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Genetically significant dose
Genetically significant dose (Science: physics, radiobiology) The genetically significant dose is that which, if received by... Read More
Replica plating
replica plating (Science: technique) technique for testing the genetic characteristics of bacterial colonies. A dilute... Read More
Thalassophobia
Among many psychological and psychiatric disorders, one is the fear of the ocean and the fear of deep water, which in... Read More
Non-Mendelian inheritance
Definition noun (genetics) A type of biological inheritance wherein the patterns of phenotypes do not accord with those as... Read More
Biotic potential
When we look at the different forms of life, we often wonder how they have continued to exist one generation after another.... Read More
Limiting factor
Limiting Factor Definition A limiting factor refers to any of the factors (variables) in an environment capable of limiting... Read More
Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
Definition noun A glycolytic pathway whereby glucose is metabolized and converted ultimately to pyruvate, and results in a... Read More
Probability
Probability Definition How do you define probability? In science, probability is a measurement tool that calculates the... Read More
Null hypothesis
Null Hypothesis Definition Null hypothesis is defined as “the commonly accepted fact (such as the sky is blue) and... Read More
Actions of Caffeine in the Brain with Special Reference to Factors That Contribute to Its Widespread Use
IV. Actions of Caffeine on Brain Functions and Behavior Having discussed the molecular and neuronal actions of caffeine,... Read More
Punnett Square
Punnett Square Definition A tool that helps to show all possible allelic combinations of gametes in a cross of parents with... Read More
Secondary succession
We all have come across news where forest lands got destroyed by wildfires. Or sometimes we have read about an entire... Read More
Chronic disease
Chronic disease diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual... Read More
Blind test
Blind test a method of testing in which an independent observer records the results of any test, drug, placebo, or procedure... Read More
Extranuclear inheritance
Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More
Inoculation
Inoculation Definition In Immunology, inoculation is defined as the process of introducing an antigenic substance or... Read More
Photolysis
Photolysis Definition We define photolysis as a chemical process in which chemical compounds or molecules are split into... Read More
At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity ... Read More
Carrying capacity
Carrying Capacity Definition What is carrying capacity? In biology and environmental science, the carrying capacity of a... Read More
Chromosome Mutations
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D. By nature, the genetic information from both parents is expected to be seen... Read More
Growth and Plant Hormones
Growth All living organisms begin in the same form: as a single cell. That cell will divide and the resulting cells will... Read More
Survival of the fittest
When we talk about evolutionary processes, the usage of the phrase "Survival of the fittest" has been very common in... Read More
Ionic bond
Definition noun plural: ionic bonds A type of chemical bond in which atoms, ions, or molecules are held together by... Read More
Forest fire
Definition noun, plural: forest fires A wildfire that consumes a forest or a woodland Supplement A wildfire is a... Read More
Extracellular inheritance
Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More
Species Richness
Definition noun, Pertains to a number of different species represent in a given ecological community. Supplement Species... Read More
Sex-linked trait
Definition of Sex-Linked Traits A sex-linked trait is an observable characteristic of an organism that is influenced by the... Read More
Phenotypic ratio
Phenotypic Ratio Definition How would one define phenotypic ratio? The correlation between the amount of offspring that... Read More
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo sapiens What are homo sapiens? Homo sapiens is the species of all the highly developed primates on earth, a category... Read More
Trinucleotide repeat disorder
Definition noun, plural: trinucleotide repeat disorders Any of a set of genetic disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats... Read More
Infectious heredity
Definition noun A non-Mendelian inheritance in which an infectious particle within the cell of the host may bring changes in... Read More
Genetic diversity
Genetic Diversity Definition Each species is composed of individuals with their own set of genes. A gene is the inheritance... Read More
Nucleosome
Nucleosome Definition Every organism is made of deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA. DNA is made up of numerous... Read More
Genomic imprinting
Definition noun A phenomenon in which the phenotype of the offspring depends on the source of the chromosome containing the... Read More
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More