A
- aardvark
- abbreviate
- abbreviated ring structure
- abbreviation
- abdomen
- abiotic
- abort
- abrasion
- absolute temperature
- absorption
- absorption spectrum
- acacia
- acceleration
- acetaldehyde
- acetic acid
- acetone
- acetylcholinesterase
- acetyl CoA
- acetyl group
- acid
- acidic
- acidification
- acidity
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- actin
- actinides
- action spectrum
- activate
- activation
- activation domain
- activation energy
- activator
- active site
- active transport
- activity
- acyclovir
- adapt
- adaptation
- adaptation
- adaptive radiation
- adaptor proteins
- additive effect
- adenosine
- adenosine diphosphate
- adenosine monophosphate
- adenosine triphosphate
- adenylate cyclase
- adenylyl cyclase
- adhere
- adhesion
- adipose
- adipose fin
- adipose tissue
- adjacent
- adrenaline
- adrenal gland
- adult
- advantage
- aerobic
- aerobic respiration
- affinity
- agave plant
- aggregate
- aggregation
- agriculture
- alanine
- alcohol
- alcohol dehydrogenase
- alcohol fermentation
- aldehyde
- aldehyde group
- aldehyde sugar
- aldose
- aldosterone
- algae
- alignment
- alkaline
- alkaline earth metals
- alkali metals
- alkaptonuria
- Allergic
- allosteric activation
- allosteric enzyme
- allosteric inhibitor
- allosteric regulation
- allosteric site
- alpha carbon
- alpha helix
- alternation of generations
- altitude
- Alzheimer’s disease
- american flamingo
- amine
- amino acid
- amino acid position
- amino end (of protein)
- amino group
- ammonia
- ammonium
- amniocentesis
- amniotic fluid
- amoeba
- amoeboid
- amphibian
- amphibian
- amphipathic
- amplification
- amylase
- amylopectin
- amyloplast
- amylose
- anabolic pathway
- anabolism
- anaerobic
- anaerobic respiration
- analogy
- anaphase
- anatomy
- anax imperator
- ancestor
- anchorage dependence
- anchor junction
- and/or
- aneuploidy
- animalcule
- anion
- anneal
- antenna (pl. antennae)
- anthrax
- antibiotic
- antibody
- antioxidant
- antiparallel
- Antithrombin
- ape
- apoptosis
- appendage
- appendix
- application
- aquaporin
- aqueous
- aqueous solution
- archaea
- archehological
- archipelago
- arginine
- arista
- arrangement
- arsenic
- arsenic-laden water
- artery
- Arthritis
- arthropod
- artifact
- artificial selection
- asexual reproduction
- asparagine
- aspartic acid
- assemble
- associated protein
- assumption
- aster
- asthma
- astronaut
- asymmetric
- atherosclerosis
- Atlantic salmon
- atmosphere
- atom
- atomic mass
- atomic mass unit (amu)
- atomic number
- ATP synthase
- autoimmunity
- autonomous
- autophagy
- autosomal chromosome
- autosome
- autotroph
- average (math.)
- avian flu
- Avogadro number
- axillary bud
- axon
B
- baby
- backbone
- backbone
- backbone
- bacteria
- bacteriorhodopsin
- baculovirus
- ball-and-stick model
- barbiturate
- bark
- Barr body
- bar graph
- bar (graphics)
- basal body
- basal-like breast cancer
- Base pair
- Base pairing
- basic
- basic science
- bat
- beak
- beaker
- beam
- beetle
- bell curve
- benign tumor
- beta oxidation
- beta sheet
- beta-globin
- bicarbonate ion
- bilayer
- bimodal distribution
- binary fission
- binding affinity
- binding site
- biochemical pathway
- biochemist
- biochemistry
- bioenergetics
- biofilm
- bioinformatician
- bioinformatics
- biologist
- bioluminescence
- bioremediation
- biosphere
- biosynthesis
- biosynthetic
- bipolar disorder
- blastocyst
- blastula
- blood
- bloodstream
- blood type
- blood vessel
- body
- Body fluid
- body plan
- body plan
- body temperature
- bombardier beetle
- bond
- bonding capacity
- bone
- bone marrow
- botulism
- bound ribosome
- brain
- branch point
- bread mold
- breakdown
- break down
- breast cancer
- breast cancer
- breast tumor
- breathing
- brewing
- brewing (beer)
- brightfield light microscope
- brightfield microscope
- brightness
- broad scope
- brown
- Brussels sprouts
- bud
- budding yeast
- buffer
- building block
- bundle-sheath cell
- Burkitt’s lymphoma
- butter
- by-product
C
- cactus
- caffeine
- calcification
- calcium carbonate
- calcium ion
- calibration
- calico
- California two-spot octopus
- calorie
- Calvin cycle
- camouflage
- cAMP phosphodiesterase
- CAM plant
- cancer
- canniablism
- Canola
- capelin
- capsid
- capsule
- carbohydrate
- carbon
- carbonic acid
- carbonyl group
- carbon dioxide
- carbon fixation
- carbon skeleton
- carbon source
- carbon-14 dating
- carboxylic acid
- carboxyl end
- carboxyl group
- carcinogen
- carcinoma
- cardiovascular
- carotenoid
- carpal
- carpel
- carrier
- carrier protein
- carry
- carry out
- cartilage
- cascade
- casein
- case study
- caspase
- catabolic pathway
- catabolism
- catalysis
- catalyst
- catalyze
- caterpillar
- cation
- cavity
- cell
- cellular communication
- cellular fuel
- cellular respiration
- cellular response
- cellulose
- cellulose synthase
- cell biology
- cell communication
- cell culture
- cell cycle
- cell cycle control system
- cell division
- cell fraction
- cell fractionation
- cell junction
- cell line
- cell lineage
- cell membrane
- cell motility
- cell plate
- cell projection
