Zoology

Zoology

The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.

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lung

Zoology; Zoological terms

An internal chamber specialized for gas exchange in an animal.

missing link

Zoology; Zoological terms

The term missing link is a dangerous one but it is used so often that it is difficult to ignore. When used with caution, it can communicate the importance of a particular fossil ...

melanism

Zoology; Zoological terms

An increase in the average amount of black or nearly black pigmentation in an organism or group of organisms, resulting from the presence of melanin.

genetic variance

Zoology; Zoological terms

Variation in a phenotypic value within a population due to the expression of genetic factors.

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 ...

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 ...