Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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ileum | Glossaries - Biology glossary last part of the small intestine; connects the small intestine to the large intestine; important for absorption of B-12 |
immune tolerance | Glossaries - Biology glossary acquired ability to prevent an unnecessary or harmful immune response to a detected foreign body known not to cause disease or to self-antigens |
immunodeficiency | Glossaries - Biology glossary failure, insufficiency, or delay at any level of the immune system, which may be acquired or inherited |
imprinting | Glossaries - Biology glossary identification of parents by newborns as the first organism they see after birth |
inbreeding | Glossaries - Biology glossary mating of closely related individuals |
inbreeding depression | Glossaries - Biology glossary increase in abnormalities and disease in inbreeding populations |
incomplete dominance | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
incus | Glossaries - Biology glossary (also, anvil) second of the three bones of the middle ear |
indeterminate cleavage | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
induced fit | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
induced mutation | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
inducible operon | Glossaries - Biology glossary operon that can be activated or repressed depending on cellular needs and the surrounding environment |
inductive reasoning | Glossaries - Biology glossary form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion |
inert gas | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
inferior vena cava | Glossaries - Biology glossary |