wildlife and it was banned in 1970. He died on Octo-
ber 12, 1965, in Basel.
Müllerian mimicry Refers to a situation where the
physical similarity of two or more unpalatable species
reduces their predation rate because predators avoid
them to a greater degree than they would for the indi-
vidual species.
See alsoMIMICRY.
multicopper oxidases A group of ENZYMEs that
oxidize organic SUBSTRATES and reduce dioxygen to
water. These contain a combination of copper ions
with different spectral features, called TYPE1 centers,
TYPE2 centers, and TYPE3 centers, where the type 2
and type 3 sites are clustered together as a triNUCLEAR
unit. Well-known examples are LACCASE, ascorbate
oxidase, and CERULOPLASMIN.
multienzyme A protein possessing more than one cat-
alytic function contributed by distinct parts of a polypep-
tide chain (DOMAINs), or by distinct SUBUNITs, or both.
multigene family Agroup of genes that are similar
in nucleotide sequence and have evolved from some
ancestral gene through duplication.
multiheme Refers to a protein containing two or
more HEMEgroups.
mummification An Egyptian process to preserve their
dead, where the brain and inner parts are separated
fromthe body and the corpse is processed in a natroniz-
ing bath and then covered with protective balms,
amulets, finger pieces, or other items, then bandaged to
special fabric or sometimes covered with bitumen.
Murphy, William Parry (1892–1987) American
Medical Researcher William Parry Murphy was born
on February 6, 1892, in Stoughton, Wisconsin, to
Thomas Francis Murphy and Rose Anna Parry. His
father was a congregational minister with various pas-
torates in Wisconsin and Oregon. Parry was educated
at the public schools of Wisconsin and Oregon and
received a B.A. at the University of Oregon in 1914.
From 1915 to 1917, he taught physics and mathe-
matics at Oregon high schools and spent one year at
the University of Oregon Medical School at Portland,
where he also acted as a laboratory assistant in the232 Müllerian mimicry
Photograph of the partially uncovered mummy at the Albany Insti-
tute of History and Art (AIHA) in Albany, New York. This mummy
was obtained partially uncovered in 1909 from the Cairo Museum.
His skin is dark from the resin used in the mummification process.
The arms are crossed in the typical burial pattern, and there is no
defect in the skull because the brain had been removed through
the nose. Numerous layers of linen wrapping are visible at the
waist. Hieroglyphics on his coffin bear the name of Ankhefenmut
and identify him as a priest from the temple of Mut at Karnak in
Thebes (according to Ms. Bethyl Mayer, who did background
research on the two Albany mummies). He is 5 feet 3 inches tall.
(Courtesy of William Wagle, M.D.)