General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A large order of green algae (Chlorophyceae) that is characterised by the lack of flagellate cells. Sexual reproduction is effected by the fusion of ameboid or passive gametes in conjugation tubes, ...

Procellariiformes

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A large order of strictly marine birds found far offshore except when breeding. The procellariiforms, or tube-nosed swimmers, are most closely related to their descendant group, the penguins.

Pecan

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A large tree ( Carya illinoensis ) of the family Juglandaceae, and the nut from this tree. Native to valleys of the Mississippi River and tributaries as far north as Iowa, to other streams of Texas, ...

Banana

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A large tropical plant; also its edible fruit, which occurs in hanging clusters, is usually yellow when ripe, and is about 6–8 in. (15–20 cm) long. The banana belongs to the family Musaceae. The ...

Dilleniidae

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A large subclass of the class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) of the division Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae), the flowering plants, consisting of 13 orders, 78 families, and nearly 25,000 species. The ...

Aardvark

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A large piglike mammal in the order Tubulidentata. The order contains a single family, Orycteropodidae, and a single species, Orycteropus afer . Aardvarks occur throughout Africa south of the ...

Proteasome

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A large proteolytic complex that degrades intracellular proteins. Intracellular proteins are continuously synthesised and degraded, and their levels in cells reflect the fine balance between these ...