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Trinucleotide repeat disorder
Definition noun, plural: trinucleotide repeat disorders Any of a set of genetic disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats... Read More
Natural selection
Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More
Ichnology & Sedimentology Of Shallow To Marginal Marine Systems (Short Course Notes)
Ichnology & Sedimentology Of Shallow To Marginal Marine Systems ... Read More
Evolutionary biology
Definition noun The branch of biology concerned with the evolution of organisms, particularly the origin and descent of... Read More
Muscle tone
Definition noun (1) The muscle in a steady partially contracted state caused by the successive flow of nerve... Read More
Meiosis II
Definition The second of the two consecutive divisions of the nucleus of eukaryotic cell during meiosis, and composed of the... Read More
Beta-amylase
'Definition noun, plural: beta-amylases A form of amylase found in bacteria, molds, yeasts, and the seeds of plants that... Read More
Prophase I
Organisms all use mitosis to create more cells in the body. Meiosis, a similar process, is used in some organisms to undergo... Read More
Pentose phosphate pathway
Definition noun (biochemistry) A glucose metabolic pathway in which five-carbon sugars (pentoses) and NADPH are synthesized... Read More
Adaptive evolution
Definition noun A kind of evolution that involves evolutionary changes that are adaptive to a particular... Read More
Neutral theory of molecular evolution
Definition noun A theory stating that evolutionary changes particularly at the molecular level arise from genetic drift of... Read More
Metaphase I
Definition noun The second stage in the first meiotic division after prophase I, and highlights the alignment of paired... Read More
Synaptonemal complex
Definition noun, plural: synaptonemal complexes A complex protein structure that spans the region between the paired... Read More
Interkinesis
Definition noun Interphase II, i.e. a short resting period occurring between meiosis I and meiosis II Supplement Meiosis is... Read More
Anaphase I
Definition noun The third stage in the first meiotic division after prophase I, and highlights the separation of paired... Read More
Telophase I
Definition noun The stage in the first meiotic division after anaphase I, and identified by the complete movement and... Read More
Plant Metabolism
Introduction Plants are responsible for incredible feats of molecular transformation. The processes are always being... Read More
Meiosis and Alternation of Generations
Review of Mitosis: Cell Cycle The cell cycle contains the process in which cells are either dividing or in between... Read More
Amphibians & Early Reptiles
Amphibia Definition (Science: zoology) Amphibia is one of the classes of vertebrates. The amphibia are distinguished by... Read More
Genetic Information and Protein Synthesis
Genetic Code Genes are sequences of DNA nucleotides that carry and transmit the information specifying amino acid sequences... Read More
Hormone Production
Reviewed by:Â Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D. Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands in the endocrine system.... Read More
Plant Auxins – Phototropism & Geotropism
As with animals, plants also use a variety of hormones to control their growth and development. A family of hormones called... Read More
Plant Meristems and Growth
A common mistake that many people assume is that an increase in size means an increase in growth. This is not the case.... Read More
Muscle tonus
Definition noun (1) The muscle in a steady partially contracted state caused by the successive flow of nerve... Read More
Elaboration
Elaboration 1. The act or process of producing or refining with labour; improvement by successive operations; refinement. 2.... Read More
Electromagnetic radiation
Definition noun The radiation that consists of associated, interacting electric and magnetic field waves traveling at the... Read More
Distribution
Distribution 1. The specific location or arrangement of continuing or successive objects or events in space or time. 2. The... Read More
Accumulation
Accumulation The action or process of accumulating, state of being or having accumulated, a collecting together. (Science:... Read More
Wavelength
wavelength (Science: radiobiology) The length of a single cycle of a wave, usually measured from crest-to-crest. For... Read More
Development
1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as... Read More
Cell division
Cell division is a biological process by which a parent cell duplicates its cell contents and divides to give rise to two or... Read More