• In biology, saltation (from Latin saltus 'leap, jump') is a sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next, potentially causing single-step...
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    vapour. Saltation layers can also form in avalanches.[citation needed] Aeolian landform Aeolian processes Bagnold formula Saltation (biology) Saltatory...
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  • Look up saltation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saltation may refer to: Saltation (biology), an evolutionary hypothesis emphasizing sudden and drastic...
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    Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single,...
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  • phrase. In biology Anagenesis Cladogenesis Phyletic gradualism Punctuated equilibrium Punctuated gradualism Quantum evolution Saltation (biology) Stephen...
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  • principle of natural philosophy; hence in scientific usage: Saltation (biology) Saltation (geology) Saltatory conduction Saltus lunae, a "leap of the...
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    more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as rock salt or halite. Salt is essential for life in...
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    airway lumen. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Action potential – Neuron communication by electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium...
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    Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have...
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    Biology – The natural science that studies life. Areas of focus include structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. History...
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    supply of mutations. Before Darwin, biologists commonly believed in saltationism, the possibility of large evolutionary jumps, including immediate speciation...
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  • tactile domain, analogous sensory saltation illusions have been observed in audition and vision. The word "saltation" refers to the leaping or jumping...
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  • Megaevolution (category Evolutionary biology)
    could be made against his theory of evolution by natural selection. Saltation (biology) Darwin, Charles (2007). On the origin of species by means of natural...
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  • In biology, autolysis, more commonly known as self-digestion, refers to the destruction of a cell through the action of its own enzymes. It may also refer...
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    Animal (redirect from Animal (biology))
    The term metazoa is derived from Ancient Greek μετα (meta) 'after' (in biology, the prefix meta- stands for 'later') and ζῷᾰ (zōia) 'animals', plural...
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    Reece JB (2013). Campbell Biology (10th ed.). Pearson. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-321-77565-8. Reece JB (2013). Campbell Biology (10th ed.). Pearson. p. 44....
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    Freshwater biology is the scientific biological study of freshwater ecosystems and is a branch of limnology. This field seeks to understand the relationships...
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  • adaptation, and can evolve by direct or indirect selection. runaway selection saltation A sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next which...
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    from callus culture of Phalaenopsis". In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 36 (5): 420–423. doi:10.1007/s11627-000-0076-5. S2CID 30272969...
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  • In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis; /hɒmioʊˈsteɪsɪs, -miə-/) is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained...
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  • Halo- is a Greek prefix meaning "salt." In biology, it is often used to indicate halotolerance and is a portion of many words: Halobacteria Haloclasty...
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    Tris (redirect from Trometamol salt)
    formula (HOCH2)3CNH2. It is extensively used in biochemistry and molecular biology as a component of buffer solutions such as in TAE and TBE buffers, especially...
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    second messengers. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Iodine in biology – Use of Iodine by organisms Magnesium in biology – Use of Magnesium...
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    Archaea (redirect from TACK (biology))
    Physiology and Molecular Biology. WileyBlackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-4404-9. Cavicchioli R (2007). Archaea: Molecular and Cellular Biology. American Society for...
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    enrichment and crab herbivory on a SW Atlantic salt marsh" productivity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 405: 99–104. Holdredge, C., Bertness...
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    Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <"Spawning | biology | Britannica". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-02-05...
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  • tenure over poor performance, she opened fire during a meeting of the biology department, killing three of her colleagues and leaving three more critically...
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    relation to water quality and fish species composition". Journal of Fish Biology. 54 (4): 741–756. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb02030.x. ISSN 0022-1112...
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  • This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms. It...
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    oxidative damage. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Calcium in biology – Use of calcium by organisms Iodine in biology – Use of Iodine by...
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