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- The wolverine (/ˈwʊlvəriːn/ WUUL-və-reen, US also /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ WUUL-və-REEN; Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew)...60 KB (5,856 words) - 21:29, 3 August 2024
- A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection...84 KB (8,254 words) - 17:46, 23 July 2024
- Gastropods (/ˈɡæstrəpɒdz/), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda...48 KB (5,036 words) - 17:03, 29 July 2024
- Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and...36 KB (4,279 words) - 13:28, 8 August 2024
- Archosauria (lit. 'ruling reptiles') or archosaurs (/ˈɑːrkəˌsɔːr/) is a clade of diapsid sauropsid tetrapods, with birds and crocodilians being the only...59 KB (5,566 words) - 04:13, 24 June 2024
- The lentil (Vicia lens or Lens culinaris) is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and...33 KB (3,519 words) - 13:19, 1 August 2024
- Skeletal muscle (commonly referred to as muscle) is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle...120 KB (13,834 words) - 11:46, 13 June 2024
- Postsynaptic density Voltage- gated Ca++ channel Synaptic vesicle Neurotransmitter transporter Receptor Neurotransmitter Axon terminal Synaptic cleft Dendrite...94 KB (8,341 words) - 08:44, 9 August 2024
- Lampreys /ˈlæmpreɪz/ (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are a group of jawless fish comprising the order Petromyzontiformes /ˌpɛtroʊmɪˈzɒntɪfɔːrmiːz/...84 KB (8,895 words) - 01:03, 31 July 2024
- Toucans (/ˈtuːkæn/, UK: /-kən/) are Neotropical birds in the family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the Toucan barbets. They...19 KB (2,126 words) - 05:17, 24 June 2024
- Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being...48 KB (5,777 words) - 00:54, 29 July 2024
- An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to...14 KB (1,622 words) - 00:36, 7 July 2024
- Chromosome 1 is the designation for the largest human chromosome. Humans have two copies of chromosome 1, as they do with all of the autosomes, which are...46 KB (3,284 words) - 04:21, 11 April 2024
- Biomechanics is the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs...33 KB (3,910 words) - 10:32, 28 July 2024
- The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments (called podomeres)...26 KB (2,924 words) - 04:33, 5 August 2024
- Cannabinoid receptors, located throughout the body, are part of the endocannabinoid system of vertebrates– a class of cell membrane receptors in the G...32 KB (3,086 words) - 22:54, 27 June 2024
- A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word...50 KB (5,475 words) - 20:46, 9 July 2024
- Carcinogenesis, also called oncogenesis or tumorigenesis, is the formation of a cancer, whereby normal cells are transformed into cancer cells. The process...115 KB (13,937 words) - 12:31, 12 July 2024
- In molecular biology, the term double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids such as DNA. The double helical...42 KB (5,017 words) - 07:43, 16 May 2024
- The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. As of 2015[update], it is estimated that fewer than 700...48 KB (5,487 words) - 10:53, 27 July 2024