Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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chronic infection |
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describes when the virus persists in the body for a long period of time |
chyme |
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mixture of partially digested food and stomach juices |
chymotrypsin |
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pancreatic protease |
chytridiomycosis |
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disease of amphibians caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; thought to be a major cause of the global amphibian decline |
chytridiomycosis |
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disease of amphibians caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; thought to be a major cause of the global amphibian decline |
cilium |
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(plural = cilia) short, hair-like structure that extends from the plasma membrane in large numbers and functions to move an entire cell or move substances along the cell's outer surface |
cingulate gyrus |
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circadian |
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describes a time cycle about one day in length |
circumduction |
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movement of a limb in a circular motion |
cis-acting element |
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transcription factor binding sites within the promoter that regulate the transcription of a gene adjacent to it |
citric acid cycle |
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(also Krebs cycle) series of enzyme-catalyzed chemical reactions of central importance in all living cells for extraction of energy from carbohydrates |
cladistics |
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system to organize homologous traits to describe phylogenies |
class |
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division of phylum in the taxonomic classification system |
classical conditioning |
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association of a specific stimulus and response through conditioning |
clathrates |
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frozen chunks of ice and methane found at the bottom of the ocean |