Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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density-dependent regulation |
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regulation of population that is influenced by population density, such as crowding effects; usually involves biotic factors |
density-independent regulation |
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regulation of populations by factors that operate independent of population density, such as forest fires and volcanic eruptions; usually involves abiotic factors |
dentary |
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deoxynucleotide |
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deoxyribonucleic acid |
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Synonyms -
DNA |
dephosphorylation |
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removal of a phosphate group from a molecule |
depolarization |
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change in the membrane potential to a less negative value |
depression |
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movement downward of a bone, such as after the shoulders are shrugged and the scapulae return to their normal position from an elevated position; opposite of elevation |
dermal tissue |
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descending limb |
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part of the loop of Henle that descends from the renal cortex into the renal medulla |
descriptive science |
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(also, discovery science) form of science that aims to observe, explore, and investigate |
desmosome |
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linkages between adjacent epithelial cells that form when cadherins in the plasma membrane attach to intermediate filaments |
determinate cleavage |
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cleavage pattern in which developmental fate of each blastomere is tightly defined |
detrital food web |
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type of food web in which the primary consumers consist of decomposers; these are often associated with grazing food webs within the same ecosystem |
Deuteromycota |
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former form phylum of fungi that do not have a known sexual reproductive cycle (presently members of two phyla: Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) |