vitelline sac The yolk sac is one of the embryonic appendices of amniotes. ...
Vitrification Vitrification is a process by which a material is ...	Vulva The vulva is one of the female sexual organs. Function of ...
Xerophile A xerophile is something which is adapted to dry conditions.	Zoophage The term zoophage describes an organism that feeds on animals.