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T cell
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lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland; one of the main cells involved in the adaptive immune system

Tachyglossidae
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clade that includes the echidna or spiny anteater

tadpole
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larval stage of a frog

tap root system
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type of root system with a main root that grows vertically with few lateral roots; found in dicots

target cell
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cell that has a receptor for a signal or ligand from a signaling cell

tarsal
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one of the seven bones of the ankle

tastant
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food molecule that stimulates gustatory receptors

taste bud
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clusters of taste cells

TATA box
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conserved promoter sequence in eukaryotes and prokaryotes that helps to establish the initiation site for transcription

taxis
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directed movement in response to a stimulus

TCA cycle
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(also citric acid cycle) alternate name for the citric acid cycle, named after the group name for citric acid, tricarboxylic acid (TCA); see citric acid cycle

tegmen
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inner layer of the seed coat

teichoic acid
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polymer associated with the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria

telomerase
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enzyme that contains a catalytic part and an inbuilt RNA template; it functions to maintain telomeres at chromosome ends

telomere
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DNA at the end of linear chromosomes