LexiTopic: Biology
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Death and Dying not extinctionDevelopment and Growth not evolutionEvolutionExtinction not individual deathGeneticsLife and LivingMorphology generalReproduction and Birth generalTaxonomyWords about Biology
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SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to general and actual conditions for, and biological characteristics of, all living things.
Words specific to behavior, morphology, reproduction, and disease in animals and botanicals are in ANIMALS and BOTANICALS, respectively.
Words specific to habitat and environment are in ENVIRONMENT, HABITAT, AND NATURE.
Words related to medical aspects of human reproduction, growth, development, and disease are in HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE.
Words related to social or cultural aspects of human birth, living, dying, and death are classed in PEOPLE: INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Words related to abstract, figurative, and metaphorical concepts of living, existing, dying, and death are classed in EXISTENCE AND CHANGE.
Words related to research laboratories, equipment, and processes are in LEARNING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to BIOLOGY
Death and Dying not extinction
AGONY: the struggle that precedes deathANTIBIOTIC: (adj.) tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy lifeBIOCIDE: a substance (such as an algicide or fungicide) that destroys or inhibits the growth or activity of living organismsCARRION: dead and putrefying flesh; also: flesh unfit for foodCORPORA: plural of corpus, the body of a human or animal especially when deadCORRUPT: to rot, spoil; to become tainted or rotten; also, putrid, taintedDEAD: deprived of life: no longer alive; the state of being dead DEADEN: to deprive of life: to kill; to become dead: to lose life or vigorDEADENED: to deprive of life: to kill; to become dead: to lose life or vigorDEADENING: to deprive of life: to kill; to become dead: to lose life or vigorDEADLY: likely to cause or capable of producing death (deadly poison); tending to deprive of force or vitality (a deadly habit); suggesting deathDEATH: a permanent cessation of all vital functions: the end of life; an instance of dying (a disease causing many deaths); the cause or occasion of loss of life (stress was the death of him); the state of being no longer alive: the state of being deadDEATHLY: of, relating to, or suggestive of death; fatal: causing death (a deathly crash, a deathly disease, a deathly wound)DECAY: (noun) rot, specifically: aerobic decomposition of proteins chiefly by bacteria; also, the product of decay (tooth decay); also, to undergo decomposition (decaying fruit); to destroy by decomposition (wood decayed by bacteria)DECAYED: (noun) rot, specifically: aerobic decomposition of proteins chiefly by bacteria; also, the product of decay (tooth decay); also, to undergo decomposition (decaying fruit); to destroy by decomposition (wood decayed by bacteria)DIED: to pass from physical life: expire; to sink, languish (dying from fatigue)DROP: to fall in a state of collapse or death (dropped from exhaustion)DROPPING: to fall in a state of collapse or death (dropped from exhaustion)DYING: to pass from physical life: expire; to sink, languish (dying from fatigue)FADE: to lose freshness, strength, or vitality: to wither (fading flowers)FADED: to lose freshness, strength, or vitality: to wither (fading flowers)FADING: to lose freshness, strength, or vitality: to wither (fading flowers)FATAL: causing death (a fatal crash, a fatal disease, a fatal wound)FATALITY: death resulting from a disaster; also, one that experiences a fatal outcomeFATALITY: the quality or state of causing death or destruction; also, death resulting from a disaster; also, one that experiences a fatal outcomeFATALLY: in a manner resulting in death: mortally (fatally wounded)FLATLINE: to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat; to dieFLATLINING: to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat; to dieFOUL: to decompose, rotFOULED: to decompose, rotFOULS: to decompose, rotKILL: to deprive of life: cause the death of; to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant; to annihilate or destroyKILLED: to deprive of life: cause the death of; to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant; to annihilate or destroyKILLING: to deprive of life: cause the death of; to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant; to annihilate or destroyLETHAL: of, relating to, or causing death (death by lethal injection); capable of causing death (lethal chemicals)LETHALLY: of, relating to, or causing death (death by lethal injection); capable of causing death (lethal chemicals)MORTAL: causing or having caused death: fatal; of, relating to, or connected with death (mortal agony); subject to death (Every living creature is mortal.)MORTAL: deadly: tending to deprive of force or vitality; suggestive of death, especially in dullness or lack of animation (waited three mortal hours)NONLIVING: not having, characterized by, or marked by life: not alive or livingRIGOR: rigor mortis: the temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after deathTAINT: to affect with putrefaction: to spoil; to become affected with putrefaction: to spoilTAINTING: to affect with putrefaction: to spoil; to become affected with putrefaction: to spoilTAKE: to put an end to (life); to remove by death (was taken in his prime)TAKEN: to put an end to (life); to remove by death (was taken in his prime)TOOK: to put an end to (life); to remove by death (was taken in his prime)UNDEAD: not dead: returned from or as if from death; especially, in stories about vampires and zombies: reanimated after death by supernatural meansundead creaturesVITAL: destructive to life: mortalVITALLY: destructive to life: mortal
Development and Growth not evolution
DIVIDE: to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into partsDIVIDED: to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into partsDIVIDING: to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into partsGROW: to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a non-biological process (such as crystallization) (The tree grew to an immense size.)GROWING: to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a non-biological process (such as crystallization) (The tree grew to an immense size.)GROWN: to spring up and develop to maturity; to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a non-biological process (such as crystallization) (The tree grew to an immense size.)GROWTH: the process of growing; something that grows or has grown (a growth of willows); an outgrowth: a process or product of growing out (a growth of hair); a producing especially by growing (fruits of his own growth); the result of growth: a product IMPRINT: to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory); also, to subject to or induce by imprinting; also, to undergo imprintingINCEPT*: anlage (the foundation of a subsequent development)INDUCTION: the process by which the fate of embryonic cells is determined (as by the action of adjacent cells) and morphogenetic differentiation brought aboutINITIAL: anlage (the foundation of a subsequent development) or precursor (a substance, cell, or cellular component from which another substance, cell, or cellular component is formed); specifically: a meristematic cellLABILE: readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown: unstable (a labile mineral)LABILITY: readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown: unstable (a labile mineral)LIKE: to do well in (this plant likes dry soil)LIKED: to do well in (this plant likes dry soil)LIKING: to do well in (this plant likes dry soil)ONTOGENY: the development or course of development especially of an individual organismOPTIMA: plural of optimum: the most favorable condition for the growth and reproduction of an organismORGANIZING: to cause to develop an organic structure; to undergo physical or organic organization (a clot organized in the femoral vein)OUTGROW: to grow or increase faster than (population outgrowing food supplies); also, to grow too large or too mature for (outgrew his best suit)OUTGROWN: to grow or increase faster than (population outgrowing food supplies); also, to grow too large or too mature for (outgrew his best suit)OUTGROWTH: a process or product of growing out (an outgrowth of hair)POLE: either of two morphologically or physiologically differentiated areas at opposite ends of an axis in an organism or cellPOOL: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demandsRUNNING: to develop rapidly in some specific direction, especially: to throw out an elongated shoot of growth; to tend to produce or develop a specified quality or feature (that variety runs to large fruits)THRIFT: healthy and vigorous growthTROPIC: of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism or of a tropism, the involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation; also, a reflex reaction involving a tropism; also, an innate tendency to react in a definite manner to stimuli; broadly: a natural inclination: propensityUNGROWN*: not grownVALENCE: relative capacity to unite, react, or interact (as with antigens or a biological substrate)VEGETAL: (adj) vegetative: growing or having the power of growing; of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions (a vegetative nucleus)VIABILITY: the quality or state of being viable: the ability to live, grow, and develop (the viability of seeds under dry conditions)VIABLE: capable of growing or developing (viable seeds, viable eggs)VIABLY: capable of growing or developing (viable seeds, viable eggs)VITALITY: capacity to live and develop; also: physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
Evolution
ADAPT: to become adapted: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment)ADAPTATION: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment); also, to become adaptedADAPTED: to become adapted: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation —used with to or for (adapt to a new environment)ADAPTING: adjustment to environmental conditions: such as adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation; also, modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment: a heritable physical or behavioral trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism's fitness or survivalADAPTION*: adaptation: adjustment to environmental conditions: such as adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation; also, modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment: a heritable physical or behavioral trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism's fitness or survivalADAPTIVITY: the quality of being adaptive: of, relating to, or being a heritable trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism's fitness or survival; the quality of being adaptive: providing, contributing to, or marked by adaptation: arising as a result of adaptationANALOGY: evolutionary biology: correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts (such as the wings of birds and insects) of unrelated or distantly related species that is the result of convergent evolutionCOEVOLVE: evolution involving successive changes in two or more ecologically interdependent species (as of a plant and its pollinators) that affect their interactionsCOEVOLVED: evolution involving successive changes in two or more ecologically interdependent species (as of a plant and its pollinators) that affect their interactionsEVOLVE: to produce by natural evolutionary processes; to undergo evolutionary changeEVOLVED: to produce by natural evolutionary processes; to undergo evolutionary changeEVOLVING: to produce by natural evolutionary processes; to undergo evolutionary changeGROWTH: progressive development: evolutionHOMOGENY: correspondence between parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral typeHOMOLOGY: in evolutionary biology: correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts (such as the wing of a bat and the human arm) of different species resulting from modification of a trait possessed by a common ancestor: similarity of traits reflecting common descent and ancestryLOWLY: low in a scale of evolution or development
