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- Allele [r]: A specific sequence of a gene, and one of a pair in a diploid cell (one per chromosome). [e]
- Allozymes [r]: Enzymes that are coded for by different alleles at the same locus. [e]
- Amino acid [r]: Biochemical with an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a side chain bonded to a central carbon. [e]
- Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress) [r]: A small flowering plant widely used by plant biologists as a model organism for basic research. It is a dicotyledonous species and a member of the Brassicaceae or mustard family. [e]
- Aromatase [r]: An enzyme which oxidizes two positions of steroids, converting testosterones into estrogens. [e]
- Autism [r]: Developmental disability that results from a disorder of the human central nervous system. [e]
- Bacteriophage experimental evolution [r]: Method of testing evolutionary theory under carefully designed, reproducible experiments using bacteriophages. [e]
- Barbara McClintock [r]: (1902 – 1992) - American cytogeneticist who won a Nobel Prize in 1983 for the discovery of genetic transposition. [e]
- Biodiversity [r]: The study of the diversity of life. [e]
- Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
- Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. [e]
- Brain size [r]: Umbrella term for various measures of how big a brain is. [e]
- Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. [e]
- Breast cancer [r]: Cancer of the glandular breast tissue. [e]
- Cat colors [r]: The range of colors and patterns exhibited in the coats of cats. [e]
- Cat [r]: A feline, particularly the domesticated feline, Felis catus, a small carnivorous mammal. [e]
- Cell (biology) [r]: The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. [e]
- Classical plant breeding [r]: The application of genetic principles to improve cultivated plants. [e]
- Connexin [r]: Family of structurally-related transmembrane proteins that assemble to form vertebrate gap junctions. [e]
- Cytoskeleton [r]: The mechanical scaffold, made up of fibrous proteins, determining the shape of a cell. [e]
- DNA [r]: A macromolecule that stores genetic information. Chemically, a nucleic acid. [e]
- Dextrocardia [r]: Presence of the heart in the right hemithorax, with the cardiac apex directed to the right. [e]
- Dog colors [r]: Colour origins and characteristics of canines. [e]
- Dog [r]: Domesticated animal often kept as a pet or as a working animal. [e]
- Electrical synapse [r]: Anatomically specialized junction between two nerve cells at which an electrical current flows directly from one cell into the other. [e]
- Endosymbiotic theory [r]: Theory on the origins of mitochondria and plastids (e.g. chloroplasts), which are organelles of eukaryotic cells. [e]
- Epigenetics [r]: Modifications in a gene's activity, expression, and/or regulation that do not involve changes to the DNA sequence. It is possible for such differences to be inherited from one generation to the next. [e]
- Evolution [r]: A change over time in the proportions of individual organisms differing genetically. [e]
- Fungus [r]: A eukaryotic organism, classified into the kingdom Fungi, that is heterotrophic and digest their food externally, and may be a yeast, mold, or mushroom. [e]
- Gene flow [r]: The movement of genetic alleles from one population to another. If there is a low gene flow between two populations they may become distinct species. [e]
- Genetic engineering [r]: The process of manipulating genes, usually outside the organism's normal reproductive process. [e]
- Genetics [r]: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA. [e]
- Genotype [r]: Genetic makeup, as distinguished from the physical appearance, of an organism or a group of organisms, based on a combination of alleles located on homologous chromosomes that determines a specific characteristic or trait. [e]
- Ghrelin [r]: A hormone produced by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that stimulate appetite. [e]
- Hemochromatosis [r]: Hereditary disorder affecting iron metabolism in which excessive amounts of iron accumulate in the body tissues, characterized by diabetes mellitus, liver dysfunction, and a bronze pigmentation of the skin. [e]
- Heterosis [r]: An observable phenomenon in which hybrid plants or animals may exhibit greater yields, health or faster rate of growth than their inbred parents. [e]
- Human uniqueness [r]: A theoretical concept in evolutionary studies, often used in discussions about the evolution of biological traits found in humans. [e]
- Intelligent design [r]: Claim that fundamental features of the universe and living things are best explained by purposeful causation. [e]
- Intron [r]: Non-coding sequence of nucleic acid that is between the expressed sequences (exons) in a gene. [e]
- Language (general) [r]: A type of communication system; this term is used in linguistics, computer science and other fields to refer to different systems, including 'natural language' in humans, programming languages run on computers, and so on. [e]
- Life extension [r]: Medical and non-medical attempts to slow down or reverse the processes of aging, to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. [e]
- Life [r]: Living systems, of which biologists seek the commonalities distinguishing them from nonliving systems. [e]
- Linguistics [r]: The scientific study of language. [e]
