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Cell biology
The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.
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bronchi
Biology; Cell biology
Tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs (sing. : bronchus).
reductional division
Biology; Cell biology
The Þrst division in meiosis; results in each daughter cell receiving one member of each pair of chromosomes.
cell cycle
Biology; Cell biology
The sequence of events from one division of a cell to the next; consists of mitosis (or division) and interphase.
retroviruses
Biology; Cell biology
Viruses that contain a single strand of RNA as their genetic material and reproduce by copying the RNA into a complementary DNA strand using the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The single-stranded DNA ...
negative feedback
Biology; Cell biology
The stopping of the synthesis of an enzyme by the accumulation of the products of the enzyme-mediated reaction.
pulmonary vein
Biology; Cell biology
The vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. Veins carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
