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...SEARCH.html?book=t219 '''''Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology'''''] ...rocesses in which they are involved, methods and [[concepts]] in molecular biology, and definitions of biochemical [[symbols]] and abbreviations. Each entry i

...om.catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t6 '''''A Dictionary of Biology'''''] ...ictionary’s chronologies chart developments in major fields including cell biology, [[genetics]], [[microscopy]], and [[vitamins]]. A new feature is the inclu

...ne]]s which entwine with genetics, including [[molecular biology]], [[cell biology]], [[medicine]], [[botany]], and evolutionary studies. Its 7,000 cross-refe [[Category: Biology]]

...Nanogram nanogram].) The largest known cell is an unfertilized ostrich egg cell.[2] ...all cells contain the hereditary information [[necessary]] for regulating cell functions and for [[transmitting]] [[information]] to the next generation o

...tical [[cells]] or [[organisms]] asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism :b : an [[individual]] grown from a single somatic cell or cell [[nucleus]] and genetically [[identical]] to it

...entical]] [[cells]] or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism :b : an [[individual]] grown from a single somatic cell or cell [[nucleus]] and [[genetically]] identical to it

...his makes her unable to properly place her eggs at the bottom of the brood cell; the workers will detect this and will then rear replacement queens. When a ...he worker bees then build a larger queen cell from the normal-sized worker cell, which will protrude vertically from the face of the brood comb. [[Emergenc

...and Toxicology - Physical Chemistry - Physiology - Phytopathology - Plant Biology - [[Political Science]] - [[Psychology]] - [[Public Health]] - Resource Eco

....wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatozoon spermatozoon], whereas a non-motile sperm cell is referred to as a spermatium. Sperm cells cannot divide and have a limite The sperm cell consists of a head, a midpiece and a tail. The head contains the [[nucleus]

...e]]ly abrupt [[change]] in the [[animal]]'s [[body]] [[structure]] through cell [[growth]] and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, mollusks, crustac ...c usage of the term is exclusive, and is not applied to general aspects of cell growth, including rapid growth spurts. [[References]] to "metamorphosis" in

...erve cell) to pass an [[electrical]] or [[chemical]] [[signal]] to another cell (neural or otherwise). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Ram%C3%B3n_y ...ipedia.org/wiki/Dendrite dendrite] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(biology) soma]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrocyte Astrocytes] also exchange

...bark, as in the cedar of Lebanon’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.); embryo-cell, the first cell of the fecundated animal ovum; also in Bot. the germ in the embryo-sac of f ...oid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, hatching, or germination. In [[human]]s, it is called

...s://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamete gamete] : macrogamete —called also ''egg cell'' ...e rise to an [[embryo]] usually only after [[fertilization]] by a [[male]] cell.

...hat may lack cell walls or are gram-positive or gram-negative if they have cell walls, that are often [[aggregated]] into colonies or motile by means of fl ...roviding outstanding examples of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_(biology) mutualism] in the digestive tracts of humans, termites and cockroaches. Th

..., is a [[state]] of inflammation or [[painful]] [[reaction]] to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or [[agent]] which induces the state of irritatio [[Category: Biology]]

...e]], apart from", and ''temnein'', "to cut up, cut open") is a branch of [[biology]] and [[medicine]] that considers the [[structure]] of living things. It is ...sed synonymously (in which case the distinction between histology and cell biology isn't strictly made as described here).

...RNA), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_synthesis protein synthesis], cell membrane transport, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_transduction [[Category: Biology]]

...solvent (as [[water]]) through a semipermeable membrane (as of a living [[cell]]) into a solution of higher solute [[concentration]] that tends to equaliz ...is largely maintained by osmosis, across the cell membrane, between the [[cell]] interior and its relatively hypotonic environment.

...he individual's messenger [[RNA]] building a functional implement, cell by cell. This allowed a Helianx to interact more fully with hir environment. With t [[Category: Biology]]

...itive” and that from γένεσις genesis, “[[origin]]”), a [[discipline]] of [[biology]], is the [[science]] of [[heredity]] and variation in living [[organisms]] ...nging its shape and function: this can have a [[dramatic]] effect in the [[cell]] and on the [[organism]] as a whole.

[[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:Cell-metabolism.jpg|right|frame]] ...e regulation of metabolic pathways in [[response]] to [[changes]] in the [[cell]]'s [[environment]] or signals from other cells.

