Zoological terms

Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Zoological terms

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 find.

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.

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 total complement of ...

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 alleles, from another.