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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Ecotype
Zoology; Zoological terms
A genetically differentiated subpopulation that is restricted to a specific habitat.
Genotype
Zoology; Zoological terms
All the genetic characteristics that determine the structure and function of an organism; often applied to a single gene locus to distinguish one allele, or combination of alleles, from another.
Group selection
Zoology; Zoological terms
Elimination of groups of individuals with a detrimental genetic trait, caused by competition with other groups lacking the trait; often called intergroup selection.
Genome
Zoology; Zoological terms
The cell's total complement of DNA: in eucaryotes, the nuclear and organelle chromosomes; in procaryotes, the major chromosome, episomes, and plasmids. In viruses and viroids, the total complement of ...
Greenhouse effect
Zoology; Zoological terms
Warming of the earth's climate owing to the increased concentration of carbon dioxide and certaain other pollutants in the atmosphere.
Gross production
Zoology; Zoological terms
The total energy or nutrients assimilated by an organism, a population, or an entire community.
