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tonicity
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amount of solute in a solution

topoisomerase
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enzyme that causes underwinding or overwinding of DNA when DNA replication is taking place

torpor
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decrease in activity and metabolism that allows an animal to survive adverse conditions

total lung capacity (TLC)
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sum of the residual volume, expiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and inspiratory reserve volume

trabecula
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tiny plate that makes up spongy bone and gives it strength

trabeculae
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lamellae that are arranged as rods or plates

trachea
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cartilaginous tube that transports air from the larynx to the primary bronchi

tracheid
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xylem cell with thick secondary walls that helps transport water

tragedy of the commons
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economic principle that resources held in common will inevitably be overexploited

tragedy of the commons
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economic principle that resources held in common will inevitably be overexploited

trait
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variation in the physical appearance of a heritable characteristic

trans fat
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fat formed artificially by hydrogenating oils, leading to a different arrangement of double bond(s) than those found in naturally occurring lipids.

trans-acting element
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trans-acting element

transcription
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process through which messenger RNA forms on a template of DNA.

transcription bubble
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region of locally unwound DNA that allows for transcription of mRNA