- cell sap
- cell signaling
- cell theory
- cell wall
- cell-cell recognition
- cell-signaling pathway
- cell-surface protein
- central dogma
- central vacuole
- centrifugation
- centrifuge
- centriole
- centromere
- centromeric DNA
- centrosome
- cereal
- cervical cancer
- cervix
- channel protein
- chapter
- chapter review
- characteristic
- charge
- charged
- checkpoint
- cheetah
- chemicals
- chemical bond
- chemical cycle
- chemical energy
- chemical equilibrium
- chemical interaction
- chemical messenger
- chemical method
- chemical reaction
- chemical signal
- chemical stimulus
- chemical treatment
- chemical work
- chemiluminescence
- chemiosmosis
- chemiosmotic model
- chemist
- chemistry
- chemotherapy
- chick
- chickenpox
- chimpanzee
- chip
- chitin
- chi-square test
- chlamydomonas
- chloride (ion)
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds
- chlorine
- chloroform
- chlorophyll
- chloroplast
- cholera
- cholesterol
- choline
- chromatid
- chromatid arm
- chromatin
- chromatin remodelling
- chromoplast
- chromosomal rearrangement
- chromosome
- chromosome conformation capture
- chum salmon
- ciliary beating
- Cilium
- cinnabar
- circular DNA
- circulatory system
- circulatory system
- cisternal maturation model
- cisternal space
- cisterna (pl. cisternae)
- cis double bond
- cis face
- cis-trans isomer
- citric acid
- citric acid cycle
- class
- classification
- classify
- cleaner fish
- cleavage
- cleavage furrow
- climate
- climate change
- closed system
- clot
- cockroach
- cocoon
- coefficient
- coenzyme
- cofactor
- cognition
- cognitive science
- cohesin
- cohesion
- Coho salmon
- cold
- cold sore
- coleus
- collagen
- collagen fiber
- collision
- colon
- colonoscopy
- colony
- colorectal cancer
- color blindness
- color-blind
- Colpidium colpoda
- column
- comblike
- common ancestor
- Common cactus finch (Geospiza scandens)
- communication
- community
- compartment
- compartmentalize
- compartmental organization
- competition
- competitive inhibition
- competitive inhibitor
- complement
- complementary
- complementary DNA
- complete medium
- complex
- complex
- complex molecule
- complex organism
- compound
- Compound eye
- compression-resisting
- computational method
- computational tool
- computer model
- computer scientist
- concentration
- concentration gradient
- concentric
- concept
- concept check
- conclusion
- condensation
- condenser
- condition
- condition (as disease)
- confidence
- confocal microscopy
- congenital
- connective tissue
- consensus
- conservation biology
- conservation of energy
- conserved sequence
- consumer
- contamination
- continuous
- contract
- contractile ring
- contractile vacuole
- contraction
- contrast
- controlled experiment
- control element
- control group
- control sample
- control (as in experimental control)
- convergent evolution
- convoluted
- cooperation
- cooperativity
- coordination
- copper
- coral reef
- corn syrup
- corn (maize)
- coronary heart disease
- correlate
- correlation
- cortex
- cortical MF
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- cosmos
- cotransport
- cotransporter
- cousin
- covalent bond
- cow
- coyote
- co-receptor
- crab
- cramping
- crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
- cricket
- crista
- crop
- crossing over
- cross section
- cross-link
- cross-linking protein
- crustacean
- crystal
- crystallin
- crystallized protein
- crystal violet dye
- culture
- cultured cells
- cumulative
- cumulative effect
- curve
- cutaway diagram
- cyanide
- cyanobacteria
- cycle
- cyclic AMP
- cyclic compound (ring compound)
- cyclic electron flow
- cyclic GMP
- cyclin
- cyclin-Cdk complex
- cyclin-dependent kinase
- cysteine
- cysteine
- cystic fibrosis
- cytochrome
- cytokinesis
- cytology
- cytoplasm
- cytoplasmic channel
- cytoplasmic streaming
- cytoskeleton
- cytosol
- cytotoxic
- C-terminal
- C-terminus
- C3 plant
- C4 plant
D
- dairy
- Dalton
- darkfield microscope
- dashed arrow
- data
- database
- data point
- daughter cell/nucleus/chromosome
- deactivation
- deamination
- decision-making
- decompose
- decomposer
- decomposers
- deconvolution microscopy
- deduction
- deductive reasoning
- defense
- deficiency
- deform
- degrees of freedom
- dehydration reaction
- deletion mutation
- denaturate
- denaturation
- dengue virus
- dense
- density
- density-dependent inhibition
- deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- deoxyribose
- dependent variable
- dephosphorylation
- depolymerization
- descendant
- descent with modification
- desert
- desmosome
- determination
- detoxification
- detrivore
- development
- device
- de-etiolation
- diabetes
- Diacylglycerol
- diagnose
- diagnostic tool
- diameter
- diarrhea
- diatom
- dideoxy chain termination method
- differential centrifugation
- differential gene expression
- differential interference contrast microscopy
- differentiate
- differentiation
- diffract
- diffraction
- diffuse
- diffusion
- digest
- digestion
- digestive enzyme
- digestive tract
- digit
- digit
- digital
- digital detector
- dihydroxyacetone
- dihydroxyacetone phosphate
