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Endomembrane system
Ever wondered how biomolecules are made within the cell and then they are released outside the cell for use by the body?... Read More
Sarcolemma
Sarcolemma Definition What is the sarcolemma? It is the thin, transparent, extensible plasma membrane of the muscle cell.... Read More
Phosphorylation
Phosphorylation Definition We can define phosphorylation as a biochemical process in which a phosphate molecule is added to... Read More
Degenerate
Degenerate means to become worse or less of its kind or former state. In biology, it means an entity performs the same... Read More
Dedifferentiation
Definition noun (developmental biology) A cellular process in which a differentiated cell loses its special form or... Read More
Homeostatic Mechanisms and Cellular Communication – Quiz
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Activation
Definition noun (general) The state or the process of being active and/or effective (biochemistry) The process of making a... Read More
Community (biology)
Community, in biology, refers to the assemblage of interacting organisms (either of the same or different species)... 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
Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data by D.W. Hosmer Jr. & S. Lemeshow
Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data ... Read More
A new wrinkle in evolution — Man-made proteins
Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to... Read More
Protein Physics: A Course of Lectures (Soft Condensed Matter, Complex Fluids and Biomaterials)
Protein Physics: A Course of Lectures ... Read More
Denaturation
Denaturation Definition In biochemistry, denaturation is defined as a process in which a molecular structure deviates from... Read More
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life by C.Starr & R.Taggart
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) ... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Homologous structures
Homologous Structures Definition What are homologous structures? Before we define that, let us first identify the meaning... Read More
Consciousness and Behavior – Quiz
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Protein Activity and Cellular Metabolism – Quiz
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Polymorphism
Polymorphism Definition The occurrence of two or more different forms or morphs in the population of a species is referred... Read More
Maturation
Definition noun, plural: maturations (1) The process of differentiation (2) The process of becoming... Read More
Human Reproduction – Quiz
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Chemical Composition of the Body – Quiz
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Phosphodiester bond
Phosphodiester Bond Definition Phosphodiester bonds are the backbone of the strands of nucleic acid present in the life... 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
Theory of Neuroscience
Nezih OKTAR Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 2006, Volume 23, Number 3, Page(s) 155-158. An Open Access... Read More
Bacterial metapopulations in nanofabricated landscapes
PHYSICAL SCIENCES / BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES / EVOLUTION Bacterial metapopulations in nanofabricated... Read More
Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World
Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World ... Read More