Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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free energy |
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Gibbs free energy is the usable energy, or energy that is available to do work |
free nerve ending |
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ending of an afferent neuron that lacks a specialized structure for detection of sensory stimuli; some respond to touch, pain, or temperature |
frequency-dependent selection |
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selection that favors phenotypes that are either common (positive frequencydependent selection) or rare (negative frequency-dependent selection) |
frog |
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tail-less amphibian that belongs to the clade Anura |
frontal (coronal) plane |
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plane cutting through an animal separating the individual into front and back portions |
frontal lobe |
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part of the cerebral cortex that contains the motor cortex and areas involved in planning, attention, and language |
fruit |
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functional group |
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group of atoms that provides or imparts a specific function to a carbon skeleton |
functional residual capacity (FRC) |
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expiratory reserve volume plus residual volume |
functional vital capacity (FVC) |
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amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after taking the deepest breath possible |
furcula |
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wishbone formed by the fusing of the clavicles |
fusiform |
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animal body shape that is tubular and tapered at both ends |
fusion |
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method of entry by some enveloped viruses, where the viral envelope fuses with the plasma membrane of the host cell |
fusion |
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method of entry by some enveloped viruses, where the viral envelope fuses with the plasma membrane of the host cell |