- dilation
- dimension
- dimer
- dimerization
- dinitrophenol
- dinoflagellate
- dinosaur
- dioxin
- directionality
- directly
- disaccharide
- disadvantage
- discovery
- discrete
- disease
- disinfectant
- disorder
- dissociation
- dissolve
- distal contol element
- distribution
- disulfide bridge
- divergence
- diverse
- diversity
- divide
- DNA
- DNA cloning
- DNA construct
- DNA deletion
- DNA replication
- DNA sequence
- DNA sequencing
- DNA technology
- DNA tools
- DNA-binding
- DNA-binding domain
- docking site
- dodo
- domain
- donor
- dormancy
- dormant
- dose
- double bond
- double helix
- double layer
- double membrane
- double-strand
- Down syndrome
- draw it
- drosophila (Drosophila melanogaster)
- drug
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- duckweed
- duckweed
- dumbbell-shaped
- duplication
- Dwarfism
- dye
- dynamic equilibrium
- dynein
- dystrophin
E
- Earth
- ecosystem
- edge-on
- edible
- egg
- egg white
- egg yolk
- egg-polarity gene
- elastin
- electrically charged
- electrical socket
- electrochemical gradient
- electrogenic
- electrogenic pump
- electromagnet
- electromagnetic energy
- electromagnetic spectrum
- electron
- electronegative
- electronegativity
- electronic signal
- electron acceptor
- electron beam
- electron density
- electron density map
- electron distribution
- electron micrograph
- electron microscope
- electron microscope
- electron orbital
- electron orbital
- electron sharing
- electron shell
- electron shell
- electron transport chain
- electrophoresis
- electroporation
- element
- elephant shark
- elephant tusk
- elimination
- elongated
- Elongation
- Embed
- embryo
- embryo
- embryonic lethal
- emergent property
- emerging virus
- emit
- emit
- emperor dragonfly
- enantiomer
- encephalitis
- encode
- endergonic reaction
- endocrine signaling
- endocrine system
- endocrinology
- endocytosis
- endomembrane system
- endoplasmic reticulum
- endorphin
- endospore
- endosymbiont
- endosymbiont theory
- energy
- energy barrier
- energy coupling
- energy level
- eng
- engulf
- enhancer
- enolase
- enthalpy
- entropy
- environment
- enzymatic activity
- enzymatic attack
- enzymatic hydrolysis
- enzymatic protein
- enzyme
- enzyme-substrate complex
- epidemic
- epidermis
- epigenetic
- epigenome
- epinephrine
- epistasis
- epithelial cell
- epithelial tissue
- epithelium
- Epstein-Bar virus
- equation
- equilibrium
- equine encephalitis virus
- equivalent
- erectile dysfunction
- erythrocyte
- ER lumen
- essential amino acid
- essential element
- essential nutrient
- ester linkage
- estradiol
- estrogen
- ethane
- ethanol
- ether
- ethical
- ethnic
- ethnicity
- ethylene
- etiolation
- Eugenics
- euglena
- Eukarya
- eukaryote
- eukaryotic
- eukaryotic cell
- euphoria
- Eurasia
- European robin
- Euthanasia
- evaporative cooling
- evaporative cooling
- evidence
- evidence
- evolution
- evolutionary adaptation
- evolutionary biology
- evolutionary kinship
- evolutionary origin
- evolutionary origin
- evolution connection
- evolve
- excessive (heat)
- excite
- excrete
- exercise (body)
- exergonic reaction
- exocytosis
- exon
- exon shuffling
- exoskeleton
- expand
- expected value
- experiment
- experimental
- experimental group
- explanation
- exploration
- explosive (charge)
- exponential
- export
- expression (genetics)
- extant
- extend
- extension
- external molecule
- extinct
- extinction
- extracellular
- extracellular matrix (ECM)
- extracellular space
- extract
- extrapolation
- extremophile
F
- facilitated diffusion
- facultative anaerobe
- family
- family
- family tree
- Fas molecules
- fat
- fatal
- fatal
- fatigue
- fatty acid
- fat cell
- fat-storing tissues
- FDA
- feather
- feature
- feces
- feedback
- feedback inhibition
- feedback regulation
- fermentation
- ferredoxin
- ferret
- fertile organism
- fertile soil
- fertilization
- fertilize
- fetus
- fiber
- fiberglass
- fibroblast
- fibronectin
- fibrous framework
- fibrous protein
- fibrous (ex: fibrous protein)
- field study
- fight-or-flight
- fight-or-flight
- figure
- filament
- filopodia
- fimbria
- finch
- Fingerprint
- firefly
- first law of thermodynamics
- fish
- fission
- fitness
- five-carbon sugar
- flaccid
- flagellum
- flask
- flavin
- flavoprotein
- flipper
- flower
- flowering plant
- flow chart
- flow cytometer
- flow-gram
- flu
- fluidity
- fluid matrix
- fluorescence
- fluorescence micrograph
- fluorescent
- fluorescent marker
- flux
- focus
- fold
- follicle
- food vacuole
- foot
- footnote
- foraging
- force
- foreleg
- forelimb
- forensics
- forensic ecology
- form
- formation
- formic acid
- fossil
- fossilization
- fossil bed
- fossil fuel
- fossil record
- fox
- fractionation
- fraction as in decimal fraction
- fragmentation
- framework
- free energy
- free ribosome
- freshwater
- friction
- frog
- fructose
- fruit
- fruiting body
- fruiting body
- fruit fly
- fry (as in fried egg)
- fuchsia
- fuel
- full moon
- function
- functional group
- functional protein
- functional unit
- fundamental
- fungi
- fuse
- fusion
G
- galactose
- Galapagos
- gamete
- gamma ray
