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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Ecotype

Zoology; Zoological terms

A genetically differentiated subpopulation that is restricted to a specific habitat.

Egestion

Zoology; Zoological terms

Egestion is the eimination of undigested food material.

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.

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