Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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K-selected species | Glossaries - Biology glossary species suited to stable environments that produce a few, relatively large offspring and provide parental care |
karyogamy | Glossaries - Biology glossary fusion of nuclei |
karyogram | Glossaries - Biology glossary a karyotype's photographic image |
kidney | Glossaries - Biology glossary organ that performs excretory and osmoregulatory functions |
kin selection | Glossaries - Biology glossary sacrificing one’s own life so that one’s genes will be passed on to future generations by relatives |
kinase | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
kinesis | Glossaries - Biology glossary undirected movement of an organism in response to a stimulus |
kinesthesia | Glossaries - Biology glossary sense of body movement |
kinetic energy | Glossaries - Biology glossary energy type that takes place with objects or particles in motion |
kinetoplast | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
kingdom | Glossaries - Biology glossary domain division in the taxonomic classification system |
Kozak’s rules | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
Krebs cycle | Glossaries - Biology glossary (also citric acid cycle) alternate name for the citric acid cycle, named after Hans Krebs, who first identified the steps in the pathway in the 1930s in pigeon flight muscles; see citric acid cycle |