Anatomy

Anatomy

It is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things

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Anabolic reactions

Biology; Anatomy

Reactions in cells in which new chemical bonds are formed and new molecules are made; generally require energy, involve reduction, and lead to an increase in atomic order.

A group of hormones involved in controlling plant growth and other functions; once thought responsible for phototropism by causing the cells on the shaded side of a plant to elongate, thereby causing ...

Biosphere

Biology; Anatomy

All ecosystems on Earth as well as the Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere on and in which organisms exist; also, the sum of all living matter on Earth.

Chromatid

Biology; Anatomy

Generally refers to a strand of a replicated chromosome; consists of DNA and protein.

Circulatory system

Biology; Anatomy

One of eleven major body organ systems in animals; transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste products between cells and the respiratory system and carries chemical signals from the ...

Chromatin

Biology; Anatomy

A complex of DNA and protein in eukaryotic cells that is dispersed throughout the nucleus during interphase and condensed into chromosomes during meiosis and mitosis.