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Subscript

subscript

Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript.

(Science: mathematics) (See iota) Specifically, said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, 2, and subindex.

Origin: L. Subscriptus, p.p. See Subscribe.


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... plant cross pollinated with another heterosygous plant, how many white, sweet planyts are in f1? (the "1" in "f1" = subscript 1) Choose two plants and crossbreed them for the f2 generation. (the "2" in "f2" is a subscript 2) How many plants are ...

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by Authentic
Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:15 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Phenotypes/Genotypes .... Punnet Square ???
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by thewax
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Forum: Molecular Biology
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by thewax
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by r7iris
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Forum: Genetics
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by Host
Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:49 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Triglycerides?
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