- gasoline
- gastric juice
- gecko
- gel
- gene
- genealogy
- generalization
- generation
- genetically modified organism
- genetics
- genetic code
- genetic condition
- genetic control
- genetic engineering
- genetic instruction
- genetic material
- genetic message
- genetic profile
- gene annotation
- Gene drive
- gene duplication
- gene editing
- gene editing complex
- gene expression
- gene knockout
- gene pool
- gene silencing
- gene therapy
- genital
- genital sore
- genome
- genome imprinting
- genome sequence
- genome sequencing
- Genome-wide association study
- genomics
- genomic imprinting
- gentoo penguen
- genus
- germ cells
- geyser
- ghrelin
- gibbon
- gills
- giraffe
- girder
- glacier
- gland
- glandular tissue
- glioblastoma
- global climate
- global warming
- globular
- globular protein
- globular protein
- glucose
- glucose linkage
- glucose transporter
- Glutamic acid
- Glutamine
- glyceraldehyde
- glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
- glycerol
- glycine
- glycine (gly)
- glycocalyx
- glycogen
- glycogen phosphorylase
- glycolipid
- glycolysis
- glycolytic pathway
- glycoprotein
- glycosidic linkage
- glycosylation
- glyoxysome
- goiter
- gold
- gold (color)
- Golgi
- Golgi apparatus
- Golgi cisternae
- gonad
- gorilla
- gradient
- graduate
- grain
- Gram staining
- gram-negative
- gram-positive
- granum
- granum
- graph
- grass
- grassland
- gravity
- greenhouse gas
- green alga
- green warbler finch
- Green warbler finch (Certhidea olivacea)
- groundwater
- growth
- growth factor
- growth medium
- GTPase
- guanosine triphosphate
- guanosine triphosphate (GTP)
- Guide RNA
- guillemot
- Guinea pig
- guinea pig
- gut
- gut culture
- gynandromorph
- G protein
- G protein-coupled receptor
- G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
- G0 phase
- G1 phase
- G2 phase
H
- habitat
- hair
- half-life
- hallogen
- hamster
- hawk
- hay
- hazard
- heart
- heart attack
- heart damage
- heat
- heat exchange
- heat of vaporization
- heavy metal
- hedgehog
- HeLa cell
- hemagglutinin
- heme
- hemochromatosis
- hemoglobin
- hemophilia
- hemorrhagic fever
- Herbicide
- herbivore
- hereditary information
- heritable change
- heroin
- hetergenous
- heterotroph
- hexagon
- hexokinase
- hexose
- hierarchy
- hierarchy of biological organization
- high-energy collision
- high-speed camera
- high-throughput
- hippopotamus
- histidine
- histogram
- histone
- homeobox
- homeotic gene
- homing device
- homogenate
- homogenization
- homogenize
- homogenous
- homologous
- homologue
- hoove
- horizontal transmission
- hormone
- host
- host cell
- host range
- housekeeping gene
- Human Genome Project
- human immunodeficiency virus
- humerus
- hummingbird
- hybrid
- hybridization
- hybrid orbital
- hydration shell
- hydrocarbon
- hydrochloric acid
- hydrogen
- hydrogenated
- hydrogenated vegetable oil
- hydrogenation
- hydrogen bond
- hydrogen ion
- hydrogen peroxide
- hydrogen sulfide
- hydrolysis
- hydrolytic enzyme
- hydrolytic vacuole
- hydrolyze
- hydronium ion
- hydrophilic
- hydrophilic head
- hydrophobic
- hydrophobic interaction
- hydrophobic portion
- hydrophobic tail
- hydrothermal vent
- hydroxide ion
- hydroxyl group
- hypercholesterolemia
- hypersaline
- hypertonic
- hypothesis
- hypothesize
- hypotonic
- Hypoxanthine
- hyrax
I
- identical
- identical twin
- identification
- illustration
- imaginary
- imaging
- imaging instrument
- immobile
- immune cell
- immune response
- immune system
- immunity
- immunology
- impala
- impermeable
- import
- inactivation
- inactive
- inbreeding
- incompatible
- incomplete
- incubation
- independent variable
- indigestible
- induce
- induced fit
- induced pluripotent stem cell
- inducible
- induction
- inductive reasoning
- industry
- inert
- infant
- infect
- infection
- infectious
- inference
- inflammation
- infolding
- information
- information processing
- Ingest
- ingestion
- ingredient
- inhabitant
- inheritance
- inherited
- inherited blood disorder
- inhibitor
- initiation
- inject
- injury
- inland
- inorganic
- inositol trisphosphate (IP3)
- inquiry
- insect
- Insecticide
- insertion
- insertion mutation
- inset (figure)
- insoluble fiber
- instruction
- instrument
- insulate
- insulin
- intact cell
- integral protein
- integrate
- integration
- integrin
- integrity
- intentional
- interaction
- interactions
- intercellular
- interdisciplinary
- intermediate filament
- intermediate molecule (or intermediate compound)
- intermembrane space
- internal membrane
- internal space
- internal structure
- interphase
- interpret the data
- intersection point
- intervening sequence
- intestinal cell
- intestine
- intracellular
- intravenous
- intrinsic
- intrinsically disordered protein
- intron
- invent
- invention
- inversion
- invertebrate
- investigate
- investigation
- iodine
- iodized salt
- ion
- ionic bond
- ionic compound (salt)
- ionized
- ion channel
- ion channel receptor
- ion pump
- IP3-gated calcium channel
- irreversible
- irreversible
- irreversible reaction
- irritate
- isolate
- isolate
- isolated system
- isolation (heat etc.)
