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The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( / æ l ə ˈ ɡ eɪ z i ə / ), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira , as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix .
An image of multiple chromosomes, taken from many cells. Plant genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity specifically in plants. [1] [2] It is generally considered a field of biology and botany, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems.
Saphira Bjartskular ("Brightscales") – a female blue dragon who hatches from an egg stolen from Galbatorix by Brom and Jeod. She is the last living female dragon in all of Alagaësia, although more dragon eggs are found at the end of the final novel. [9] Saphira is wise, fearless, protective of Eragon, and somewhat vain.
Brisingr (or The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular) / b r ɪ s ɪ ŋ ə r / [1] [2] is the third novel in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini.It was released on September 20, 2008.
Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names. [2]
The term monophyly, or monophyletic, derives from the two Ancient Greek words μόνος (mónos), meaning "alone, only, unique", and φῦλον (phûlon), meaning "genus, species", [4] [5] and refers to the fact that a monophyletic group includes organisms (e.g., genera, species) consisting of all the descendants of a unique common ancestor.
Early diverging land plant: Ceratodon purpureus: Bryophytes: Early diverging land plant: Fontinalis antipyretica (greater water-moss) Bryophytes: Aquatic moss 385.2 Mbp 16,538 BGI: 2020 [1] BGISEQ-500 & 10X, scaffold N50 45.8 Kbp Marchantia polymorpha: Bryophytes: Early diverging land plant 225.8 Mb 19,138 2017 [2] Physcomitrella patens ssp ...
Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae.They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard.This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced.