Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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B cell |
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lymphocyte that matures in the bone marrow and differentiates into antibody-secreting plasma cells |
B horizon |
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soil layer that is an accumulation of mostly fine material that has moved downward |
back mutation |
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bacteriophage |
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virus that infects bacteria |
balanced chemical equation |
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ball-and-socket joint |
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joint with a rounded, ball-like end of one bone fitting into a cuplike socket of another bone |
barcoding |
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bark |
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tough, waterproof, outer epidermal layer of cork cells |
basal angiosperms |
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a group of plants that probably branched off before the separation of monocots and eudicots |
basal ganglia |
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interconnected collections of cells in the brain that are involved in movement and motivation; also known as basal nuclei |
basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
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metabolic rate at rest in endothermic animals |
basal nuclei |
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see basal ganglia |
basal taxon |
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branch on a phylogenetic tree that has not diverged significantly from the root ancestor |
base |
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basic science |
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science that seeks to expand knowledge and understanding regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge |