Letter P - Biology dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Paedomorphosis Paedomorphosis is one of the mechanisms of developmental ...	Pancreas The pancreas is part of the digestive system and the ...
Parapatry Parapatry is a combination of geographical sympatry and ...	Parenchyma HISTOLOGY. Tissue with the function specific to an organ ...
Penis The penis is part of the male reproductive and urinary ...	Peptide A molecule containing at least two amino acid groups bound ...
Perineum The perineum is part of the urinary and gastro-intestinal ...	Peristalsis Peristalsis is the group of muscle contractions that advance ...
Peritoneum Function of the peritoneum The peritoneum is a think serous ...	Peroxisome A peroxisome is a eukaryotic cellular organelle. Structure ...
Pesticide Pesticides (which come from the Latin cida, to kill, and the ...	Phagocytosis Phagocytosis is a mechanism which allows some specialised ...
Pharynx The pharynx is a crossroads between the respiratory and ...	Phenotype The phenotype is the set of features of an individual. The ...
Phenylalanine Phenylalanine (Phe or F) is an amino acid present in ...	Pheromone A pheromone is a substance or mix of substances involved in ...
Pheromones Pheromones are a chemical substance or mixture of substances ...	Phoresy Phoresy is a process through which an animal (mites, ...
Photolyase Photolyase is a flavoprotein, as it requires the cofactor ...	Photoperiod The photoperiod is the ratio between the length of the day ...