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P0
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parental generation in a cross

P680
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P700
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reaction center of photosystem I

Pacinian corpuscle
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encapsulated mechanoreceptor in the skin that responds to deep pressure and vibration

Paleognathae
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ratites; flightless birds, including ostriches and emus

paleontology
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study of life’s history by means of fossils

palmately compound leaf
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leaf type with leaflets that emerge from a point, resembling the palm of a hand

Pan
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genus of chimpanzees and bonobos

pancreas
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gland that secretes digestive juices

pancreas
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organ located between the stomach and the small intestine that contains exocrine and endocrine cells

pandemic
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widespread, usually worldwide, epidemic disease

papilla
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one of the small bump-like projections from the tongue

paracentric
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inversion that occurs outside the centromere

paracrine signal
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signal between nearby cells that is delivered by ligands traveling in the liquid medium in the space between the cells

parafollicular cell
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thyroid cell that produces the hormone calcitonin