Cell biology

Cell biology

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

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bioluminescent

Biology; Cell biology

Refers to organisms that emit light under certain conditions.

biome

Biology; Cell biology

A large-scale grouping that includes many communities of a similar nature.

biosphere

Biology; Cell biology

All ecosystems on Earth as well as the Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere on and in which organisms exist; also, the sum of all living matter on Earth.

birds

Biology; Cell biology

Taxonomic class of terrestrial vertebrates that are characterized by endothermy and feathers; descended from some group of reptiles (or possibly dinosaurs).

binary fission

Biology; Cell biology

The method by which bacteria reproduce. The circular DNA molecule is replicated; then the cell splits into two identical cells, each containing an exact copy of the original cell's DNA.

binding sites

Biology; Cell biology

Areas on the ribosome within which tRNA-amino acid complexes fit during protein synthesis.

binomial system of nomenclature

Biology; Cell biology

A system of taxonomy developed by Linnaeus in the early eighteenth century. Each species of plant and animal receives a two-term name; the first term is the genus, and the second is the species.