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Wildebeest (/ˈwɪldɪbiːst/ WIL-dib-eest, /ˈvɪl-/ VIL-,), also called gnu (/nuː/ NOO or /njuː/ NEW), are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to...

The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing...

Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database...

A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or...

The social construction of human sexuality and sexual behavior—along with its taboos, regulation, and social and political impact—has had a profound effect...

Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to...

In bioinformatics, BLAST (basic local alignment search tool) is an algorithm and program for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as...

Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously emplaced in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central...

A sporophyte (/ˈspɔːr.əˌfaɪt/) is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga which produces asexual spores. This stage alternates...

In biology, quorum sensing or quorum signaling (QS) is the process of cell-to-cell communication that allows bacteria to detect and respond to cell population...

Diplocarpon rosae is a fungus that creates the rose black spot disease. Because it was observed by people of various countries around the same time (around...

The Boykin Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog, a Spaniel bred for hunting wild turkeys and ducks in the Wateree River Swamp of South Carolina, in the...

Genetic analysis is the overall process of studying and researching in fields of science that involve genetics and molecular biology. There are a number...

Rajka is a hybrid cultivar of domesticated apple from Czechia, specifically for eating. It was crossed and developed by the Institute of Experimental Botany...

A committed relationship is an interpersonal relationship based upon agreed-upon commitment to one another involving love, trust, honesty, openness, or...

The Kerry Beagle (Irish: An Pocadán Ciarraíoch) is the only extant scent hound breed native to Ireland. Despite its name, the Kerry Beagle is a small hound...

Gene conversion is the process by which one DNA sequence replaces a homologous sequence such that the sequences become identical after the conversion event...

The saddlebacks or tīeke (Māori) are two species of New Zealand birds of the family Callaeidae. Both are glossy black with a chestnut saddle. Their taxonomic...

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystems in the northern temperate zone of the Earth. It is...