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Tissue distribution
tissue distribution accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its... Read More
Age distribution
Age distribution The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either... 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
Population Growth and Survivorship
By: Maria Victoria Gonzaga Previously, we learned about biodiversity and endemism. Now, let's look at the... Read More
Genotypic ratio
Genotypic Ratio Definition To understand 'Genotypic ratio', let us first understand the terms: 'Genotype' and 'Phenotype'.... 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
Zoogeography
Definition noun A branch of biology that is primarily concerned about the geological distribution of... Read More
Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many... Read More
Dominant species
Dominance is the state of being supreme or dominant. Community dominance refers to the form of dominance where certain... Read More
Natural selection
Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More
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Concentration gradient
What is a concentration gradient? A gradient is a measure of how steep a slope is. Thus, a concentration gradient would be... Read More
Polygenic trait
Polygenic Trait Definition Polygenic trait refers to a trait that is controlled by multiple non-allelic genes. These genes... Read More
Synecology
Definition noun A subfield of ecology concerned with the relations between groups of organisms or coexisting biological... 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
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More
Realized niche
What is a niche? A niche can be defined as the means by which a species or an individual interacts with its environment. In... Read More
Independent Assortment
Independent Assortment Definition Independent assortment refers to the genes or alleles that sort into the newly formed... Read More
Freshwater Communities & Plankton
Plankton are microscopic organisms that live suspended in the water environment and form a very important part of the... Read More
Carcinology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies crustaceans Supplement Carcinology is a branch of zoology that deals... Read More
Shifted maxwellian
shifted maxwellian (Science: radiobiology) distribution function of the form Exp-((v-u)/v-thermal)^2, where the ordinary... Read More
Monohybrid
Definition noun, plural: monohybrids (1) Monohybrid cross, i.e. the cross between parents with different alleles for a... Read More
Phylogenetics
Phylogenetics Definition Phylogenetics is the scientific study of phylogeny. It studies evolutionary relationships among... Read More
Phosphodiester bond
Phosphodiester Bond Definition Phosphodiester bonds are the backbone of the strands of nucleic acid present in the life... Read More
Biogeography
Biogeography (Science: study) The study of the distribution of different species of organisms around the planet and the... Read More
Assimilation
Assimilation Definition What is assimilation? Assimilation in biology is defined as the process in which living organisms... 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
Mitochondrion
Mitochondrion Definition What are mitochondria? The term “mitochondrion” comes from the two words of the Greek... Read More
Standard deviation
standard deviation Statistical index of the degree of deviation from central tendency, namely, of the variability within a... 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
Nuclear pore complex
Definition noun plural: nuclear pore complexes ˈnu kli ər, pɔː ˈkɒmplɛks A complex of nucleoporins resulting in the... Read More
Bee Species Outnumber Mammals And Birds Combined
Scientists have discovered that there are more bee species than previously thought. In the first global accounting of bee... Read More
