Definition
noun
A graded response to a stimulus, or a graded depolarization induced in the terminal of a sensory receptor, which after achieving a certain level (firing threshold), is capable of producing an action potential in the afferent axon in the nearby sensory neuron.
Supplement
All receptors except those for vision, hearing, equilibrium, and taste, create generator potential.
Life, as we know it today, is presumed to have started in the sea and many of them were likely eukaryotic animal-like or..
This lesson is about the methods used for ecological research, such as quadrat and transect sampling, canopy fogging, an..
Proteins have a crucial role in various biological activities. Get to know how proteins are able to perform as enzymes, ..
This tutorial looks at the mutation at the gene level and the harm it may bring. Learn about single nucleotide polymorph..
With regard to the population size of a species and what factors may affect them, two factors have been defined. They ar..
Lotic communities have conditions that are rather harsh for typical plants. Thus, the diversity of plant species in loti..