Biology glossary
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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biosphere |
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collection of all the ecosystems on Earth |
biotechnology |
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use of biological agents for technological advancement |
biotechnology |
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biotic |
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living components of the environment |
bipolar neuron |
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biramous |
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referring to two branches per appendage |
Black Death |
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devastating pandemic that is believed to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis |
blastocyst |
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structure formed when cells in the mammalian blastula separate into an inner and outer layer |
blastopore |
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opening into the archenteron that forms during gastrulation |
blastopore |
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opening into the archenteron that forms during gastrulation |
blastula |
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16–32 cell stage of development of an animal embryo |
blending theory of inheritance |
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hypothetical inheritance pattern in which parental traits are blended together in the offspring to produce an intermediate physical appearance |
blood pressure (BP) |
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pressure of blood in the arteries that helps to push blood through the body |
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) |
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estimate of urea in the blood and an indicator of kidney function |
body plan |
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morphology or defining shape of an organism |