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Sexually transmitted disease
Definition noun, plural: sexually transmitted diseases (pathology) A disease that is primarily contracted through sexual... Read More
Reservoir host
Reservoir Host Definition A reservoir host is a host that harbors the pathogen and serves as a source of the infective... 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
Nucleic acid
Nucleic Acid Definition A nucleic acid refers to any of the group of complex compounds consisting of chains of monomers of... Read More
Trichomoniasis
Definition noun (pathology) A sexually transmitted infection caused by a trichomonad species, especially Trichomonas... Read More
Parasitism
Organisms depend on different sources of food to survive. Larger organisms like plants make their own food (autotrophs) and... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More
Indirect life cycle
Definition noun A type of parasitic life cycle wherein the parasite is transmitted indirectly from one host to the next,... Read More
Axon hillock
Axon Hillock Definition What is axon hillock? If you are familiar with the different parts of the neuron, the axon hillock... 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
Communicable disease
Definition noun, plural: communicable diseases A type of disease that is contagious since the agent of the disease may be... Read More
Neuromuscular junction
Definition noun A chemical synapse between a motoneuron and a muscle fiber, through which a signal is transmitted that... 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
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Moraxella bovis
Definition Noun A gram-negative non-motile coccobacillus and highly opportunistic aerobic bacterium involved in Bovine... Read More
Absorption
Absorption can be defined as the process of assimilating substances across the intestinal epithelial cells or the tissues... Read More
Definitive host
Different Biological Relationships The biological world is interconnected whether we notice it or not. All the life forms... Read More
Anthroponosis
Definition noun, plural: anthroponoses An infectious disease that can be transmitted from a human host to an animal... Read More
Dumdum fever
Dumdum fever --> visceral leishmaniasis a chronic disease, occurring in india, Assam, china, the area formerly known as... Read More
Contagious disease
Definition noun A disease in which the pathogen is transmissible from one host to another. Supplement A contagious disease... Read More
Carrier state
Carrier state a condition in which a human who is not himself sick harbors an infective organism which may cause disease in... Read More
Sensory Systems
A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More
Lysogenic cycle
Lysogenic cycle (Science: virology, microbiology) One of the ways of virus reproduction. ( other one:lytic... Read More
Control of Body Movement
Motor Control Hierarchy A motor program is the pattern of neural activities required to perform a movement is created and... Read More
Biological Viruses
The prime directive of all organisms is to reproduce and survive and this also applies to viruses. Apparently, viruses are... Read More
Entamoeba histolytica
Definition noun A disease-causing anaerobic protozoan species capable of causing entamoebiasis and amebic dysentery to its... Read More
Reproductive system
What is the Reproductive System? The reproductive system of an organism is the biological system made up of all the... Read More
Blindness – Evolutionary regression? Maybe not!
The recent Netflix's hit flick, Bird Box, surely startled the viewers with the thrilling scenarios revolving around the... Read More
Online systems
online systems systems where the input data enter the computer directly from the point of origin (usually a terminal or... Read More
Density dependent limiting factor
What Is A Density-Dependent Limiting Factor? Density-dependent limiting factors are limiting factors, which, depending on... Read More
Trichomonas vaginalis
Definition noun A parasitic flagellated protozoan that may infect the vagina and the urethra of women and the urethra and... Read More
Yellow fever virus
Definition noun, plural: yellow fever viruses A Flavivirus species containing positive-sense, single-stranded RNA with about... Read More
Antigenic variation
Definition noun, plural: antigenic variations (immunology) The changing of surface proteins by an infectious agent to evade... Read More
Absolute fitness
Definition noun A measure of biological fitness expressed as the total number of gene copies transmitted to the subsequent... Read More
Maternal inheritance
Definition noun A form of inheritance wherein the traits of the offspring are maternal in origin due to the expression... Read More
Transmissible disease
Definition noun A contagious disease wherein the pathogen is transmissible from one host to another. Supplement A... Read More