- isoleucine (Ile or I)
- isomer
- isotonic
- isotope
K
L
- label n.
- label v.
- laboratory
- lactate
- lactic acid
- lactic acid fermentation
- lactose
- lactose intolerance
- Lagging strand
- lamella
- lamina
- landscape
- land mammal
- lanthanides
- lard
- Large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
- large-scale
- larva
- lattice
- Lawn
- layer
- Leading strand
- leaf
- Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
- leghemoglobin
- Legionnaires’ disease
- length
- lens
- lepidoptera
- leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
- lethal
- leucine (leu)
- leukemia
- leukemia
- leukocyte
- levels of biological organization
- Lewis dot structure
- life cycle
- ligament
- ligand
- ligand binding
- ligand-gated ion channel
- ligase
- ligation
- light
- light energy
- light micrograph
- light microscope
- light microscopy
- light reaction
- light-harvesting complex
- lineage
- linear
- linear electron flow
- linear regression
- line graph
- linkage map
- lion
- lipid
- lipid bilayer
- lipid rafts
- lipid-digesting enzyme
- lipoprotein
- liquify
- liver
- Liver failure
- living
- localization
- locomotion
- locomotor
- logic
- lone (electron)
- longitudinal section
- long-term
- loop
- low-density lipoprotein
- lumen
- luminal A
- luna moth
- lung
- lupine
- lymph
- lymphoma
- lysine
- lysis
- lysogenic cycle
- lysogeny
- lysosomal enzymes
- lysosomal storage disease
- lysosomal storage diseases
- lysosome
- lysozyme
- lytic cycle
- L enantiomer
- L-shaped
- L-shaped structure
M
- macromolecule
- macrophage
- mad cow disease
- magenta
- magnification
- magnify
- maize (corn)
- make connections
- malaria
- malaria attack
- malate
- Malaysian orchid mantis
- malignant tumor
- malonate
- maltose
- mammal
- mammary gland lobule
- mammoth
- manatee
- Mangrove
- mantee
- manufacture
- margarine
- mark
- marker
- maroon
- mass
- mass number
- master regulatory gene
- mate
- maternal chromosome
- maternal effect gene
- mathematician
- mating factor
- mating type
- matrix
- matter
- maturation-promoting factor
- maturation-promoting factor (MPF)
- mature
- mature v.
- maximum
- meadow
- measles
- mediator protein
- meiosis
- melanoma
- membrane
- membrane fluidity
- membrane lipid
- membrane phospholipid
- membrane potential
- membrane protein
- membrane sidedness
- membrane transport
- membrane viscosity
- membrane-bounded
- membrane-enclosed
- membranous sac
- memory
- mesophyll
- mesophyll cell
- messenger RNA
- metabolic activity
- metabolic function
- metabolic pathway
- metabolic rate
- metabolism
- metabolism of carbohydrates
- metacarpal
- metagenome
- metagenomics
- metalloid
- metaphase
- metaphase plate
- metastasis
- metastasize
- metastatic tumor
- methane
- methicillin
- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- methionine
- methylated
- methylation
- methyl group
- mice
- microarray
- microbial parasite
- microcephaly
- microenvironment
- microfibril
- microfilament
- micrograph
- microorganism
- microscope
- microscopy
- microsome
- microtubule
- microtubule triplet
- microvillus
- microvillus (pl. microvilli)
- middle lamella
- migration pathway
- milk duct
- millimolar
- mimic
- mimic
- mineral
- minimal medium
- minimum
- Mismatch repair
- missense mutation
- mitochondria
- mitochondrial matrix
- mitochondrial myopathy
- mitochondrial matrix
- mitosis
- mitotic spindle
- mixture
- model
- model organism
- molarity
- mole
- molecular biology
- molecular composition
- molecular formula
- molecular genetics
- molecular level
- molecular mass
- molecular mimic
- molecular model
- molecular shape
- molecule
- monitor
- monkey
- monomer
- mononucleosis
- monosaccharide
- monosodium glutamate
- moonlight
- morning sickness
- morphine
- morphogenesis
- mortality
- mortality (mortality rate)
- mosaic
- mossy leaf-tailed gecko
- moth
- motif
- motility
- motor
- motor protein
- mouse (pl. mice)
- movement
- MPF
- mRNA
- mucus
- mule deer
- multicellular
- multidisciplinary
- multienzyme
- multigene family
- multiple myeloma
- Multiwell
- mumps
- muscle
- muscle contraction
- mushroom
- muskmelon
- mustard
- Mutagenesis
- mutation
- mutualistic
- mycoplasma
- myoblast
- myoglobin
- myosin
N
- NAD
- NADH
- NADP
- NADPH
- NADP+
- NAD+
- nanopore
- narrow
- native shape
- naturalist
- natural gas
- natural reservoir
- natural selection
- nature vs nurture
- neanderthal
- Neanderthal
- nectar
- negative feedback regulation
- nematode
- nerve
- nerve cell
- nerve growth factor
- nerve impulse
- nervous system
- nervous tissue
- netlike array
- nettle
- network
- neuraminidase
- neurodegenerative disease
- neuron
- neurotransmitter
- neutron
- newt
- nicotinamide
- NIH
- nitric oxide
- nitric oxide
- nitrogen
- nitrogenous base
- noble gas
- node
- nonaqueous
- noncellulose polysaccharide
- noncoding RNA
- noncompetitive inhibition
- noncovalent
- nondisjunction
- nonhomologous chromosome
- nonmotile
- nonphotosynthetic
- nonpolar
- nonpolar side chain
- nonpolypeptide
- nonsense mutation
