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Dwarf

pl Dwarfs . [OE. Dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, as. Dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. Dwerg, MHG. Twerc, g. Zwerg, Icel. Dvergr, Sw. & dan. Dverg; of unknown origin.

An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being.

During the middle ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility.

dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle.

(Science: botany) dwarf elder, a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence.


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... zebu but also with yaks (called a dzo), banteng, gaur, and bison ("cattalo"), a cross-genera hybrid. For example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only humpless "Bos taurus-type" cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of European cattle, zebu and yak. Cattle cannot ...

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:51 pm
 
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Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 am
 
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Future Human Evolution

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Sat May 02, 2009 9:21 pm
 
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by chousta
Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:14 am
 
Forum: Genetics
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Dominant Alleles and rule of addition vs multiplication.

... used when trying to predict the probability of compound events? Is this correct? My QUESTION: Dwarfism is caused by a dominant allele. A female dwarf (whose mother was also a dwarf) marries a man of normal height.. So if I understand correctly the female dwarf would be Dd?? Is this correct? ...

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Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:06 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Dominant Alleles and rule of addition vs multiplication.
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