(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
an abstract part of something | the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result |
an independent variable in statistics | something less than the whole of a human artifact |
anything that contributes causally to a result | an item that is an instance of some type |
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions |
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation |
| the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music |
| the extended spatial location of something |
| a portion of a natural object |
| assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
| something determined in relation to something that includes it |