Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PLASMID
plasmid, plasmid DNA
(noun) a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plasmid (plural plasmids)
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
Source: Wiktionary
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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