spicule

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We show that lin-9 is also required for the development of the sheath cells in the hermaphrodite gonad and for the development of the male spicule, rays and gonad. lin-9 is transcribed as two alternatively spliced 2. 4kb messages, which use two distinct polyadenylation sites and are SL1 trans-spliced.

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  1. noun A small needlelike structure or part, such as one of the silicate or calcium carbonate processes supporting the soft tissue of certain invertebrates, especially sponges.

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  • The scientists were then able to see the changes the bone structure underwent by analyzing the bone's absorption spectrum, which allowed them to determine the chemical makeup of the spicule. —  Daily Californian Headlines
  • "When amorphous, the shape of the spectrum is different compared to that of calcite and we've also been able to analyze the exact same spicule 10 months later and saw the spicule that were amorphous became crystalline," said Pupa Gilbert, physics professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and lead researcher of the study. —  Daily Californian Headlines
  • We show that lin-9 is also required for the development of the sheath cells in the hermaphrodite gonad and for the development of the male spicule, rays and gonad. lin-9 is transcribed as two alternatively spliced 2. 4kb messages, which use two distinct polyadenylation sites and are SL1 trans-spliced. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Eu-Caenorhabditis is united by apomorphic characters including: bursa anteriorly closed with serrate anterior margin, praecloacal hook, and pointed spicule tips. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • This will show the exact position of the fracture/dislocation/spicule or tumour of the coccyx. —  Stabroek News
 

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  1. Latin spīculum; see spiculum.

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  1. from Latin spiculum, New Latin also spicula, feminine, a little sharp point, diminutive of spicum, spica, a point, spike: see spike.
 

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/ˈspɪkjul/
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