Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| P0 | Glossaries - Biology glossary parental generation in a cross |
| P680 | Glossaries - Biology glossary reaction center of photosystem II |
| P700 | Glossaries - Biology glossary reaction center of photosystem I |
| Pacinian corpuscle | Glossaries - Biology glossary encapsulated mechanoreceptor in the skin that responds to deep pressure and vibration |
| Paleognathae | Glossaries - Biology glossary ratites; flightless birds, including ostriches and emus |
| paleontology | Glossaries - Biology glossary study of life’s history by means of fossils |
| palmately compound leaf | Glossaries - Biology glossary leaf type with leaflets that emerge from a point, resembling the palm of a hand |
| Pan | Glossaries - Biology glossary genus of chimpanzees and bonobos |
| pancreas | Glossaries - Biology glossary gland that secretes digestive juices |
| pancreas | Glossaries - Biology glossary organ located between the stomach and the small intestine that contains exocrine and endocrine cells |
| pandemic | Glossaries - Biology glossary widespread, usually worldwide, epidemic disease |
| papilla | Glossaries - Biology glossary one of the small bump-like projections from the tongue |
| paracentric | Glossaries - Biology glossary inversion that occurs outside the centromere |
| paracrine signal | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
| parafollicular cell | Glossaries - Biology glossary thyroid cell that produces the hormone calcitonin |