Biology glossary
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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thymus |
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thyroglobulin |
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glycoprotein found in the thyroid that is converted into thyroid hormone |
thyroid gland |
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endocrine gland located in the neck that produces thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine |
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that controls the release of T3 and T4 from the thyroid gland |
thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine, T4) |
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thyroid hormone containing 4 iodines that controls the basal metabolic rate |
Ti plasmid |
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tibia |
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(also, shinbone) large bone of the leg that is located directly below the knee |
tidal volume (TV) |
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amount of air that is inspired and expired during normal breathing |
tight junction |
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protein adherence that creates a firm seal between two adjacent animal cells |
tonicity |
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amount of solute in a solution |
topoisomerase |
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enzyme that causes underwinding or overwinding of DNA when DNA replication is taking place |
torpor |
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decrease in activity and metabolism that allows an animal to survive adverse conditions |
total lung capacity (TLC) |
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sum of the residual volume, expiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and inspiratory reserve volume |
trabecula |
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tiny plate that makes up spongy bone and gives it strength |
trabeculae |
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lamellae that are arranged as rods or plates |