- nonsister chromatid
- nonspontaneous reaction (opp. spontaneous)
- nontubulin protein
- normal distribution
- nourish
- nuclear envelope
- nuclear lamina
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- nuclear matrix
- nuclear pore
- nuclease
- nucleic acid
- nucleic acid hybridization
- Nucleic acid hybridization
- nucleic acid probe
- nucleoid
- nucleolus (pl. nucleoli)
- nucleoside
- nucleoside triphosphate
- nucleosome
- nucleotide
- Nucleotide excision repair
- nucleotide pair
- Nucleotide sequence
- nucleus
- nurse cell
- nutrient
- nutrition
- N-terminal
- N-terminus
O
- oak
- Obesity
- obligate anaerobe
- observation
- ocean acidification
- octopus
- offspring
- oil
- Okazaki fragment
- oleic acid
- olive oil
- Oncorhynchus keta
- On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
- opaque
- open system
- opiate
- opium
- optical sectioning
- orbital
- order
- order
- order (animals)
- order (plants)
- organ
- organelle
- organic
- organic chemistry
- organism
- organization
- organize
- organizm
- organ system
- origin of replication
- Origin of Species
- osmoregulation
- osmoregulation
- osmosis
- outermost shell
- outer surface
- output response
- ovalbumin
- ovarian cancer
- ovary
- overestimate
- overlap
- overlapping tetrahedrons
- oviduct
- oxaloacetate
- oxidation
- oxidation-reduction reaction
- oxidative
- oxidative organelle
- oxidative phosphorylation
- oxidative phosphorylation
- oxidizing agent
- oxygen
- oxygen-binding protein
P
- pacemaker
- pacific salmon
- packaged food
- Pac-man mechanism
- paleontology
- palmitic acid
- pancreas
- pancreatic cell
- paracrine
- paracrine signaling
- paralysis
- Paramecium
- parameter
- parasite
- parathion
- parent
- parent
- Parkinson’s disease
- partial
- partial charge
- partial negative
- partial positive
- particle
- passage
- passive transport
- paternal chromosome
- pathogen
- pathologist
- pathway
- pattern formation
- pattern formation
- paw
- pectin
- pedigree
- peer review
- peer reviewed journal
- pellet
- penicillin
- penile erection
- penis
- pentose
- pepsin
- peptide bond
- peptidoglycan
- PEP carboxylase
- perception
- perimeter
- period
- periodic table of elements
- peripheral protein
- peripheral proteins
- permanent draft
- permeability
- peroxisome
- personalized medicine
- Pest
- pesticide
- petal
- PET scanner
- pH
- phage
- phagocytic
- phagocytic vesicle
- phagocytosis
- phalanx
- pharmaceutical
- pharmaceutical researcher
- pharmaceutics
- phase
- phase-contrast
- phase-contrast microscopy
- phenobarbital
- phenylalanine (Phe or F)
- phenylalanine (phe)
- phosphate group
- phosphatidylcholine
- phosphodiesterase
- phosphodiester linkage
- phosphoenolpyruvate
- phosphofructokinase
- phospholipase C
- phospholipid
- phospholipid bilayer
- phosphorylated
- phosphorylated intermediate
- phosphorylation
- phosphorylation cascade
- photoautotroph
- photobioreactor
- photograph
- photon
- photophosphorylation
- photorespiration
- photosynthesis
- photosynthetic
- photosystem
- photosystem I
- photosystem II
- phylum
- phylum (animals)
- phylum (plants)
- physicist
- physiological
- physiology
- phytoplankton
- pigment
- pink
- pinocytosis
- pituitary gland
- piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA)
- placenta
- plant
- plaque
- plasma membrane
- plasminogen
- Plasmodesma
- plasmolysis
- plastid
- plastocyanin
- platelet
- platelet-derived growth factor
- pleiotropy
- pluripotent
- pneumonia
- poacher
- point mutation
- poison
- poisonous
- polar
- polar
- polarity
- polar bear
- polar covalent bond
- polar molecule
- polar side chain
- polish
- pollen
- pollen tube
- pollinate
- pollinator
- polygenic
- polymer
- polymerase chain reaction
- polymerization
- polymer chain
- polynucleotide
- polyp
- polypeptide
- polypeptide backbone
- polypeptide chain
- polypeptide sequence
- polyploidy
- polysaccharide
- pond
- population
- porcupine
- pore
- pore complex
- positional informaiton
- positive feedback
- positive feedback regulation
- Positron emission tomography
- postnatal
- post-transcriptional
- post-translational
- potassium
- potential energy
- practical application
- practice
- precipitation
- precursor
- predation
- predator
- prediction
- prefix
- premise
- prenatal
- prevailing
- prey
- pre-mRNA
- primary cell wall
- primary cilium
- primary electron acceptor
- primary structure
- primary transcript
- primase
- Primate
- primer
- primeval sea
- prime symbol
- primrose
- probe
- problem solving exercise
- processed food
- producer
- product
- progenitor
- projection
- prokaryote
- prokaryotic cell
- proliferation
- proline (pro)
- prometaphase
- proof
- Proofreading mechanism
- property
- prophase
- proportion
- proportional
- proportionately
- prosthetic group
- protease
- proteglycan
- protein
- protein coat
- protein complex
- protein domain
- protein fiber
- protein filament
- protein folding
- protein kinase
- protein misfolding
- protein phosphatase
- protein secretion
- protein-encoding gene
- protein-protein interaction
