Synteny provides a framework in which conservation of homologous genes and gene order is identified between genomes of different species

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One organism feeds on another but does not normally kill it. 

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Infection resistance - The ability of a host to prevent an infection from occurring. 

Infection tolerance - The ability of a host to minimize the harm once an infection has occurred. 

Parasite load - The number of parasites of a given species that an individual host can harbor.

Vertical transmission - When a parasite is transmitted from a parent to its offspring.

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Parasites can be classified

Microparasites

Macroparasites

Ectoparasites

Endoparasites

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Ectoparasite A parasite that lives on the outside of an organism.

Endoparasite A parasite that lives inside an organism.

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Holoparasites lack chlorophyll and are totally dependent on the host plant for their water and nutrients - Rafflesia arnoldii flowering plant

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The host has a strong immunological response to microparasitic infections.