Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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white blood cell |
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large (30 μm) cell with nuclei of which there are many types with different roles including the protection of the body from viruses and bacteria, and cleaning up dead cells and other waste |
white-nose syndrome |
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disease of cave-hibernating bats in the eastern United States and Canada associated with the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans |
white-nose syndrome |
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whorled |
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pattern of leaf arrangement in which three or more leaves are connected at a node |
X inactivation |
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condensing X chromosomes into Barr bodies during embryonic development in females to compensate for the double genetic dose |
X-linked |
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gene present on the X, but not the Y chromosome |
yeast |
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general term used to describe unicellular fungi |
zero population growth |
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steady population size where birth rates and death rates are equal |
zoea |
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larval stage in the early development of crustaceans |
zona pellucida |
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protective layer of glycoproteins on the mammalian egg |
zoonosis |
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disease that primarily infects animals that is transmitted to humans |
Zygomycota |
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zygospore |
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structure with thick cell wall that contains the zygote in zygomycetes |