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Words related to specimen

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  • amino-acid dating

    a method used to date an organic geological or archaeological specimen, as a fossil or mummified body, by determining how much change has occurred in the amino-acid structure of that specimen.

  • example

    A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.

  • paratype

    a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.

  • scanning electron microscope

    a device in which the specimen is examined point by point directly in a moving electron beam, and electrons reflected by the specimen are used to form a magnified, three-dimensional image on a television screen. Abbreviation: SEM.

  • allotype

    an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details

  • biopsy

    A biopsy is the removal and examination of fluids or tissue from a patient's body in order to discover why they are ill.
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