Alcohol
... a propane chain with methyl and hydroxyl
groups both attached to the middle (#2) carbon.
An alcohol with two hydroxyl
groups is commonly called a "glycol", e.g. HO-CH 2 -CH 2 ... makes the alcohol molecule polar . Those
groups can form hydrogen bonds to one another and to ...
Alga
... (singular is alga ) comprise several different
groups of living things that produce energy through ...
1 Relationships among algal
groups
1.1 Prokaryotic algae
1.2 Eukaryotic ... links
Relationships among algal
groups
Prokaryotic algae
Traditionally the ...
Amine
... or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by alkyl
groups or other
groups where the nitrogen is bonded to a carbon atom in ... tertiary amine . Note: the subscripts on the R
groups are simply used to label ...
Animal
... evolutionary relationships, and so these
groups have been restricted somewhat. For instance, ...
1 Structure
2
groups of animals
2.1 Deuterostomes
2.2 ... gap junctions, and desmosomes.
groups of animals
The sponges (Porifera) diverged ...
Archaea
... on 16S rRNA phylogenetic trees . These two
groups were originally named the Archaebacteria and ... branches of living things. He later renamed the
groups Archaea and Bacteria to emphasize this, and ...
Archaea are divided into two main
groups based on rRNA trees, the Euryarchaeota and ...
Artificial life
... researchers have often been divided into two main
groups (although other groupings are possible):
... on logic. The Michigan group was one of the few
groups still interested in alife and CAs in the early ... to create recognizable flocking behaviour in
groups of computer-drawn " boids " in 1987. With no ...
Biology
... adapting to change
1.6 Interactions:
groups and environments
2 Scope of biology
... although they may place some early-branching
groups very differently, presumably owing to rapid rRNA ... and taxonomy . Taxonomy puts organisms in
groups called taxa , while systematics seeks their ...
Bacterium
...
3 Metabolisms
4 Movement
5
groups and identification
6 Benefits and dangers ... In 1977, Woese divided the prokaryotes into two
groups based on 16S rRNA sequences, called the ... may differentiate to form fruiting bodies.
groups and identification
Bacteria come in a ...
Cladistics
... relationships. In contrast, phenetics
groups organisms based on their overall similarity, ... of a split are called sister taxa or sister
groups . Each subtree, whether it only contains one item ... other evolutionary taxonomists insist that
groups reflect phylogenies and often make use of ...
DNA
... to face the helical axis, the sugar and phosphate
groups of the nucleotides run along the outside; the two ... the structure of DNA
In the 1950s , only a few
groups made it their goal to determine the structure of ... an American group led by Linus Pauling , and two
groups in Britain. At the University of Cambridge , ...
Bacterium
...
3 Metabolisms
4 Movement
5
groups and identification
6 Benefits and dangers ... In 1977, Woese divided the prokaryotes into two
groups based on 16S rRNA sequences, called the ... may differentiate to form fruiting bodies.
groups and identification
Bacteria come in a ...
Eukaryote
... mostly multicellular, as well as various other
groups called protists , many of which are unicellular. ... and mitosomes .
Plants and various
groups of algae also have plastids . Again, these ... had a single origin, not all plastid-containing
groups are closely related. Instead, some eukaryotes ...
Human
... (Boyd and Silk 2003:389-399).
Some religious
groups object to the theory of evolution : see ...
Although many species are social , forming
groups based on genetic ties, affection, self-defense, ... with a small group of equals, resulting in peer
groups of individuals of similar age, typically of the ...
Lipid
... alcohol). In the case of phospholipids, the polar
groups are considerably larger and more polar, as ... fatty acids). The chains are usually 14-24 carbon
groups long. The head
groups of the phospholipids found in ...
Long-term potentiation
... [20] . He tested the spatial memory of two
groups of rats, one whose hippocampi were bathed in the ... observed, is required for spatial learning.) Both
groups were then subjected to the Morris water maze , ... slices of the hippocampus were taken from both
groups of rats, LTP was easily induced in controls, but ...
Animal
... evolutionary relationships, and so these
groups have been restricted somewhat. For instance, ...
1 Structure
2
groups of animals
2.1 Deuterostomes
2.2 ... gap junctions, and desmosomes.
groups of animals
The sponges (Porifera) diverged ...
Paraphyletic
... recent common ancestor of all group members.
groups which include all the descendants of the most ... former is more common, but sometimes paraphyletic
groups are also considered monophyletic, in which case ... because that class does not include two
groups of its descendants, birds (in class Aves , ...
Alga
... (singular is alga ) comprise several different
groups of living things that produce energy through ...
1 Relationships among algal
groups
1.1 Prokaryotic algae
1.2 Eukaryotic ... links
Relationships among algal
groups
Prokaryotic algae
Traditionally the ...
Plant
... unrelated groups, and the fungi and several
groups of algae were removed to new kingdoms. However, ... Pteridosperms (seed ferns) and Cordaites, both
groups now extinct, appeared in the late Devonian and ... landing directly on the embryo. Four surviving
groups remain widespread now, particularly the conifers ...