.../en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_pathway metabolic pathways] occur in that cell. [[Category: Biology]]

...and chromatin varies through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_cycle cell cycle]. Chromosomes are the [[essential]] [[unit]] for cellular division an ...through processes known as chromosomal instability and translocation, the cell may undergo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitotic_catastrophe mitotic cata

...opus laevis]), which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage. As the zygote undergoes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis mit ...a.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep) Dolly] (the famous cloned ewe) which, via somatic cell nuclear transfer, proved that adult cells retain a complete set of [[inform

...] can accumulate and cause a species to evolve. The study of heredity in [[biology]] is called [[genetics]], which includes the field of epigenetics. ...' were proposed rather later. The traditional view is that developmental [[biology]] played little part in the synthesis, but an account of Gavin de Beer's wo

...outside air to the [[cells]] within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_(biology) tissues], and the transport of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxi ...ar organisms, simple [[diffusion]] is sufficient for gas exchange: every [[cell]] is constantly bathed in the external [[environment]], with only a short d

...from one part of the [[body]] to another. There are two basic ways that a cell can send signals to cells in other parts of the body. The simplest is by re ...tps://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CNS.html Kimball's Biology Pages, CNS]

...onsider these as non-living. Most microorganisms are unicellular (single-[[cell]]ed), but this is not [[universal]], since some multicellular [[organisms]] [[Category: Biology]]

...animal]]s, plants, fungi, and protists) store most of their DNA inside the cell nucleus and some of their DNA in organelles, such as mitochondria or chloro ...in Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walters (2002). Molecular Biology of the Cell; Fourth Edition. New York and London: Garland Science. ISBN 0-8153-3218-1.

...is a microscopic infectious agent that can reproduce only inside a host [[cell]]. Viruses infect all types of [[organism]]s: from [[anima]]ls and plants, ...d some have an envelope of fat that surrounds them when they are outside a cell. Viruses vary in shape from simple [[helical]] and [[icosahedral]] shapes,

...inful]] [[reaction]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy allergy] or cell-lining damage. A [[stimulus]] or [[agent]] which induces the state of irrit [[Category: Biology]]

'''Mutations''' are changes in the [[DNA]] [[sequence]] of a [[cell]]'s genome and are caused by [[radiation]], [[virus]]es, [https://en.wikipe [[Category: Biology]]

...with another [[individual]] of that species. The division of a bacterial [[cell]] into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual re [[Category: Biology]]

was the result of the direct control they had over their own [[biology]]. ...he [[individual]]'s messenger RNA building a functional implement, cell by cell. This allowed a Helianx to interact more fully with hir [[environment]]. Wi

...ntractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the [[cell]]. They are classified as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle sk [[Category: Biology]]

...tity]] (the ''analyte'') which can be a drug or biochemical substance or a cell in an organism or organic sample. The measured entity is generally called t [[Category: Biology]]

...ty. These usually include physics, chemistry and many of the sub-fields of biology. By contrast, [[soft science]] is often used to describe the scientific fie ===Biology===

*2a : involving or [[reproducing]] by reproductive processes (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) that do not involve the [[u [[Category: Biology]]

...ent]]. Four unifying principles form the foundation of modern biology: [[cell theory]], [[evolution]], [[genetics]] and [[homeostasis]]. ...lly in a wide array of biology and medicine [[Academic journal|journals]]. Biology: A Functional Approach. Thomas Nelson and Sons ISBN 978-0174480358

...ation in living [[things]] and ''being''s. In every living plant or animal cell, in every living organism--[[material]] or [[spiritual]]--there is an insat ...cellular]]'' (many-celled) describes any organism made up of more than one cell.

...a.org/wiki/G_protein-coupled_receptors G protein-coupled receptors] on the cell membranes of taste buds. Saltiness and sourness are [[perceived]] when [htt [[Category: Biology]]

'''Healing''', assessed physically, is the process by which the [[Cell (biology)|cells]] in the [[body]] regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a dama In order for an injury to be healed by regeneration, the cell type that was destroyed must be able to replicate. Most cells have this abi

...are also distinguished from [[plants]], algae, and fungi by lacking rigid cell walls. All animals are motile, if only at certain [[life]] [[stages]]. In m ...cellular organisms, like [[plants]] and fungi, have cells held in place by cell walls, and so develop by [[progressive]] [[growth]]. Also, unique to animal

.... The [[transfer]] of [[DNA]] segments between genomes within a eukaryotic cell, e.g. between mitochondria and chloroplasts or between an organelle and the ...le pair bonds but still mate with other individuals outside the pair. In [[biology]], incidents of promiscuity in species that form pair bonds are usually cal

...ng zygote develops into an embryo, while the triploid endosperm (one sperm cell plus two female cells) and female tissues of the ovule give rise to the sur ...al vesicle, a small gland that is located just behind the bladder. A sperm cell is motile and swims via [[chemotaxis]], using its flagellum to propel itsel

