Biology dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Abiotic The term abiotic has two meanings It may refer to a process ...	Absolute specificity Absolute specificity is the property of some enzymes only to ...
Abzyme Abzyme is the contraction of ab (antibody) and zyme ...	Accommodation Accommodation is an adaptation of organisms to ecological ...
Acetyl-CoA Acetyl-coenzyme A is produced from anaerobic glycolysis and ...	Acetyl-coenzyme A Acetyl-CoA.
Action potential An action potential is a uni-directional electrical signal ...	Active site Active centre, catalytic site. An active centre or catalytic ...
ADD Acceptable Daily Dose: the acceptable daily dose is the ...	Adrenal glands The adrenal glands belong to the endocrine system. Function ...
Affinity Affinity is the ability of an enzyme to form a complex with ...	Alanine Alanine (Ala or A) is an amino acid present in ...
Albumin Albumin is the main protein found in plasma. It plays an ...	Allopatry Allopatry is the geographical isolation of two populations ...
Allosteric effector An allosteric effector is a molecule that binds to the site ...	Allosteric regulation Allosteric regulation is the modulation of an allosteric ...
Allosteric site An allosteric site is a specific site on an enzyme where an ...	Altruism Altruism refers to a behaviour that is the opposite of ...
Amine acid group An amino acid group is the distinctive portion of an amino ...	Amino acid Amino acids are molecules present in the composition of ...