Ascospores are produced in a naked ascus, originating from either a zygote or parthenogenetically by a single somatic cell. (Tadych, Mariusz & White, James. (2019). Endophytic Microbes. 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.13036-5.)
A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi, a grouping that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts. Basidiospores typically each contain one haploid nucleus that is the product of meiosis, and they are produced by specialized fungal cells called basidia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiospore)
Copying of one strand of DNA into a complementary RNA sequence by the enzyme RNA polymerase. (Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition. New York: Garland Science; 2002. Glossary. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21052/)
The biosynthesis of RNA carried out on a template of DNA. The biosynthesis of DNA from an RNA template is called REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2010/MB_cgi?mode=&index=13584&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)
The relative amount of heritable qualities possessed by a organism that reduces the degree of damage to the organism by pests, pathogens, injuries or other deleterious agents. (http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=17458&n=1&s=5&t=2)
HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/ )
The ability or act of sensing and transducing acoustic stimulation to the central nervous system. It is also called audition. (MeSH. 2024. Hearing. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D006309)
Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary)
Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland. Elevated levels of thyroid hormones increase basal metabolic rate. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/46610)