...angeably with neuroscience, although the former refers specifically to the biology of the nervous system, whereas the latter refers to the entire science of t ...h]] still uses the Brodmann cytoarchitectonic (referring to [[study]] of [[cell]] [[structure]]) anatomical definitions from this era in continuing to show

..., i.e., [[potentials]] at the post-synaptic membrane will summate in the [[cell]] [[body]]. Later models also provided for excitatory and inhibitory synapt ...forms]], can also yield important [[insights]] in the working of several [[cell]] assemblies. Similarly, simulations of dysfunctional neurotransmitters in

...re the DNA is coated with molecules such as gold and fired directly into a cell. Other more complex methods, such as bacterial transformation or using viru ...the function of a gene. It is used especially frequently in developmental biology. A knockout experiment involves the creation and manipulation of a DNA cons

In [[biology]], '''matrix''' (plural: matrices) is the material (or tissue) in [[animal] ...Also: the ground substance in which structural elements (e.g. of a shell, cell wall, etc.) are embedded.

..., '''evolution''' is the change in the [[heritability|inherited]] [[trait (biology)|traits]] of a [[population]] from generation to generation. These traits a ...|predictive]] theory has become the central organizing principle of modern biology, providing a unifying explanation for the [[biodiversity|diversity of life]

...is can be the case for genes with a heterozygote advantage, such as sickle cell anemia or Tay-Sachs disease, which in their heterozygote form may offer an *H. L. Kaye, ''The social meaning of modern biology'' 1987, New Haven, CT Yale University Press. (p. 46)

...e was not intimately involved with. In a prominent case, an American stem cell researcher had his name listed on paper that was later revealed to be fraud ...ned in the author disclosure statement for the [[American Journal of Human Biology]][https://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/37873/ForAuthors.html]

...random, fraction of neurons, but stains them in their entirety, including cell body, dendrites, and axon. Without such a stain, brain tissue under a micr ...utte A (2003). "The segmented Urbilateria: A testable scenario.". Int Comp Biology 43: 137–47. doi:10.1093/icb/43.1.137. [https://icb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi

...ing therapeutic cloning] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell stem cell] [[research]] could one day provide a way to generate [[cells]], [[body]] p ...[[religious]] teachings or [[ethical]] considerations. Proponents of stem cell research point out that cells are routinely formed and destroyed in a varie

'''Stress''' is a [[Biology|biological]] term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a [[hu The [[locus ceruleus]] and other noradrenergic cell groups of the [[adrenal medulla]] and pons, collectively known as the Norep

...n of life is characterized by [[Organism|organization]], [[metabolism]], [[cell growth|growth]], [[adaptation]], response to [[stimulus (physiology)|stimul ...pecies appearing and others ceasing to exist on a continual basis.[https://biology.usgs.gov/luhna/chap4.html] Website based on the contents of the book: Persp

...y]], but we also know about, [[Cell signaling]], [[Cellular communication (biology)]], [[chemical communication]] between primitive organisms like [[bacteria

science of biology certifies that all cells replicate (mitosis), or divide known that every cell in the human body changes at least once

== Biology == ...[[eukaryote|eukaryotic]] species. Each [[ploidy|diploid]] [[cell (biology)|cell]] has two sets of 23 [[chromosome]]s, each set received from one parent. Th

...use of the term "race" itself must be analyzed. Moreover, they argue that biology will not explain why or how people use the idea of race: history and social ...(Sider 1996; see also Fields 1990). The differences have little to do with biology and far more to do with the history of [[racism]] and specific forms of [[W

...ce]] with the lower forms of [[planetary]] life, all the way from a single-cell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba amoeba] up to the most [[intelligent] ...s [[absolute]] [[natural law]]s of [[chemistry]] and [[physics]], living [[biology]], and even what you might call higher [[animal]] [[mind]]. [[Consider]] h

...ka, and completed a bachelor's degree with a double major in chemistry and biology. ...as a whole unto itself, and as a part of some other whole. For example, a cell in an organism is a whole and at the same time a part of another whole, the

...sisters’ minds can be elevated as well. So receive this now deeply in each cell. (Pause) ...t transmissions, I have this question: when we can read about the evolving biology of the planet and summarized it with the idea of the Gaia, this field of li

...y. This benign virus will permeate all life and recreate the uplift to the biology of all living things. None can resist for long. Those who continue to resis ...ce and exuberance of desiring to play a part in it. For the most part each cell of the Reserve Corps of Destiny has been ignorant of the others. Those of y