Definitions from Chapter 3

Agglutination - in the context of biology, this term refers to when clumps of red blood cells, bacteria, or other particles become 'suspended in a liquid' as a result of a 'serologic response to a specific antibody.'

Agglutination can be thought of as being similar to blood clotting.

Syngeneic- this term is used to describe tissues or organisms having genes identical to each other.

While zebras and horses are related, they are not syngeneic.

Aspartic acid- one of the body's nonessential amino acids involved in producing and releasing hormones. It is also integral to the nervous system.

Avocado is one of the foods we can eat that can contain aspartic acid.

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