Category: Z
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Zymohexase
The enzyme involved in splitting fructose 1,6-diphosphate into dihydroxyacetone phosphate and phosphoglyceric aldehyde.
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Zymogram
An electrophoretic graph of the separation of the enzymes in a solution.
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Zymase
Any of a group of enzymes that, in the presence of oxygen, convert certain carbohydrates into carbon dioxide and water or, in the absence of oxygen, into alcohol and carbon dioxide or lactic acid. It is found in yeast, bacteria, and higher plants and animals. An enzyme found in yeast that triggers alcoholic fermentation.
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Zygospore
A spore formed by fusion of morphologically identical structures.
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Zygosity
The composition or characteristics of a zygote.
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Zygosis
The sexual union of two unicellular animals.
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Zygomycotina
In one system of taxonomy, a phylum of the true fungi. It is synonymous with the class Zygomycetes in another system of taxonomy.
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Zygomycetes
In one system of taxonomy, a class of the true fungi that includes those which cause mucormycosis and entomophthoramycosis. This class is equivalent to the phylum Zygomycotina in another system of taxonomy.
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Zygomaticus
A muscle that draws the upper lip upward and outward.
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Zygomaticofrontal
Concerning the zygomatic bone and frontal bone of the face.