Extinction not individual death
DEAD: no longer active: extinctDEATH: extinction (the death of the dinosaurs)EXTINCT: no longer existing: an extinct animalEXTINCTION: no longer existing: an extinct animal
Genetics
ADENINE: a purine base C5H5N5 that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNAALLELE: any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus or either of a pair of alternative Mendelian charactersAMPLIFY: to cause (a gene or DNA sequence) to undergo amplification, a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)BLOT: a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (such as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody)CARRY: to possess a specified gene; specifically: to possess one copy of a specified recessive gene and be capable of transmitting it to offspringCARRYING: to possess a specified gene; specifically: to possess one copy of a specified recessive gene and be capable of transmitting it to offspringCHIP: a microarray, a supporting material (such as a glass or plastic slide) onto which numerous molecules or fragments usually of DNA or protein are attached in a regular pattern for use in biochemical or genetic analysis (DNA chips)
CLONAL: of, relating to, or occurring in or as a clone, the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by or from a single progenitor cell or organism; also, an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it; also, a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA; also, to propagate a clone fromCLONE: the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by or from a single progenitor cell or organism; also, an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it; also, a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA; also, to propagate a clone fromCLONED: to propagate a clone from; to make a copy of; to produce a cloneCLONING: to propagate a clone from; to make a copy of; to produce a cloneCODABLE: genetic code, the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins and appear to be uniform for nearly all known forms of life; also, to specify the genetic code (e.g., a gene that codes for a protein)CODE: genetic code, the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins and appear to be uniform for nearly all known forms of life; also, to specify the genetic code (e.g., a gene that codes for a protein)CODED: genetic code, the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins and appear to be uniform for nearly all known forms of life; also, to specify the genetic code (e.g., a gene that codes for a protein)CODING: genetic code, the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins and appear to be uniform for nearly all known forms of life; also, to specify the genetic code (e.g., a gene that codes for a protein)CODON: a specific sequence of three consecutive nucleotides that is part of the genetic code and that specifies a particular amino acid in a protein or starts or stops protein synthesis. Also called tripletDIPLOID: adj. having or involving two sets of homologous chromosomes or noun a single cell, individual, or generation characterized by two complete sets of chromosomesDOMINANT: genetics: a character or factor that exerts genetic dominanceDYAD: genetics: a meiotic chromosome after separation of the two homologous members of a tetradEDIT: to modify a gene or gene product of by inserting, deleting, or replacing DNA sequencesEDITED: to modify a gene or gene product of by inserting, deleting, or replacing DNA sequencesFACTOR: a gene: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance…GENE: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance… GENETIC: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something; or of, relating to, or involving genetics; or of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genesGENOME: one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain; broadly: the genetic material of an organism. German Genom, from Gen gene + -om (as in Chromosom chromosome)GENOTYPE: all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or groupINBORN: present from or as if from birth; hereditary, inheritedINNATE: existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth: native, inbornLETHAL: an abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it; also, a lethal gene: a gene that in some (such as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cellsLIBRARY: a collection of cloned DNA fragments that are maintained in a suitable cellular environment and that usually represent the genetic material of a particular organism or tissueLIGATE: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical processLIGATING: to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical processLINEAL: consisting of or being in a direct male or female line of ancestry; relating to or derived from ancestors: hereditary; descended in a direct line; belonging to one lineage (lineal relatives); of, relating to, or dealing with a lineageLINEALLY: consisting of or being in a direct male or female line of ancestry; relating to or derived from ancestors: hereditary; descended in a direct line; belonging to one lineage (lineal relatives); of, relating to, or dealing with a lineageLOAD: genetic load: the decrease in fitness of the average individual in a population relative to the fittest genotype due to the presence of deleterious genes in the gene poolLOCI: plural of locus: the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or alleleMAPPED: to locate (a gene) on a chromosome; of a gene: to be locatedMAPPING: to locate (a gene) on a chromosome; of a gene: to be locatedMUTABLE: capable of or liable to mutation (a mutable gene)MUTAGEN: an agent (such as a chemical or various radiations) that tends to increase the frequency or extent of mutationMUTANT: