The ground squirrels are members of the squirrel family of rodents (Sciuridae) which generally live on or in the ground, rather than trees.ogether, they make up the marmot tribe  of squirrels, Marmotini, and the large and mainly ground squirrel subfamily Xerinae, and containing six living genera.
Synthesis: Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis refers specifically to the process of building compounds from more elementary substances by means of one or more chemical reactions. For example, the adipocyte is a cell that is specialized in the synthesis and storage of fat. Last Editorial Review: 6/9/2016.
Medical Definition of mer. : the repeating structural unit of a polymerâoften prefixed with a number indicating the number of units in the polymer synthesized two 20-mers.