Biology

Systematics is the academic discipline concerned with identifying, classifying, and naming organisms. It examines the evolutionary connections between organisms. Systematics is the study of naming species and retracing their evolutionary relationships. Briefly, systematics describes and analyzes the biodiversity of Earth. Systematics combines taxonomy with phylogenetic analysis. Taxonomy is the study of discovering, characterizing, and categorizing … Read more

Metamerism is a type of segmentation in which the body’s outside and inside are separated. The outer body segments correlate to the interior body segments. Metamerism is the occurrence of producing a linear succession of structurally identical body parts. A metameric segment may alternatively be referred to as a somite. Metamerism is the recurrence of … Read more

A ligand is any chemical or atom that binds irreversibly to a protein in biology. A ligand may be a single atom or ion. It can also be a bigger, more complicated molecule composed of several atoms. A ligand may be a natural organic or inorganic molecule. Additionally, ligands can be synthesized in the laboratory. … Read more

A portion of a chromosome is flipped end-to-end in an inversion, a chromosomal rearrangement. An inversion occurs when a single chromosome experiences internal fragmentation and rearrangement. There are two sorts of inversions: paracentric and pericentric. Inversion refers to reversing a state, shape, position, direction, or path, such as turning inward or inside out. In biology, … Read more

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen make up the majority of cells in living organisms. They account for 96% of the atoms in living organisms; hence they are considered important compounds. Depending on how you define “major,” though, other items comprising only a few percent of cells may top the list. Carbon is likely the most … Read more

In cell biology, the word queue describes the long arm of a chromosome. Depending on the location of their centromeres, chromosomes acquire a long arm and a short arm. The shorter chromosomal arm is the p or petite arm, derived from the French word for “little.” The longer arm is called the q or queue … Read more

Impulse is the effect of a certain emotion, mental state, etc., acting on an impulse of generosity; to attack someone out of anger. Impulse is a rapid, instinctive urge to act, to be influenced by impulse. An example of this is a psychological or spontaneous impulse. The signal delivered along a nerve fiber is an … Read more

In the 19th era, biological science emerged from the medical traditions of Ayurveda and old Egyptian medicine back to the idea of biology. The term “biology” was coined by Lamarck and Treviranus.  Treviranus is not only a German physician but also a naturalist L0020766 Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck. Photogravure Credit: Wellcome Library, … Read more

Have you ever witnessed the swelling of wooden doors or window frames during wet seasons? Or do the seeds expand when stored in the water? Do you understand why this occurs? It occurs due to a process called imbibition that occurs within the plant cells. During imbibition, the water molecules or other liquid molecules are … Read more

Female flower clusters are clustered on the stem of the corn cob plant, indicating that it solely produces female flowers. This flower’s surface is coated in the spat. These are known as tassels because their length causes them to dangle from the blooms in the form of a cluster. The tassels found at the top … Read more