of, relating to, or produced by mutationMUTATE: to undergo mutation; to cause to undergo mutationNICK: a break in one strand of two-stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond; also, to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspringNICKED: a break in one strand of two-stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond; also, to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspringNICKING: a break in one strand of two-stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond; also, to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspringNONDOMINANT: not dominant (nondominant genes)NUCLEIC: M-W and Collins both use only in open compounds such as ‘nucleic acid’ any of various complex organic acids (such as DNA or RNA) that are composed of nucleotide chainsPHENOTYPE: the observable characteristics or traits of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment: the physical expression of one or more genes; also, to determine, analyze, or predict all or part of a phenotype ofPOOL: gene poolPROGRAM: the genes or sequences of DNA or RNA that are part of an organism or cell and encode or determine a process, trait, or behavior; also: a process, trait, or behavior determined by or as if by the genetic material of an organism; also, to code in an organism's program; to provide with a biological programPUFF: an enlarged region of a chromosome that is associated with intensely active genes involved in RNA synthesis; also, to form a chromosomal puffPUFFED: an enlarged region of a chromosome that is associated with intensely active genes involved in RNA synthesis; also, to form a chromosomal puffTEMPLATE: a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the generation of another macromolecule (such as messenger RNA)
Life and Living
ACTIVITY: a process (such as digestion) that an organism carries on or participates in by virtue of being aliveALIVE: having life: not dead or inanimateANABIOTIC: of or related to anabiosis, a state of suspended animation induced in some organisms by desiccationANIMATE: possessing or characterized by life: alive; referring to a living thingANIMATING: possessing or characterized by life: alive; referring to a living thingLIFE: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction; also, living beings (as of a particular kind or environment) (forest life)LIFE: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body; a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beingsLIFEBLOOD: a vital or life-giving force or component (freedom of inquiry is the lifeblood of a university)LIVE: having life: living (a live lobster); also, to be alive: have the life of an animal or plant; to continue alive (lived to a ripe old age)LIVED: having life: living (a live lobster); also, to be alive: have the life of an animal or plant; to continue alive (lived to a ripe old age)LIVING: having life: living (a live lobster); abounding with life: vivid; also, to be alive: have the life of an animal or plant; to continue alive (lived to a ripe old age)MARROW: the seat of animal vigorRHYTHM: a regularly recurrent quantitative change in a variable biological process (e.g., a circadian rhythm)UNFADING: not losing color or freshnessVIABILITY: the quality or state of being viable: the ability to live, grow, and develop (the viability of seeds under dry conditions)VIABLE: capable of living (a viable skin graft, viable offspring)VIABLY: capable of living (a viable skin graft, viable offspring)VITAL: fundamentally concerned with or affecting life or living beings; concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life (vital organs, blood and other vital fluids); existing as a manifestation of life; characteristic of life or living beingsVITALITY: the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonlivingVITALLY: fundamentally concerned with or affecting life or living beings; concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life (vital organs, blood and other vital fluids); existing as a manifestation of life; characteristic of life or living beingsVIVIFIED: to endow with life or renewed life: to animate (rains that vivify the barren hills)VIVIFYING: to endow with life or renewed life: to animate (rains that vivify the barren hills)WIGHT: a living being: a creature, especially: a human being
Morphology general
ALBUMEN: albumin: any of numerous simple heat-coagulable water-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluids
ANALOG: an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant but different in structure and originANALOGY: evolutionary biology: correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts (such as the wings of birds and insects) of unrelated or distantly related species that is the result of convergent evolutionANATOMY: a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organismsANNULI: plural of annulus: a growth ring (as on the scale of a fish) that is used in estimating ageBIRADIAL: having both bilateral and radial symmetryBODY: the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead; also, the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head: the trunkBULB: a rounded or swollen anatomical structureCELL: a small usually microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independentlyCELLED: M-W defines as having (such or so many) cells, used in combination (e.g., single-celled organisms)CELLULE: a small cellDEFINITIVE: fully differentiated or developedDOCK: the combining site of a molecular receptor (a chemical group or molecule (such as a protein) on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus); also, to combine with a molecular receptorDOCKED: the combining site of a molecular receptor (a chemical group or molecule (such as a protein) on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus); also, to combine with a molecular receptorDOMINANT: being the one of a pair of bodily structures (hand, eye, etc.) that is the more effective or predominant in actionEPICENE: having characteristics typical of the other sex; effeminate; lacking