Plant
... unrelated groups, and the fungi and several
groups of algae were removed to new kingdoms. However, ... Pteridosperms (seed ferns) and Cordaites, both
groups now extinct, appeared in the late Devonian and ... landing directly on the embryo. Four surviving
groups remain widespread now, particularly the conifers ...
Protist
... the ciliates and water moulds, the traditional
groups are polyphyletic and frequently overlap. Newer systems attempt to provide monophyletic
groups based on ultrastructure , chemistry, and genetic ... begun to emerge, and there are still many
groups whose placement is uncertain. An incomplete ...
Protist
... the ciliates and water moulds, the traditional
groups are polyphyletic and frequently overlap. Newer systems attempt to provide monophyletic
groups based on ultrastructure , chemistry, and genetic ... begun to emerge, and there are still many
groups whose placement is uncertain. An incomplete ...
Blood type
... ABO and Rh. Blood transfusions from incompatible
groups can cause an immunological transfusion reaction , ... red blood cells.
Inheritance
ABO
Blood
groups are inherited from both parents. The ABO blood ... donors.
Individuals with Bombay phenotype blood
groups can only be transfused with blood from other ...
Sociobiology
... genetic evolution appears to act on social
groups . The mechanisms responsible for selection in
groups are statistical and can be harder to grasp than ... in most mammalian species, because racial
groups within mammalian species (such as moose , rats ...
Species
... do not know whether two morphologically similar
groups of organisms are "potentially" capable of ... profound.
From a taxonomical point of view,
groups within a species can be defined as being of a ... to observe reproductive isolation in allopatric
groups directly. Often it is not possible to achieve ...
Stem cell
... human being.
In the U.S., many Christian
groups (such as Fundamentalists , Catholics , and ... treatments are being financed by private research
groups such as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. These are the
groups that have financed all of the medical treatments ...
Beta sheet
... acid chain is almost fully extended throughout a β strand. The N-H
groups in the backbone of one strand establish hydrogen bonds with the C=O
groups in the backbone of the adjacent, parallel strand(s). The cumulative ...
Carbohydrate
... are small straight-chain aldehydes and ketones with many hydroxyl
groups added, usually one on each carbon except the functional group. Other ... enough in many cases. The increase in protein means that more ammonia
groups need to be removed from the blood.
Catabolism
There are three ...
Carolus Linnaeus
... phyla (singular: phylum) or divisions between kingdoms and classes.
groups of organisms at any rank are now called taxa (singular: taxon) or taxonomic
groups .
His groupings were based upon shared physical characteristics. ...
Culture
... and values , but rather only a single standard of refinement to which all
groups are held accountable. Thus people with different customs from someone who ... anthropologists focus on symbolic culture, although ultimately both
groups maintain interests in the relationship between these two dimensions. ...
Glucose
... . In this ring, each carbon is linked to hydroxyl and hydrogen side
groups with the exception of the fifth atom, which links to a 6th carbon atom ... to other hexose sugars, to nonspecifically react with the amino
groups of proteins . This reaction ( glycosylation ) reduces or destroys the ...
Monophyletic
... the genus would be polyphyletic. Since biologists by and large prefer
groups to be monophyletic, in this case they would likely either split the genus ... evolutionary taxonomists use the term holophyletic for the sort of
groups discussed here, whereby monophyly includes both holophyly and ...
Polysaccharide
... polysaccharides are a group of polysaccharides that contain carboxyl
groups and/or sulfuric ester
groups .
...
Prokaryote
... so great that it is considered to be the most important distinction among
groups of organisms. Most prokaryotes are bacteria , and the two terms are ... prokaryotes are nearly always unicelluar, some are capable of forming
groups of cells called colonies . Unlike many eukaryotic multicellular ...
Coenzyme A
... triphosphate and used in metabolism in areas such as fatty acid oxidization and the citric acid cycle . Its main function is to carry acyl
groups such as acetyl as thioesters . A molecule of coenzyme A carrying an acetyl group is also referred to as acetyl-CoA .
Acetyl-CoA is an important ...
Active site
... site binds and encloses the substrate molecule. Often enzymes bond to their substrate by Van der Waals forces or hydrogen bonds between the R'
groups in the amino acid monomers.
...
Adenosine triphosphate
... C 10 H 16 N 5 O 13 P 3 , and the chemical formula C 10 H 8 N 4 O 2 NH 2 (OH) 2 (PO 3 H) 3 H, with a molecular mass of 507.184 u .
The phosphoryl
groups starting with that on AMP are referred to as the alpha, beta, and gamma phosphates. The biochemical name for ATP is ...
Amino acid
... In chemistry , an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional
groups .
In biochemistry , this shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino acids: those amino acids in which the amino and ...
Autotroph
... and organic building blocks obtained from their prey comes ultimately from the autotrophs eaten by the prey.
See also
Primary nutritional
groups
...
Bone
... (manufactured by osteoblasts). Mineralisation involves osteoblasts secreting vesicles containing alkaline phosphatase. This cleaves phosphate
groups and acts as the foci for calcium and phosphate deposition. The vesicles then rupture and act as a centre for crystals to grow on.
The organic part ...