Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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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 |