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A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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chemical equilibrium

Biology; Anatomy

The condition when the forward and reverse reaction rates are equal and the concentrations of the products remain constant.

complete dominance

Biology; Anatomy

The type of inheritance in which both heterozygotes and dominant homozygotes have the same phenotype.

cortisol

Biology; Anatomy

The primary glucocorticoid hormone; released by the adrenal cortex.

complement system

Biology; Anatomy

A chemical defense system that kills microorganisms directly, supplements the inflammatory response, and works with, or complements, the immune system.

competitive exclusion

Biology; Anatomy

Competition between species that is so intense that one species completely eliminates the second species from the area.

antigenic determinant

Biology; Anatomy

The site on an antigen to which an antibody binds, forming an antigen-antibody complex.

brain stem

Biology; Anatomy

The portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and consists of the medulla oblongata and pons of the hindbrain and the midbrain.