Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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activation energy |
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energy necessary for reactions to occur |
activator |
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protein that binds to prokaryotic operators to increase transcription |
active site |
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active transport |
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method of transporting material that requires energy |
acute disease |
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disease where the symptoms rise and fall within a short period of time |
adaptation |
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adaptive evolution |
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increase in frequency of beneficial alleles and decrease in deleterious alleles due to selection |
adaptive immunity |
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adaptive radiation |
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rapid branching through speciation of a phylogenetic tree into many closely related species |
adaptive radiation |
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speciation when one species radiates to form several other species |
adaptive radiation |
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rapid branching through speciation of a phylogenetic tree into many closely related species |
Addison’s disease |
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disorder caused by the hyposecretion of corticosteroids |
adduction |
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movement of the limbs inward after abduction |
adenylate cyclase |
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an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cyclic AMP |
adhesion |
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attraction between water molecules and other molecules |