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Thalassophobia
Among many psychological and psychiatric disorders, one is the fear of the ocean and the fear of deep water, which in... Read More
Density dependent factor
Density-dependent factors are the limiting factors of an ecosystem that regulate population growth in a density-dependent... Read More
Incomplete dominance
Incomplete Dominance Definition After Gregor Mendel discovered inheritance laws, the term ''incomplete dominance'' was... Read More
Dichotomous
Several English words are widely used across different fields of Science. One such term is dichotomous. We often use this... Read More
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is a type of breeding or mating where closely related individuals with a common ancestor produce progenies with... Read More
Psychiatry & Mental Disorders
The Definition of Mad When someone says 'mental disorder' many people associate it with madness. This is truly not the... Read More
Neutral mutation
Neutral Mutation Definition What is a neutral mutation? Neutral mutations are the alterations in the DNA that are... Read More
Mitochondrial DNA – hallmark of psychological stress
We often hear that stress can be unsettling as it could make us ill when it becomes chronic and overwhelming. However, is... Read More
Adaptive behaviour
Adaptive behaviour Any behaviour that enables an organism to adjust to a particular situation or... Read More
Sequence homology
sequence homology (Science: molecular biology) Strictly, refers to the situation where nucleic acid or protein sequences are... Read More
Positive feedback
Positive Feedback Definition Each mechanism of the body like temperature, blood pressure, and levels of specific nutrients... Read More
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th Ed) by V. Kumar et al.
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Seventh Edition ... Read More
Environmental resistance
Environmental Resistance Definition Environmental resistance is such a process in which certain different elements or... Read More
Feedback mechanism
Feedback Mechanism Definition What is a feedback mechanism? A feedback mechanism is a physiological regulation system in a... Read More
Buck’s traction
Buck's Traction Definition Buck's traction for femur fracture is very helpful. It can be utilized in the treatment and... Read More
Silent mutation
A mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene or a chromosome. When there is only one nucleotide involved, it... Read More
Adrenaline
A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve... Read More
Depolarization
Depolarization is the removal of polarity by a process or action. It might also be used to describe how such activity leads... Read More
Density dependence
Definition noun (population ecology) An effect in which the intensity changes with the increasing population density, e.g.... Read More
The Evolution of Cell Organelles
The previous tutorial page noted the emergence of protists, organisms that possessed a distinct cell nucleus and contained... Read More
Freshwater Producers and Consumers
There are four main constituents of the living environment that form the freshwater ecosystem, they are as follows. ... Read More
Examples of Natural Selection
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D. Darwin's Finches Darwin's finches are an excellent example of the way in... Read More
Biological Cell Defense
Organisms must find a means of defense against antigens such a viruses described on the previous tutorial. If this was not... Read More
Plant Cell Defense
Hydrogen Peroxide Plants release hydrogen peroxide in response to the presence of a fungal invasion, which attacks by... Read More
Univalent Chromosome
A chromosome that fails to pair with another during the prophase stage of meiosis, and therefore does not exchange genetic... Read More
Avoidance-avoidance conflict
Definition (psychology) A psychological conflict or a situation of indecision and vacillation when an individual has to... Read More
Oxygen Debt
A cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest.A... Read More
Regulation
Regulation 1. (Science: biology) The adaption of form or behaviour of an organism to changed conditions. 2. (Science:... Read More
Approach-approach conflict
Definition (psychology) A psychological conflict or a situation of indecision where an individual is confronted having to... Read More
Susceptible
Resistance, vulnerability, sensitivity, tolerance, and susceptibility are some highly important terminologies across the... Read More
Phagocytosis
Phagocytosis Definition Phagocytosis is a basic physiological cellular process wherein a cell ingests a solid particle... Read More