Biology glossary

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tuber
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modified underground stem adapted for starch storage; has many adventitious buds

tubular reabsorption
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reclamation of water and solutes that got filtered out in the glomerulus

tubular secretion
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process of secretion of wastes that do not get reabsorbed

tunicate
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sessile chordate that is a member of Urochordata

tympanum
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(also, tympanic membrane or ear drum) thin diaphragm between the outer and middle ears

ubiquinone
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soluble electron transporter in the electron transport chain that connects the first or second complex to the third

ulna
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bone located on the medial aspect (pinky-finger side) of the forearm

ultrasound
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sound frequencies above the human detectable ceiling of approximately 20,000 Hz

umami
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one of the five basic tastes, which is described as “savory” and which may be largely the taste of Lglutamate

unidirectional circulation
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flow of blood in a single circuit; occurs in fish where the blood flows through the gills, then past the organs and the rest of the body, before returning to the heart

unified cell theory
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a biological concept that states that one or more cells comprise all organisms; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cells arise from existing cells

uniporter
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transporter that carries one specific ion or molecule

uniramous
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referring to one branch per appendage

unsaturated fatty acid
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long-chain hydrocarbon that has one or more double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain.

untranslated region
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segment of the RNA molecule that is not translated into protein. These regions lie before (upstream or 5') and after (downstream or 3') the protein-coding region

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