Biology glossary
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
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neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulty maintaining attention and controlling impulses |
attenuation |
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weakening of a virus during vaccine development |
audition |
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sense of hearing |
auditory ossicle |
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(also, middle ear) transduces sounds from the air into vibrations in the fluid-filled cochlea |
Australopithecus |
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autism spectrum disorder (ASD) |
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neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication abilities |
autoantibody |
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antibody that incorrectly marks “self” components as foreign and stimulates the immune response |
autocrine signal |
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autoimmune response |
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autoimmunity |
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type of hypersensitivity to self antigens |
autoinducer |
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signaling molecule secreted by bacteria to communicate with other bacteria of its kind |
autonomic nervous system |
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part of the peripheral nervous system that controls bodily functions |
autopolyploid |
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polyploidy formed within a single species |
autosome |
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any of the non-sex chromosomes |
autosomes |
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any of the non-sex chromosomes |