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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In taxonomy, a category just beneath the phylum and above the order; a group of related orders.
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One of a series of bones conducting sound in some fishes.
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The conversion of information from gene to protein via transcription and translation.
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The number of different species in an area and their relative abundance.
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The steepest slope of the growth curve of a culture; the phase of vigorous growth during which cell number doubles every 20-30 minutes; also called 'log or exponential growth phase'.
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A destructive fishing technique in which sodium cyanide or some other cyanide compound is used to stun and capture coral reef fishes for the aquarium and live food trade.
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