DIPYGUS
\dˈɪpɪɡəs], \dˈɪpɪɡəs], \d_ˈɪ_p_ɪ_ɡ_ə_s]\
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from 'double,' and 'nates.' A double monster, the duplication being confined to the posterior portion of the lower end of the trunk -the coccygeal region.
By Robley Dunglison
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.