Cell biology

Cell biology

The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.

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cardiac muscle

Biology; Cell biology

The type of muscle that is found in the walls of the heart. Cardiac muscle is striated but branched, unlike the straight-shaped striated skeletal muscle cells.

pollination

Biology; Cell biology

The transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma by a pollinating agent such as wind, insects, birds, bats, or in a few cases the opening of the flower itself.

taiga biome

Biology; Cell biology

The region of coniferous forest extending across much of northern Europe, Asia, and North America; characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers and by acidic, thin soils.

primates

Biology; Cell biology

The taxonomicorder of mammals that includes prosimians (lemurs and tarsiers), monkeys, apes, and humans; characteristics include large brain, stereoscopic vision, and grasping hand.

antigenic determinant

Biology; Cell biology

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

radiometric time

Biology; Cell biology

Type of absolute time determined by the relative porportions of radioisotopes to stable daughter isotopes.

glycolysis

Biology; Cell biology

The universal cellular metabolic process in the cell's cytoplasm where 6-carbon glucose is split into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules, and some ATP and NADH are produced.