characteristics of either sexHOMOGENY: correspondence between parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral typeHOMOLOGY: in evolutionary biology: correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts (such as the wing of a bat and the human arm) of different species resulting from modification of a trait possessed by a common ancestor: similarity of traits reflecting common descent and ancestryMORPH: abbreviation of morphology, a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants; the form and structure of an organism or any of its partsNUCLEI: plural of nucleus, a cellular organelle of eukaryotes that is essential to cell functions (such as reproduction and protein synthesis), is composed of nucleoplasm and a nucleoprotein-rich network from which chromosomes and nucleoli arise, and is enclosed in a definite membranePORTAL: a communicating part or area of an organism, specifically: the point at which something (such as a pathogen) enters the bodyTUNIC: the tunica, an enclosing or covering membrane or tissue (the tunic of a seed)VARY: to exhibit divergence in structural or physiological characters from the typical form
Reproduction and Birth general
AMNIOTIC: related to the amnion, a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid; also, a membrane analogous to the amnion and occurring in various invertebratesBIRTH: the beginning of life; the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent; to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young; the act or process of bringing forth young from the wombBORN: brought forth by or as if by birthCAPACITATE*: to cause (sperm) to undergo capacitation: the change undergone by sperm in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an eggCAUL: the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birthCONCEIVE: to become pregnant with (young)CONCEIVED: to become pregnant with (young)EFFETE: no longer fertileFECUND: fruitful in offspring or vegetation: prolificFETAL: of, relating to, or being a fetusGAMETE: a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sexGAVE: to bring forth: bear (give forth young)GIVE: to bring forth: bear (give forth young)GIVEN: to bring forth: bear (give forth young)GIVING: to bring forth: bear (give forth young)GONAD: a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametesIMMORTAL: able or tending to divide indefinitely (e.g., immortal cell lines produced in culture)OOCYTE*: an egg before maturation: a female gametocyteOPTIMA: plural of optimum: the most favorable condition for the growth and reproduction of an organismPROPAGATOR: something that propagates: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction; to multiply sexually or asexually; to pass along to offspringUNBORN: not born: not brought into life (her unborn child)UNFRUITFUL: not fruitful: not producing offspring: barrenVEGETAL: (adj) of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops (vegetal blastomeres); of, relating to, or involving propagation by nonsexual processes or methodsVIABILITY: the quality or state of being viable: the capability of a fetus to survive outside the uterus (fetal viability)VIABLE: of a fetus: having attained such form and development of organs as to be normally capable of surviving outside the uterus (a 26-week old viable fetus)VIABLY: of a fetus: having attained such form and development of organs as to be normally capable of surviving outside the uterus (a 26-week old viable fetus)YOLK: the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white; also, material stored in an animal ovum that supplies food to the developing embryo and consists chiefly of proteins, lecithin, and cholesterolYOLKY: relating to, resembling, or containing yolk
Taxonomy
AFFINITY: a relation between biological groups involving resemblance in structural plan and indicating a common originALLY: a plant or animal linked to another by genetic or taxonomic proximityCLADE: a group of biological taxa (such as species) that includes all descendants of one common ancestorCOMMON: of the best known or most frequently seen kind —used especially of plants and animals (common loon)DOMAIN: biology: the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdomECOTYPE*: a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspeciesEPITHET: the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genusFAMILY: a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many generaFLAVOR: variety: any of various groups of plants or animals ranking below a species: subspeciesGENOTYPE: the species of a genus with which the generic name is permanently associatedGROUP: an assemblage of related organisms —often used to avoid taxonomic connotations when the kind or degree of relationship is not clearly definedHOMONYM: biology: a taxonomic designation rejected as invalid because the identical term has been used to designate another group of the same rankIDENTIFIED: to determine the taxonomic position or category of (a biological specimen)MONOMIAL: a taxonomic name consisting of a single word or termORDINAL: of or relating to a taxonomic orderPHYLA: plural of phylum, a direct line of descent within a group; also, a group that constitutes or has the unity of a phylum, specifically: a primary category in biological taxonomy especially of animals that ranks above the class and below the kingdomPRIORITY: precedence in date or position of publication —used of taxaTAXA: plural of taxon, a scientifically classified group or entity: a taxonomic unit (such as a genus or order) of any rank; also, the name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of nomenclatureTAXON: a scientifically classified group or entity: a taxonomic unit (such as a genus or order) of any rank; also, the name applied to a taxonomic group in a formal system of nomenclatureTAXONOMY: the study of the general principles of scientific classification: systematics; also, classification, especially: orderly classification of plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationshipsTRIVIAL: specific, in the sense of being