Category: Glossary

By Seth Veenbaas (noun. /LIG-uhnd/) What does it mean? In biochemistry, a ligand is a molecule that binds to or […]

Macrocytes

Glossary

November 4, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Mariah Jones (noun. /MAK-row-sites/) What does it mean? A macrocyte is an unusually large red blood cell. Macrocytes area […]

Herpetology

Glossary

November 4, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Sarah Lowe (Noun./ her-peh-TOLLO-jee/) What does it mean? Zoology is the scientific study of animals. Herpetology is a branch […]

Substrate

Glossary

October 29, 2020November 10, 2023 admin

By Zoe Terwilliger (noun. /SUB-strate/) What does it mean? In biochemistry, a substrate is a molecule that an enzyme acts […]

Parthenogenesis

Glossary

October 29, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Priscila Santa Rosa (Noun. /par-theh-no-JEH-ne-sis/) What does it mean? Parthenogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction in animals where […]

Hemocytometer

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October 22, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Anastacia Wienecke (noun. /hee-mo-sai-TAA-meh-ter/) What does it mean? One tool that many biological researchers have in their laboratory toolboxes is […]

Allele

Glossary

October 14, 2020November 10, 2022 admin

(noun. /uh-LEEL/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Alleles can be considered versions of a gene, and a single […]

Enzyme

Glossary

October 8, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Zoe Terwilliger (noun / ENZ-eye-m) What does it mean? An enzyme is a molecule that “speeds up” the rate […]

Pipette

Glossary

September 30, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Katie Acken Lowe (Noun or verb. /pie-PET/) What does it mean? A pipette is a mechanical instrument used to […]

Hematopoiesis

Glossary

September 30, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Sara Lowe (Noun. /hee-ma-do-po-EE-sis/.) What does it mean? Hematopoiesis is the process in which a stem cell will develop […]

Metabolism

Glossary

September 30, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Regina Fernandez (Noun. /muh-TAB-uh-liz-uhm/) What does it mean? Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions that produce or use […]

Chromosomal Crossover

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September 23, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Mohamed Nasr (noun. /kro-mo-SO-muhl KROSS-over/) What does it mean? Chromosomal crossover, also known as “crossing over”, is the process […]

Hypothesis

Glossary

September 16, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

Plural: hypotheses By Alan Curtis (singular noun. /hi-POTH-eh-sis/) (plural noun. /hi-POTH-eh-seas/) What does it mean? A statement that is one possible […]