Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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chlorophyll b |
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accessory pigment that absorbs blue and red-orange light and consequently has a yellowishgreen tint |
chloroplast |
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chloroplast |
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organelle in which photosynthesis takes place |
choanocyte |
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(also, collar cell) sponge cell that functions to generate a water current and to trap and ingest food particles via phagocytosis |
cholecystokinin |
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hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder to release bile |
Chondrichthyes |
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jawed fish with paired fins and a skeleton made of cartilage |
chondrocyte |
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cell found in cartilage |
Chordata |
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phylum of animals distinguished by their possession of a notochord, a dorsal, hollow nerve cord, an endostyle, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some point in their development |
Chordata |
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phylum of animals distinguished by their possession of a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail at some point during their development |
chorion |
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membrane of the egg that surrounds the embryo and yolk sac |
choroid plexus |
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spongy tissue within ventricles that produces cerebrospinal fluid |
chromatin |
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protein-DNA complex that serves as the chromosomes' building material |
chromophore |
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molecule that absorbs light |
chromosome |
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chromosome inversion |
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detachment, 180° rotation, and chromosome arm reinsertion |