of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biological speciesTYPE: the morphological, physiological, or ecological characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized; also, a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher category; also: a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based; also, to identify as belonging to a type; to determine the natural type ofTYPED: the morphological, physiological, or ecological characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized; also, a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher category; also: a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based; also, to identify as belonging to a type; to determine the natural type ofTYPING: the morphological, physiological, or ecological characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized; also, a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher category; also: a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based; also, to identify as belonging to a type; to determine the natural type ofVALID: of a taxon conforming to accepted principles of sound biological classificationWORLD: a kingdom, one of the three primary divisions (animal, mineral, plant) into which natural objects are commonly classified (the animal world)
Words about Biology
ABIOTIC: not biotic: abiological, not biological, especially: not involving or produced by organisms (the abiotic environment)BIOLOGICAL: of or relating to biology or to life and living processes; also, used in or produced by applied biologyBIOTECH: short for biotechnology, the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (such as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals); also: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation; also, ergonomics, an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safelyBIOTIC: of, relating to, or caused by living organismsCLOCK: the biological clock, an inherent timing mechanism in a living system that is inferred to exist in order to explain the timing or periodicity of various behaviors and physiological states and processesCOLONIAL: forming, existing in, or used by a colony (coral is a colonial carnivore)COLONIALLY: forming, existing in, or used by a colony (coral is a colonial carnivore)COLONY: a distinguishable localized population of a species or type of organism (a colony of terns); also, a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium (colonies of bacteria); also, the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal (such as a coral or bryozoan) (a coral colony)CONFLUENCE: or confluency, cell biology: the degree of substrate coverage that is exhibited by proliferating, adherent cells cultured in a laboratory vessel (such as a petri dish or flask); also: complete coverage of a culture substrate by proliferating, adherent cellsINACTIVE: biologically inert especially because of the loss of some quality (such as infectivity or antigenicity)IRRITABILITY: the property of protoplasm and of living organisms that permits them to react to stimuliIRRITABLY: capable of being irritated: such as responsive to stimuliIRRITANT: something that irritates or excitesIRRITATION: something that irritates; also, the act of irritatingIRRITATOR*: one that irritatesLAWN: a relatively even layer of bacteria covering the surface of a culture mediumMAMMALOGY: a branch of zoology dealing with mammalsMODEL: animal model: an animal sufficiently like humans in its anatomy, physiology, or response to a pathogen to be used in medical research in order to obtain results that can be extrapolated to human medicine; also: a pathological or physiological condition that occurs in such an animal and is similar to one occurring in humansNAIVE: M-W has or naïve: not previously subjected to experimentation or a particular experimental situation (made the test with naive rats); also, not having been exposed previously to an antigen (naive T cells)NATURAL: growing without human care; also: not cultivated (natural prairie unbroken by the plow); existing in or produced by nature: not artificial (natural turf, natural curiosities); living in or as if in a state of nature untouched by the influences of civilization and society; having or constituting a classification based on features existing in nature; having a form or appearance found in nature (natural hair); of or relating to nature as an object of study and research (natural observations, natural history)NATURALLY: with truth to nature: realistically; without artificial aid (hair that curls naturally)NORMAL: occurring naturallyNORMALLY: occurring naturallyNUTRITION: the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically: the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances; PITH: to destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (an animal, such as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the spinal canalPRIMING: to supply with an essential prerequisite (such as a hormone, nucleic acid, or antigen) for chemical or biological activity (primed female mice with estrogen)PUMP: a biological mechanism by which atoms, ions, or molecules are transported across cell membranes; also, an energy source (such as light) for pumping atoms or moleculesTELEOLOGY: the study of evidences of design in nature; also, a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature; also, a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes; also, the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose; also, the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomenaWIRING: to wire: to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately (what aspects of human behavior are biologically wired?)ZOOLOGIC: variants or more commonly zoological: of, relating to, or concerned with zoology, a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animalsZOOLOGICAL: variants or less commonly zoologic: of, relating to, or concerned with zoology, a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
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