- Luteinising hormone [r]: Pituitary hormone with an essential role in reproduction in both males and females. [e]
- Maine Coon [r]: The oldest American breed of long-haired domestic cat. [e]
- Mammal [r]: A warm-blooded animal with a backbone which also has hair, and produces milk to feeds its young. [e]
- Maximum life span [r]: Measure of the maximum amount of time one or more members of a group has been observed to survive between birth and death. [e]
- Micro RNA [r]: Single-stranded RNA molecules of 21-23 nucleotides in length, which regulate gene expression. [e]
- Mobile DNA [r]: Blocks of DNA that are able to move and insert into new locations throughout the genome without needing DNA sequence similarity or requiring the process of homologous recombination to enable movement. [e]
- Model organism [r]: Species often used in research as models for the study of biological processes. [e]
- Molecular structure of Nucleic Acids [r]: Article published by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in the scientific journal Nature in 1953, which first described the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. [e]
- Mutation [r]: Changes to the DNA sequence that cause new genetic variation. [e]
- Nativism (psychology) [r]: theory that certain traits of a species emerge from a mind that is already prepared for its environment, e.g. the language ability is not learned but 'acquired' due to innate processes. [e]
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [r]: Award conferred once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute, for physiology or medicine, since 1901. [e]
- Nucleic acid [r]: A class of macromolecules important in conveying genetic information. [e]
- Organism [r]: An individual living individual: a complex, adaptive physical system that acts a integrated unit that sustains metabolism and reproduces progeny that resemble it. [e]
- PAFAH1B1 [r]: A human gene involved in lissencephaly, a neurodevelopmental disorder. [e]
- Pannexin [r]: Member of a vertebrate family of proteins homologous to the invertebrate innexins, present to form channels that allow release of ATP in erythrocytes and taste receptor cells. [e]
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- Plant breeding [r]: The purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired genotypes and phenotypes for specific purposes, such as food production, forestry, and horticulture. [e]
- Prion [r]: Simple proteins that do not contain any nucleic acid, thought to act as an infectious agent responsible for Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, kuru and possibly other degenerative diseases of the brain in humans, scrapie in sheep, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). [e]
- Prokaryote phylogeny and evolution [r]: History of the origins of prokaryotes and the evolutionary processes that have affected bacteria. [e]
- Protein [r]: A polymer of amino acids; basic building block of living systems. [e]
- Quorum sensing [r]: Ability of populations of bacteria to communicate and coordinate their behavior via inter-cellular and inter-species signaling molecules. [e]
- RNA [r]: A polymer, made using the nucleotides of adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine, that is used for a variety of biological functions in living systems. [e]
- Red Queen [r]: An evolutionary hypothesis intended to explain two different phenomena: the advantage of sexual reproduction at the level of individuals, and the constant evolutionary arms race between competing species. [e]
- Rejuvenation (aging) [r]: Hypothetical reversal of the aging process, aiming to repair the damage that is associated with aging or replacement of damaged tissue with new tissue. [e]
- Richard Dawkins [r]: (1941–) British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, science writer and outspoken atheist. [e]
- Rottweiler [r]: A large breed of dog known for its great physical strength and strong protective instinct. [e]
- Salmonella enterica [r]: Rod shaped, flagellated, aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium that causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis. [e]
- Sex-determination system [r]: A biological process that determines the development of sexual gender. [e]
- Sex [r]: An activity generally involving genital contact, such as when the penis enters part of another person's body, most commonly the vagina, for the purposes of pleasure and sometimes reproduction. [e]
- Single-nucleotide polymorphism [r]: A DNA sequence variation across chromosomes within an individual or a species, involving only a single base change. [e]
- Targeted gene replacement [r]: Technique in which cloned DNA is introduced into mammalian stem cell culture, via gene modification in vitro. [e]
- Theoretical biology [r]: The study of biological systems by theoretical means. [e]
- Transgenic plant [r]: Plants that have been genetically modified by inserting genes directly into a single plant cell, from a different species. [e]
- Transposons as a genetic tool [r]: Semi-parasitic DNA sequences which can replicate and spread through the host's genome. [e]
- Virus (biology) [r]: A microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism and cannot reproduce without the assistance of the cells it infects. [e]
- Yersinia pestis [r]: Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, that can infect humans and other animals in three main forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and the notorious bubonic plagues. [e]
