Biology glossary

energy necessary for reactions to occur

protein that binds to prokaryotic operators to increase transcription

enzyme's specific region to which the substrate binds

method of transporting material that requires energy

disease where the symptoms rise and fall within a short period of time

heritable trait or behavior in an organism that aids in its survival and reproduction in its present environment

increase in frequency of beneficial alleles and decrease in deleterious alleles due to selection

immunity that has memory and occurs after exposure to an antigen either from a pathogen or a vaccination

rapid branching through speciation of a phylogenetic tree into many closely related species

speciation when one species radiates to form several other species

rapid branching through speciation of a phylogenetic tree into many closely related species

disorder caused by the hyposecretion of corticosteroids

movement of the limbs inward after abduction

an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP

attraction between water molecules and other molecules