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• 15:30, 25 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+1,351)‎ . . N Abbasid empire ‎ (Created page with "The Abbasid Empire was the tenth of the ten Muslim caliphates of the Arab Empire. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphs from all but Al-Andalus. It was built by the descendant of Muha...") (current)
• 13:29, 23 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+200)‎ . . N Ottoman Empire ‎ (Created page with "The Ottoman Empire, also historically referred to as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a contiguous transcontinental empire founded by Turkish tribes under Osman Bey in north-wes...") (current)
• 13:29, 23 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+143)‎ . . N Zionism ‎ (Created page with "Zionism is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in the territory defined as the Land of Israel.")
• 00:58, 23 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+81)‎ . . N Adjunct ‎ (Created page with "A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.") (current)
• 17:12, 22 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . Dyscalculia ‎
• 20:57, 21 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+609)‎ . . N Ming Dynasty ‎ (Created page with "The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, desc...") (current)
• 20:56, 21 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+16)‎ . . Qing dynasty ‎ (current)
• 20:56, 21 July 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+247)‎ . . N Qing dynasty ‎ (Created page with "The Qing Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Qing or Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was...")
• 19:00, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+70)‎ . . N Cell biology ‎ (Created page with "The study of individual cells and their interactions with one another.") (current)
• 19:00, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+142)‎ . . N Cell adhesion ‎ (Created page with "The phenomenon in which cells adhere to each other. Cell adhesion provides one way to convey positional information between neighbouring cells") (current)
• 18:59, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+69)‎ . . N Cell adhesion molecule (CAM) ‎ (Created page with "A membrane protein found in animal cells that promotes cell adhesion.") (current)
• 18:59, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+148)‎ . . N Celiac sprue ‎ (Created page with "A common genetic disorder in humans that results in a loss of intestinal surface area caused by an allergic sensitivity to the wheat protein gluten.") (current)
• 18:58, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+97)‎ . . N Cecum ‎ (Created page with "The first portion of the large intestine in humans and other similarly sized animals and mammals.") (current)
• 18:58, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+59)‎ . . N CDNA library ‎ (Created page with "A collection of recombinant vectors that have cDNA inserts.") (current)
• 18:58, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+135)‎ . . N Cation exchange ‎ (Created page with "With regard to soil, the process in which hydrogen ions are able to replace mineral cations on the surfaces of humus or clay particles.") (current)
• 18:57, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+38)‎ . . N Cation ‎ (Created page with "An ion that has a net positive charge.")
• 18:57, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+86)‎ . . N Cataract ‎ (Created page with "An accumulation of protein in the lens of the eye; causes blurring, poor night vision.") (current)
• 18:56, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+99)‎ . . N Catalyst ‎ (Created page with "An agent that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed during the reaction.") (current)
• 18:56, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+88)‎ . . N Catalase ‎ (Created page with "An enzyme within peroxisomes that breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen gas.")
• 18:56, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+12)‎ . . N Catabolized ‎ (Created page with "Broken down.") (current)
• 18:56, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+99)‎ . . N Catabolite repression ‎ (Created page with "In bacteria, a process whereby transcriptional regulation is influenced by the presence of glucose.") (current)
• 18:55, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+115)‎ . . N Catabolite activator protein (CAP) ‎ (Created page with "An activator protein also known as the cAMP receptor protein (CRP). CAP is needed for activation of the lac operon.") (current)
• 18:55, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+129)‎ . . N Catabolism ‎ (Created page with "A metabolic pathway that results in the breakdown of larger molecules into smaller molecules. Such reactions are often exergonic.") (current)
• 18:55, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+78)‎ . . N Catabolic reaction ‎ (Created page with "The breakdown of a molecule into smaller components, usually releasing energy.") (current)
• 18:54, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+60)‎ . . N Caspases ‎ (Created page with "A group of proteolytic enzymes that play roles in apoptosis.") (current)
• 18:54, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+125)‎ . . N Casparian strips ‎ (Created page with "Suberin ribbons on the walls of endodermal cells of plant roots; prevent a-poplastic transport of ions into vascular tissues.") (current)
• 18:54, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+41)‎ . . N Carrying capacity (K) ‎ (Created page with "The upper boundary for a population size.") (current)
• 18:54, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . N Carrier ‎ (Created page with "See transporter.")
