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... called the nucleolus , which appears as a dense area within the nucleus and contains the genes that encode rRNA ( see Figure 8 ) . This is also the site of assembly of ribosome subunits from rRNA and ribosomal proteins . Ribosomal ...
... called the nucleolus , which appears as a dense area within the nucleus and contains the genes that encode rRNA ( see Figure 8 ) . This is also the site of assembly of ribosome subunits from rRNA and ribosomal proteins . Ribosomal ...
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... ( called a cation ) is named first and the negative ion ( anion ) second . 2. A simple cation ( obtained from a single atom ) takes its name from its parent element . For example , Li * is called lithium in the names of compounds ...
... ( called a cation ) is named first and the negative ion ( anion ) second . 2. A simple cation ( obtained from a single atom ) takes its name from its parent element . For example , Li * is called lithium in the names of compounds ...
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... called the haloform reaction , because X , C- ions react with water or another acid present in the system to produce compounds of the form X , CH , which are called haloforms ( e.g. , CHCl , is called chloroform ) . This is a rare case ...
... called the haloform reaction , because X , C- ions react with water or another acid present in the system to produce compounds of the form X , CH , which are called haloforms ( e.g. , CHCl , is called chloroform ) . This is a rare case ...
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