- protein-synthesizing machinery
- proteoglycan
- proteoglycan complex
- proteome
- proteomics
- Protist
- proton
- proton number
- proton pump
- proton-motive force
- prove
- proximal control element
- pseudogene
- pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy
- Pseudopodium
- puffin
- pump
- pupil
- pure element
- purine
- pygmy sea horse
- pyrimidine
- pyrrolysine (pyl)
- pyruvate
Q
R
- race
- radiation
- radioactive
- radioactive decay
- radioactive fallout
- radioactive isotope
- radioactive tracer
- radiometric dating
- radiometric dating
- radius
- raft spider
- random
- random fluctuation
- range
- rat
- rate
- ratio
- rat kangaroo
- raw material
- reabsorption
- reactant
- reaction rate
- reaction-center complex
- reactive
- reading frame
- receptacle
- reception
- receptor
- receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)
- receptor-mediated endocytosis
- Recessive
- recipeint
- record
- rectum
- recycle
- redox reaction
- reducing agent
- reduction
- reductionism
- redundancy
- red blood cell
- red-shouldered hawk
- refract
- regenerative medicine
- regression line
- regulation
- regulator
- rejuvenate
- relative abundance
- relay molecule
- release factor
- renaturation
- replicate
- replication
- Replication bubble
- Replication fork
- reporter gene
- reporter gene
- representative element
- repressible
- reproduction
- reproductive cell
- reproductive cycle
- researcher
- research team
- reservoir
- resolution
- resolution barrier
- resolve
- resolving ability
- respiration
- response
- restriction enzyme
- restriction fragment
- restriction site
- result
- retinal
- reverse reaction
- reverse transcript
- reverse transcriptase
- reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- reversibe
- reversible reaction
- review
- revitalize
- rhesus monkey
- rhodopsin
- ribbon model
- ribonucleic acid
- ribose
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- ribosome assembly
- ribozyme
- ribulose
- ribulose bisphosphate
- rigid paralysis
- ring form
- RNA
- RNA interference
- RNA polymerase
- rod-shaped
- root
- rotor
- rough endoplasmic reticulum
- rough ER
- round off
- rubella
- rubisco
- RuBP carboxylase-oxygenase
- rupture
- R group
S
- sac
- salamander
- salinity
- saliva
- salmon
- salt
- sample
- sand dollar
- sand eel
- sarin
- saturated
- saturated fatty acid
- scaffolding protein
- scale
- scale bar
- scale (smth to the scale)
- scanner
- scanning electron microscope
- scarlet fever
- scatter plot
- scavenger cells
- science
- scientific inquiry
- scientific literature
- scientific method
- scientific notation
- scientific skills exercise
- scientific skills review
- scientific study
- scientist
- screening
- seafood
- seal
- sea anemone
- secondary cell wall
- secondary structure
- second law of thermodynamics
- second messenger
- second messenger
- secrete
- secretion
- secretory protein
- secretory vesicle
- sectioning
- sedative
- seed
- seedling
- selective
- selective barrier
- selective breeding
- selective permeability
- selenocysteine (sec)
- self-assemble
- self-digestion
- self-fertilization
- self-incompatibility
- self-pollination
- semen
- Semiconservative
- semifluid
- senile dementia
- sensation
- sense
- sensor
- sensory organ
- sensory reception
- separase
- sequence
- sequence alignment
- sequencing
- Sequencing by synthesis
- serine (ser)
- serpentine
- set point
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- sex
- sexual promiscuity
- sex chromosome
- sex-linked
- shape
- shared electrons
- sharp image
- sheath
- Shelf life
- shell
- Short Tandem Repeats)
- short-finned pilot whale
- shotgun approach to sequencing
- shrimp
- sickle cell anemia
- sickle-cell crises
- sickle-cell disease
- sidedness
- sideways
- side chain
- side effect
- signal
- signaling
- signaling molecule
- signaling pathway
- signal transduction
- signal transduction pathway
- signal-recognition particle
- significant (as in statistically significant)
- silk
- silk fiber
- single bond
- single nucleotide polymorphism
- single stranded
- single-strand
- single-strand binding protein
- sistem chromatid cohesion
- sister chromatids
- six-carbon sugar
- skeletal muscle
- skeleton
- skewed distribution
- skin appendages
- sleeping sickness
- small interfering RNA
- small intestine
- small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
- smooth endoplasmic reticulum
- smooth ER
- SNP marker
- sodium chloride
- sodium hydroxide
- sodium-potassium pump
- software
- soft drinks
- soil worm
- soil-dwelling bacteria
- solid
- solidify
- solid vs dashed arrow
- soluble
- solute
- solution
- solvent
- somatic cell
- Soybean
- space-filling model
- sparrow
- specialize
- specialized cell
- species
- species
- species interactions
- Specific heat
- specific heat
- specimen
- spectrophotometer
- speed
- sperm
- sphere
- spider
- spin
- spindle
- spindle microtubule
- spontaneous
- spontaneous process
- spontaneous reaction
- spore
- stable
- stack
- stage
- stain
- stamen
- standard curve
