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Also known as selective breeding.
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The study of populations of organisms, especially the regulation of population size, life history traits such as clutch size, and extinction.
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The application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
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The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
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The science of drug action on biological systems. In its entirety, it embraces knowledge of the sources, chemical properties, biological effects and therapeutic uses of drugs.
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The system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues.
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Scientific study of spiders, scorpions, pseudo-scorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids.
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A microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles.
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A class of drug used to kill bacteria.
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A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.
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The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
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A chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.
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A system of physical units-based on the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole, together with a set of prefixes.
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The vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
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Stans for Ribolnucleic Acid
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A numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of an aqueous solution. It is roughly the negative of the logarithm to base 10 of the concentration.
