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Crevice
Definition
Crevice

Definition noun, plural: crevices (1) A narrow crack or opening, especially in a solid substance like rock or ice. (2)... Read More

Definition
Aves

Aves Definition What are birds classified as? Birds constitute the class Aves of the kingdom Animalia. How to define Aves?... Read More

Banyan
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Banyan

Definition noun, plural: banyans (botany) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig tree (Ficus... Read More

Y chromosome definition and example
Definition
Y chromosome

Y chromosome Definition The Y chromosome constitutes one member of the pair of sex chromosomes within an organism, a common... Read More

Natal cleft
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Natal cleft

Definition noun (1) The cleft or sulcus as a result of the anchoring of the deep layers of the skin to the anococcygeal... Read More

Young plant growing from the soil.
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Soils

Where a plant grows and what resources are available to it is of vital importance to the life of a plant. The soil type and... Read More

Flowers and tiny fruits of the pomegranate plant
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Fruits, Flowers, and Seeds

Flowering plants grow in a wide variety of habitats and environments. They can go from germination of a seed to a mature... Read More

 Red-eared slider turtle
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Molecular Basis of Temperature-Dependent Gender of Red-Eared Slider Turtle

Imagine a child inside a womb with a sex yet to be decided not by the pair of sex chromosomes but by the ambient temperature... Read More