Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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K-selected species |
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species suited to stable environments that produce a few, relatively large offspring and provide parental care |
karyogamy |
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fusion of nuclei |
karyogram |
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a karyotype's photographic image |
kidney |
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organ that performs excretory and osmoregulatory functions |
kin selection |
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sacrificing one’s own life so that one’s genes will be passed on to future generations by relatives |
kinase |
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kinesis |
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undirected movement of an organism in response to a stimulus |
kinesthesia |
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sense of body movement |
kinetic energy |
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energy type that takes place with objects or particles in motion |
kinetoplast |
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kingdom |
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domain division in the taxonomic classification system |
Kozak’s rules |
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Krebs cycle |
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(also citric acid cycle) alternate name for the citric acid cycle, named after Hans Krebs, who first identified the steps in the pathway in the 1930s in pigeon flight muscles; see citric acid cycle |