Biology

Articles about living organisms, life processes and biological research.

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Oomycete

Oomycete (water mold): biology, life cycle, and impact

Oophorectomy

Opisthokont

Opisthokonts: animals, fungi and their unicellular relatives

Opsin

Opsin — light-sensitive proteins that mediate photoreception

Optic nerve

Optic nerve (cranial nerve II)

Optic tectum

Optic tectum: structure, function, and evolutionary roles

Optic tract

Optic tract (visual pathway segment)

Order (biology)

Organ

Organ (biology, musical instrument, and institutional uses)

Organ (anatomy)

Organ donation

Organ system

Organelle

Organic

Organic: Concepts in Chemistry, Biology, and Agriculture

Organism

Organism: definition, features, organization, and borderline cases

Organotroph

Origin of birds

Origin of Birds: Evolutionary Transition from Theropod Dinosaurs

Origin of life

Origin of life

Ornithology

Orthomyxoviridae

Orthomyxoviridae

Orthomyxoviridae: family of segmented negative-strand RNA viruses

Orthomyxoviridae are enveloped, segmented negative-sense RNA viruses including influenza A, B and C, thogotoviruses and isaviruses. They infect birds, mammals, fish and some arthro

Orthonectida

Osmoregulation

Osmoregulation: how organisms control water and salt balance

Osmosis

Osmosis

Ossicles

Osteichthyes

Osteichthyes — the bony fishes

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis

Osteology

Osteoporosis

Ostreoida

Outbreak

Outcrossing

Ovary

Ovary — structure, function, and variation in animals

Ovipositor

Ovipositor: insect egg-laying organ and its forms

Ovum

Ovum (egg) — the female reproductive cell

Oxytocin

Oxytocin: the peptide hormone and neuropeptide

p53

p53 (TP53): the tumor suppressor and guardian of the genome

Palaeoptera

Palaeoptera — primitive winged insects that do not fold their wings

Palate

Palate (anatomy): structure, function, development and clinical notes

Palatine bone

Paleobiology

Paleobiology: study of ancient life and its biological context

Paleozoology

Paleozoology: study of ancient animal life and fossils

Palynology

Palynology: study of pollen, spores and microscopic particles

Pancreas

Pandoravirus

Pandoravirus: giant amoeba-infecting viruses with exceptionally large genomes

Paramecium

Paramecium: a common ciliate protist

Paramyxovirus

Paranasal sinuses

Paranasal sinuses: structure, function, development, and clinical relevance

Paraphyly

Paraphyly in biological classification