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- 14:48, 27 December 2021 Kinetoplast (hist) [155 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The kinetoplast is a specialized region of the mitochondria of trypanosomatids that harbors the most complex and unusual mitochondrial DNA found in nature.")
- 14:35, 27 December 2021 Myopathy (hist) [268 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Myopathy is a general term referring to any disease that affects the muscles that control voluntary movement in the body. Patients experience muscle weakness due to a dysfunct...")
- 15:20, 6 December 2021 Stab cultures (hist) [127 bytes] Duddy (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A culture produced by inserting an inoculating needle with inoculum down the centre of a solid medium contained in a test tube.")
- 13:41, 29 October 2021 Transitivity of Divisibility (hist) [298 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "If one number divides a second and the second number divides a third, then the first number divides the third. This is one of the most useful properties of divisibility is th...")
- 18:57, 17 October 2021 Goldbach's conjecture (hist) [172 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "One of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in mathematics. It states that "Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes."")
- 10:23, 16 October 2021 Fallacy (hist) [199 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an argument. A fallacious argument may be deceptive by appearing to be b...")
- 16:26, 3 October 2021 Adsorptivity (hist) [142 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Adsorptivity is the ability to adsorb. The greater the adsorptivity of a substrate, the more readily and strongly a substance will bind to it.")
- 20:11, 26 August 2021 Right triangular prism (hist) [150 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A right triangular prism is a prism with two parallel and congruent triangular faces and three rectangular faces perpendicular to the triangular ones.")
- 20:03, 26 August 2021 Lateral surface (hist) [119 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''lateral surface''' of an object is all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).")
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 Carboxyhemoglobin (hist) [136 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Carboxyhemoglobin is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide.")
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 Carboxyhemoglobinemia (hist) [266 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. '''Carboxyhemoglobin''', hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound to it, is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning, as from e...")
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 Quantitative trait loci (hist) [55 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Two or more genes that act on a single polygenic trait.")
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 General cognitive ability (hist) [102 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Characteristics that include verbal and spatial abilities, memory, speed of perception, and reasoning.")
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 Familial hypercholesterolemia (hist) [138 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Autosomal dominant disorder with defective or absent LDL receptors. Affected individuals are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.")
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 Essential hypertension (hist) [56 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Elevated blood pressure, consistently above 140/90mm Hg.")
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 Concordance (hist) [49 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Agreement between traits exhibited by both twins.")
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 Dermatoglyphics (hist) [64 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The study of the skin ridges on fingers, palms, toes, and soles.")
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 Correlation coefficient (hist) [56 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Measures of the degree to which variables vary together.")
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 Genetic variance (hist) [95 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to genotypic differences.")
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 Environmental variance (hist) [104 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to differences in the environment.")
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 Regression to the mean (hist) [159 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "In a polygenic system, the tendency of offspring of parents with one of the extreme phenotypes to exhibit phenotypes that are closer to the population average.")
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 Complex trait (hist) [143 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Traits controlled by multiple genes and the interaction of environmental factors where the contribution of genes and environment are undefined.")
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 Continuous variation (hist) [127 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A distribution of phenotypic characters that is distributed from one extreme to another in overlapping, or continuous, fashion.")
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 Discontinuous variation (hist) [71 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Phenotypes that fall into two or more distinct, nonoverlapping classes.")
- 22:25, 12 June 2021 Mitochondrial Eve (hist) [777 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "In the field of human genetics, the name Mitochondrial Eve refers to the matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of all currently living anatomically modern humans, who...")
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 Pedigree construction (hist) [110 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Use of family history to determine how a trait is inherited, and to determine risk factors for family members.")
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 Segregation (hist) [81 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The separation of members of a gene pair from each other during gamete formation.")
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 Dominant trait (hist) [58 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The trait expressed in the F1 (or heterozygous) condition.")
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 Recessive trait (hist) [96 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The trait unexpressed in the F1, but which is re-expressed in some members of the F2 generation.")
- 21:13, 29 May 2021 Camptodactyly (hist) [82 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A dominant human genetic trait that is expressed as immobile bent, little fingers.")
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 Expressivity (hist) [56 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The range of phenotypes resulting from a given genotype.")
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 Muscular dystrophy (hist) [187 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A group of genetic diseases associated with progressive degeneration of muscles. Two of these, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, are inherited as X-linked, allelic, rece...")
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 Marfan syndrome (hist) [113 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "An autosomal dominant genetic disorder that affects the skeletal system, the cardiovascular system, and the eyes.")
- 21:08, 29 May 2021 Exocrine gland (hist) [211 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Exocrine glands are glands that secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacri...")
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 Nocturnality (hist) [110 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.")
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 Camouflage (hist) [307 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as s...")
- 13:15, 2 April 2021 Crypsis (hist) [521 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "In ecology, '''crypsis''' is the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Met...")
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 Erucic acid (hist) [288 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, which is present in the oil-rich seeds of the Brassicaceae family of plants, particularly rapeseed and mustard. It mainly...")
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 Glycosinolate (hist) [416 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish. The pungency of those plants is due to mustard oils produced from gluco...")
- 21:11, 4 March 2021 Equinox (hist) [254 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Time of equal day and night:''' either of the two annual crossings of the equator by the Sun, once in each direction, when the length of day and night are approximately equ...")
- 11:39, 1 March 2021 Arthritis (hist) [799 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis.[ The most common form of arthritis is...")
- 23:29, 28 February 2021 Gastroesophageal reflux (hist) [271 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid frequently flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus). This backwash (acid reflux)...")
- 16:39, 3 December 2020 Closed mortgage (hist) [170 bytes] Bolbol (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A closed mortgage has a limit towards any additional payments made towards your mortgage, any additional payments over this limit occurs a penalty. Category:Business")
- 16:38, 3 December 2020 Open mortgage (hist) [129 bytes] Bolbol (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "An open mortgage allows you to make additional payments towards your mortgage at any time without penalty. Category:Business")
- 21:17, 20 November 2020 Antineoplastic drug (hist) [290 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Antineoplastic drugs are medications used to treat cancer. Antineoplastic drugs are also called anticancer, chemotherapy, ''chemo'', cytotoxic, or hazardous drugs. These d...")
- 23:33, 12 November 2020 Argyria (hist) [203 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Argyria is a rare skin condition associated with chronic exposure to products containing silver. The silver is typically deposited diffusely in skin, fingernails, oral mucosa,...")
- 23:11, 10 November 2020 Frustum (hist) [273 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "In geometry, a frustum is the portion of a solid (normally a cone or pyramid) that lies between one or two parallel planes cutting it. A right frustum is a parallel truncation...")
- 10:31, 2 November 2020 Bacterial conjunctivitis (hist) [307 bytes] Bio man (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Bacterial conjunctivitis''' is a common type of ''pink eye'', caused by bacteria that infect the eye through various sources of contamination. The bacteria can be spread th...")
- 22:30, 30 October 2020 Human Advisor (hist) [214 bytes] Bolbol (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A person you meet with in person, or by video chat or phone, who receives a salary or commission for providing you with financial advice or service for your investment and ins...")
- 22:29, 30 October 2020 Direct Investing/Online Discount Brokerage Platform (hist) [150 bytes] Bolbol (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A platform allows you buy or sell stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other investment products directly online or on the telephone. Category:Business")