- standard cutoff
- staph (S. aureus)
- starch
- start codon
- start point
- statistically significant
- statistics
- stearic acid
- stem
- stem cell
- sterile
- steroid
- Sticky end
- stiffness
- stimulate
- stimulation
- stimulus
- stockpile
- stoma
- stomach
- stop codon
- storage
- storage
- storage cells
- storage materials
- strain
- strata
- stress
- stretch
- stroke
- stroma
- structural formula
- structural isomer
- structure
- subatomic particle
- subcellular
- subcutaneous
- subset
- substitution mutation
- substrate
- substrate-level phosphorylation
- subunit
- sub-Saharan Africa
- succinate
- succulent
- sugar
- sugarcane
- Sugar-phosphate backbone
- sulfhydryl group
- sulfur bacteria
- summary
- summary of key concepts
- sunflower
- superimpose
- supernatant
- super-resolution microscopy
- super-resolution technique
- support cell
- support (function)
- surface
- surface tension
- surface-to-volume ratio
- surrogate mother
- survival rate
- swallowtail
- symptom
- synapse
- synaptic signaling
- syndrome
- synthesis
- synthesis/evaluation
- synthesize
- synthesize your knowledge
- systems biology
- S phase
T
- table salt
- tadpole
- tag
- target molecule
- taste bud
- taste bud cell
- TATA box
- taxon
- Tay-Sachs disease
- tear
- teardrop-shaped
- technical advances
- technology
- telescope
- telophase
- temperate phage
- temperature
- tendency
- tendon
- tension-bearing
- tentative
- termination
- termite
- terrestrial mammal
- tertiary
- tertiary structure
- testable
- testcross
- testis (pl. testes)
- testosterone
- test tube
- test your understanding
- tetrahedron
- texture
- theory
- therapeutic
- thermal energy
- thermodynamics
- thermometer
- thermophile
- thiol
- thorax
- three-dimensional
- threonine (thr)
- threshold
- Thrombocyte
- thylakoid
- thylakoid membrane
- thymus
- thyroid gland
- thyroid hormone
- Tiburon Mariposa lilly (Caolochortus tiburonensis)
- tight junction
- time-course experiment
- time-lapse film
- tissue
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- tissue-specific protein
- tobacco mosaic virus
- tolerance
- tonicity
- toothpaste
- tooth decay
- topography
- topoisomerase
- totipotency
- totipotent
- totipotent
- toxic (poisonous)
- toxin
- tracer molecule
- trace element
- trachea
- trachea (colloquially windpipe)
- track
- trait
- trans
- transcription
- transcription factor
- transcription initiation complex
- transduction (as in signal transduction of cell signaling)
- transfer RNA
- transform
- transformation
- transgender
- transitional ER
- transition elements
- transition state
- translation
- translocation
- transmembrane protein
- transmission electron micrograph
- transmission electron microscope
- transmission (genetics)
- transmit
- transparent
- transpiration
- transport
- transport
- transport protein
- transport vesicle
- transposon
- transthyretin
- trans double bond
- trans face
- trans fat
- treatment
- tree of life
- Triacylglycerol
- trial
- trial and error
- trigger
- triglyceride
- triose
- triphosphate
- trisomic
- trisomy
- tRNA
- true-breeding
- trypsin
- tryptophan (trp)
- tuatara
- tuber
- tubule
- tubulin
- tumor
- tumor virus
- tumor-suppressor gene
- turgid
- turgor pressure
- turnover
- two-dimensional
- type 1 diabetes
- tyrosine kinase
- tyrosine (tyr)
- T-even
- T-odd
U
V
- vacuole
- valence
- valence electron
- valence shell
- valine
- van der Waals interactions
- vaporize
- variability
- variable
- variation
- variegation
- variety
- vascular tissue
- vector
- vegetable oil
- Vegetarian finch (Platyspiza crassirostris)
- vein
- velvetleaf
- venus flytrap
- vertebrate
- vertical transmission
- vesicle
- vessel
- vestigial
- veterinary
- vinegar
- viral envelope
- virus
- viscosity
- viscous
- visible light
- visual skills
- vitamin
- vitamin A
- voltage
- voltage-gated ion channel
- volume
- vulnerable
W
- warts
- waste product
- waterbirds
- water conducting cell
- water strider
- wavelength
- wax
- weak interaction
- weather
- web
- website
- Weed
- weight
- whale
- what if?
- wheat
- white blood cell
- whole grain
- widespread
- wild type
- windpipe
- wireframe model
- Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
- wobble
- wobble
- woodpecker finch
- wood ant
- wooly mammoth
- working hypothesis
- write about a theme
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- “amplification (gene
- “behaviour
- “complementarity (proteins
- “conservation (of matter
- “cytosolic (concentration
- “decay
- “evolutionary developmental biology
- “gap junction
- “gated (channel
- “interdigital (region
- “ligand-gated (channel
- “membrane-bound (cell
- “mitochondrion (plural
- “mitotic phase
- “myxobacteria
- “pertussis
- “phosphorylated (dimer
- “sucrose
- “Super weed
- “transfer RNA
- “webbed (feet
- 1-4 linkage
- 3D glass
- 3′ end
- 3` end
- 5-methylcytosine
- 5` end
- α cell
- α helice,α spiral
- α-helical
- α-helix
- α-tubulin
- β pleated sheet
- β strand
- β-adrenergic receptor
- β-galactosidase
- β-globin
- β-thalassemia
- β-tubulin