Chemical analysis of isolated chromosomes shows that it consists primarily of DNA and proteins with lesser amounts of RNA.The proteins are of two major classes : 1.basic proteins(positively charged at neutral pH) called histones and 2.non-histone ...
Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. Smuggling is usually done to circumvent taxation or prohibition laws within a particular jurisdiction. The term rum-running is more commonly applied to smuggling over water; bootlegging is applied to smuggling over land. It is believed that the term boot-legging originated during the American Civil War, when soldiers would sneak liquor into army camps by conce
As an adjective in reference to illegal iquor, 1889, American English slang, from the trick of concealing a flask of liquor down the leg of a high boot. Before that the bootleg was the place to secret knives and pistols.