Biology

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Abdomen

Acetobacter

Acetobacter: aerobic bacteria that oxidize alcohol to acetic acid

Acetylcholinesterase

Acidophile

Acidophile: organisms that thrive in highly acidic environments

Acoelomorpha

Actinobacteria

Active transport

Active transport: moving substances across membranes against gradients

Adaptation

Adaptive immune system

Adaptive radiation

Adelobasileus

Adelobasileus — an early mammaliaform from the Late Triassic

Adenosine triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) — the cellular energy carrier

Adipocyte

Adipocyte: structure, types, functions and clinical significance

Adipose tissue

Adrenal gland

Aerobic

Aerobic organism

Aestivation

Agar plate

Agaricomycetes

Ageing

Ageing

Ageing: biological mechanisms, evolutionary explanations, and societal effects

A clear overview of ageing (senescence): its biological basis, evolutionary theories, population patterns, medical relevance, and distinctions between ageing, disease, and non‑agei

Agnatha

Albinism

Albinism

Algae

Algae: diversity, ecology, and human uses

Algal bloom

Alicyclobacillaceae

Alimentary canal

Alimentary canal (digestive tract)

Alkaliphile

Allele

Allele frequency

Allotheria

Alpha helix

Alpha helix: structure, bonding, and biological roles

Alternation of generations

Alternative splicing

Alternative splicing: how one gene yields multiple mRNA and protein isoforms

Altricial

Alveolate

Alveolus

Amanita

Amanita: overview of the mushroom genus, identification, and medical importance

Ammonite

Amniotic sac

Amoeba

Amoeboid movement

Amoeboid movement: cell crawling driven by pseudopodia and cytoskeletal dynamics

Amoebozoa

Amygdala

Amylase

Amyloplast

Amyloplast — the starch‑storing plastid in plants

Anabolism

Anaerobic digestion