Biology

Articles about living organisms, life processes and biological research.

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Taste bud

Taxidermy

Taxon

Taxon

Taxon (taxa): definition, ranks, and role in biological classification

A taxon (plural: taxa) is any named or defined group of organisms used in biological classification. This article explains what taxa are, common ranks, historical development, exam

Taxonomy

Taxonomy: principles and practice of classifying organisms

Telomerase

Telomere

Temporal bone

Tentacle

Tentacle (limblike organ found in animals and plants)

Tephritidae

Tephritidae (tephritid fruit flies)

Terrestrial locomotion

Terrestrial locomotion: forms, evolution, and adaptations

Testicle

Testicle (testis): structure, function, and clinical overview

Tetrapod

Tetrapod

Tetrapods — four-limbed vertebrates and their evolutionary significance

Tetrapods are vertebrates descended from four-limbed ancestors. This article explains their defining traits, major groups, fossil origins, evolutionary transitions, and notable ada

Tetrapodomorph

The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection

The Red Queen

The Red Queen (evolutionary hypothesis and its uses)

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene: Richard Dawkins’s gene-centered account of evolution

Theriodont

Thermophile

Thermoregulation

Thiotrichales

Thiotrichales: an order of sulfur‑associated and diverse bacteria

Thorax

Thrips

Thrips (Thysanoptera): tiny fringed-wing insects, pests and pollinators

Thrombolite

Thrombosis

Thrombosis: formation, types, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Thymus

Thymus — primary lymphoid organ for T cell development

Tibia

Tissue

Tissue (biology): structure, types, functions and study

Tissue culture

Tobacco mosaic virus

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)

Toe

Toe: anatomy, function, variation and clinical notes

Toll-like receptor

Toll-like receptor (TLR)

Tongue

Tongue

Tongue: anatomy, functions, sensation and clinical overview

Concise encyclopedia entry on the human tongue: structure, surface features, taste, roles in eating and speech, innervation, blood supply, common conditions and basic clinical and

Tooth

Tooth: structure, function, development and evolution

Torpor

Torpor: energy-saving physiological state in birds and mammals

Touch

Touch: the somatic sense of contact, temperature and pain

Toxicofera

Toxoplasma

Toxoplasma gondii: biology, transmission, and clinical significance

Trace fossil

Trace fossil (ichnofossil)

Trachea

Trachea (windpipe): structure, function and clinical significance

Trait

Trait (biology): definition, types, inheritance and significance

Transcript

Transcript (record, academic record, and genetic transcription)

Transcription (genetics)

Transcription (genetics): how cells copy DNA into RNA

Transcription factor

Transcription factor — proteins that control gene expression

Transcriptome

Transcriptome: the complete set of RNA molecules expressed by cells

Transduction (genetics)

Transduction (physiology)

Transfection

Transfection: introduction of nucleic acids into cells

Transformation (genetics)