Definition of Tetrahymena

1. Noun. Relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research.

Generic synonyms: Ciliate, Ciliated Protozoan, Ciliophoran
Group relationships: Genus Tetrahymena

Definition of Tetrahymena

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tetrahymena

1. Genus of ciliate protozoa frequently used in studies on ciliary axonemes, self splicing RNA and telomere replication. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrahymena

tetrahydrocannibanol
tetrahydrocortisol
tetrahydrocortisone
tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase
tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase
tetrahydrofolic acid
tetrahydrofuran
tetrahydromethanopterin S-methyltransferase
tetrahydronaphthalenes
tetrahydropapaveroline
tetrahydroprotoberberine oxidase
tetrahydrouridine
tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase
tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride
Tetrahymena (current term)
tetrahymena
tetrahymenas
tetrahymena pyriformis
tetrahymena thermophila
tetrahymenina
tetraiodophenolphthalein sodium
tetraiodothyronine
tetraisopropylpyrophosphamide
tetrakishexahedron
tetrakosane
tetralogies
tetralogy
tetralogy
tetralogy of fallot
tetralogy of Fallot

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