5. Glossary
Byssus; byssus
This is a set of fibers secreted by certain bivalve molluscs, enabling them to adhere to the substrate.
Pinnacle; pinnacle
Coral flats rising from the lagoon floor.
Spat removal
In oyster farming, detaching young oysters (generally 8 to 10 months old) from the collector from which they were harvested.
Lecithotrophic; lecitotrophic
Larvae feed on the reserves contained in the egg.
Transcriptome; transcriptome
The transcriptome is the set of RNAs resulting from the transcription of the genome.
Contig; contig
A contig is a continuous, ordered genomic sequence generated by the assembly of overlapping clones...
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