Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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plastid |
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one of a group of related organelles in plant cells that are involved in the storage of starches, fats, proteins, and pigments |
platelet |
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(also, thrombocyte) small cellular fragment that collects at wounds, cross-reacts with clotting factors, and forms a plug to prevent blood loss |
platelet |
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(also, thrombocyte) small cellular fragment that collects at wounds, cross-reacts with clotting factors, and forms a plug to prevent blood loss |
Platyrrhini |
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clade of New World monkeys |
Plesiadapis |
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oldest known primate-like mammal |
pleura |
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tissue layer that surrounds the lungs and lines the interior of the thoracic cavity |
pleurisy |
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painful inflammation of the pleural tissue layers |
pneumatic bone |
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air-filled bone |
point mutation |
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polar covalent bond |
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type of covalent bond that forms as a result of unequal electron sharing, resulting in creating slightly positive and negative charged molecule regions |
polar nuclei |
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pollen grain |
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structure containing the male gametophyte of the plant |
pollen tube |
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extension from the pollen grain that delivers sperm to the egg cell |
pollination |
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pollination |
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transfer of pollen to the stigma |