strand of DNA that specifies the complementary mRNA molecule

non-orbital opening in the skull that may allow muscles to expand and lengthen

differences in breeding schedules that can act as a form of prezygotic barrier leading to reproductive isolation

part of the cerebral cortex that processes auditory input; parts of the temporal lobe are involved in speech, memory, and emotion processing

modified stem consisting of slender, twining strands used for support or climbing

region of bronchiole that attaches to the respiratory bronchioles

carnivore that eats other carnivores

three-dimensional conformation of a protein, including interactions between secondary structural elements; formed from interactions between amino acid side chains.

porous shell of a foram that is built from various organic materials and typically hardened with calcium carbonate

cross between a dominant expressing individual with an unknown genotype and a homozygous recessive individual; the offspring phenotypes indicate whether the unknown parent is heterozygous or homozygous for the dominant trait

outer layer of the seed coat

pair of reproductive organs in males

reproductive hormone in men that assists in sperm production and promoting secondary sexual characteristics

order of turtles

two duplicated homologous chromosomes (four chromatids) bound together by chiasmata during prophase I