• 18:53, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+75)‎ . . N Carpel ‎ (Created page with "A flower shoot organ that produces ovules that contain female gametophytes.") (current)
• 18:53, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+103)‎ . . N Carotenoid ‎ (Created page with "A type of pigment found in chloroplasts that imparts a colour that ranges from yellow to orange to red.") (current)
• 18:53, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+47)‎ . . N Carnivore ‎ (Created page with "An animal that consumes animal flesh or fluids.") (current)
• 18:52, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+96)‎ . . N Cardiovascular system ‎ (Created page with "A system containing three components: blood or hemolymph, blood vessels, and one or more hearts.") (current)
• 18:52, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+47)‎ . . N Cardiovascular disease ‎ (Created page with "Diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels.") (current)
• 18:52, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+87)‎ . . N Cardiac output (CO) ‎ (Created page with "The amount of blood the heart pumps per unit time, usually expressed in units of L/min.") (current)
• 18:51, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+171)‎ . . N Cardiac muscle ‎ (Created page with "A type of muscle tissue found only in hearts and in which physical and electrical connections between individual cells enable many of the cells to contract simultaneously.") (current)
• 18:51, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+100)‎ . . N Cardiac cycle ‎ (Created page with "The events that produce a single heartbeat, which are divided into two phases: diastole and systole.") (current)
• 18:51, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+29)‎ . . N Carcinoma ‎ (Created page with "A cancer of epithelial cells.")
• 18:50, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+79)‎ . . N Carcinogen ‎ (Created page with "An agent that increases the likelihood of developing cancer, usually a mutagen.") (current)
• 18:50, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+19)‎ . . N Carboxyl terminus ‎ (Created page with "See C-terminus.") (current)
• 18:50, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+95)‎ . . N Carbon fixation ‎ (Created page with "In this process, inorganic CO2 is incorporated into an organic molecule such as a carbohydrate.") (current)
• 18:49, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+125)‎ . . N Carbohydrate ‎ (Created page with "An organic molecule with the general formula C(H2O); a carbon-containing compound that is hydrated (that is, contains water).") (current)
• 18:49, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+45)‎ . . N Carapace ‎ (Created page with "The hard protective covering of a crustacean.") (current)
• 18:49, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+193)‎ . . N Capsule ‎ (Created page with "A very thick, gelatinous glycocalyx produced by certain strains of bacteria that invade animals' bodies. The capsule may help them avoid being destroyed by the animal's immune (d...") (current)
• 18:48, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+42)‎ . . N Capsid ‎ (Created page with "A protein coat enclosing a virus's genome.") (current)
• 18:48, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+84)‎ . . N Capping ‎ (Created page with "A 7-methylguanosine covalently attached at the 59 end of mature mRNAs of eukaryotes.") (current)
• 18:48, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Capillary ‎ (Created page with "A thin-walled vessel that is the site of gas and nutrient exchange between the blood and interstitial fluid.") (current)
• 18:48, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+132)‎ . . N CAP site ‎ (Created page with "One of two regulatory sites near the lac promoter; this site is a DNA sequence recognized by the catabolite activator protein (CAP).") (current)
• 18:47, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Canopy ‎ (Created page with "The uppermost layer of tree foliage.") (current)
• 18:47, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+73)‎ . . N Cancer ‎ (Created page with "A disease caused by gene mutations that lead to uncontrolled cell growth.") (current)
• 18:47, 16 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+154)‎ . . N Cambrian explosion ‎ (Created page with "An event during the Cambrian period (543 mya to 490 mya) in which there was an abrupt increase (on a geological scale) in the diversity of animal species.") (current)

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