Letter M - Biology dictionary by Futura-Sciences

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Magnesium Magnesium is a metal ion contained in all cells and is ...	Magnetotactic bacterium Since 1970 we have known that bacteria exist in nature which ...
Malpighian tubule The Malpighian tubules take their name from their ...	Maltose Maltose is a disaccharide formed from two molecules of ...
Mannose Mannose is a monosaccharide (ose) belonging to the aldohexose family.	Melanocyte The melanocytes are skin cells which synthesise ...
Meristem The meristem is an embryonic (undifferentiated) tissue made ...	Mesoderm The mesoderm, also called the mesoblast, is the intermediary ...
Metabolic crossover A metabolic crossover is a molecule which can act as a ...	Metabolism Metabolism defines all of the linked reactions which occur ...
Metabolite A metabolite is a stable compound produced from the ...	Metalloenzyme A metalloenzyme is an enzyme with one or more metal ions ...
Metapleural gland The metapleural gland is an exocrine gland (which releases ...	Methionine Methionine (Met or M) is an amino acid present in ...
Methylation Methylation is a chemical modification involving the ...	Micro-organism Micro-organisms are etymologically "small ...
Microglia The microglia is a set of microglial cells, which make up ...	MicroRNA MicroRNA (miRNA) is composed of approximately twenty ...
Mimivirus Mimiviruses are the first genus of giant viruses in the ...	Minimum viable population The minimum viable population is the minimum size of a ...