General

General

General nature or nature terms.

Contributors in General

General

The division of the cell's nucleus and nuclear material of a cell; consists of four stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Cell xeroxing. Mitosis occurs only in eukaryotes. The DNA of ...

mitotic spindle

Biology; General

A network of microtubules formed during prophase. Some microtubules attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes and help draw the chromosomes apart during anaphase.

mole

Biology; General

Avogadro's number (6.02 X 1023 atoms) of a substance.

molecules

Biology; General

Units of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. The combination of atoms by chemical bonds with the component atoms in definite porportions, such as water (two H to one O).

molecular biology

Biology; General

Field of biology that studies the molecular level of organization.

monocots

Biology; General

One of the two major types of flowering plants; characterized by having a single cotyledon, floral organs arranged in threesd or multiples of three, and parallel-veined leaves; include grasses, ...