DROMAEOGNATHAE
\dɹˈɒmiːˌɒɡnɐθˌiː], \dɹˈɒmiːˌɒɡnɐθˌiː], \d_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_iː__ˌɒ_ɡ_n_ɐ_θ_ˌiː]\
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In Prof. Huxley's classification of birds, a sub-order of the Carinatae (or birds having the sternum with a keel), including but one family, the Tinamidae or tinamous. In this suborder the bones of the upper jaw or skull are like what they are in the struthious or swift-footed birds, as the ostrich.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.