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Winners' names will be published in next issue.- The arched horizontal branches that develop at the base of a crown
and help in vegetative propagation like runners. (6) - The covering of the lungs and of the inner surface of the chest wall.
(6) - The unit of the genetic code that codes for the particular amino acid.
(5) - A simple racemose inflorescence in which all the pedicellate flowers
arise from a single point in a centripetal fashion. (5) - The structural unit having dendrites and axons. (6)
- The separated chromosomes of anaphase I. (5)
- The condition in which protoxylem is located in the middle of
metaxylem. (7) - The antibacterial enzyme present in saliva, that disrupts bacterial cell
wall. (8) - A bone forming the lower and anterior part of each side of the
hipbone. (5)
ACROSS
- A hybrid vector of lambda phage and plasmid
DNA that is used in gene cloning. (6) - A unicellular green alga which has an elaborate
chloroplast like Spirogyra. (6) - A cap-like structure on the front end of
spermatozoon. (8) - Protein and fat rich substance, that is laid down
within the egg cell for the nourishment of
embryo. (4) - A hand book containing instructions about
occurrence, collection and identification of species
found in particular area. (6) - The composite mass of tissue that forms between
bone ends when a fracture is healing. (6) - Accumulation of excessive fluid in the body
tissue. (6) - The large glial cells which are formed from the
ectoderm of the embryo. (9) - The larva of Petromyzon. (9)
- A depression or cavity in the secondary wall
of a plant cell that facilitates the movement of
substances between the adjacent cells. (4) - A small round protein granule which stores starch
around it as a sheath and is found in various algae
and bryophytes. (8) - An elongated mass of tissue, containing a vascular
bundle and lying on the side of an anatropous
ovule between the chalaza and the attachment to the placenta. (5) - The scientist who was first to decipher the sequence of amino acids in
a protein. (6) - The lipoprotein component of rhodopsin. (5)
- The death of plant tissue due to deficiency of Ca, Mg, Cu and K. (8)
- The component of an antigen to which specific antibody binds. (7)
- The appearance of certain ancestral characters which had either
disappeared or were reduced. (7) - A type of nuclear division that results in two daughter cells each having
a nucleus containing the same number and kind of chromosomes as
the mother cell. (7)
DOWN
- The irregular, negatively geotropic, dichotomously branched roots of
Cycas which do not possess root hairs and root caps. (9) - A unit of heredity composed of DNA. (4)
- A hydrocarbon which gives red colour to tomatoes and chillies. (8)