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Upon seed germination, the embryo root, called the radicle, grows and develops into the first root. The radicle may thicken... Read More

Hair root The part of a hair that is embedded in the hair follicle, its lower succulent extremity capping the dermal papilla... Read More

Hair 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the... Read More

Ganglia Definition What are ganglia? To simply define ganglia in biology, it is the structure of an oval shape that... Read More

Ganglia Definition What are ganglia? To simply define ganglia in biology, it is the structure of an oval shape that... Read More

Epidermis Definition What is the epidermis? We can define the epidermis as one or more layers of cells forming the tough... Read More

Differentiation in biology is the process where less specialized cells undergo changes to develop specialized structures and... Read More

Follicle 1. (Science: anatomy) Generally a small sac or vesicle. 2. (Science: botany) a kind of fruit formed from a single... Read More

Thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil.Hair like structures found... Read More

Flowering plants grow in a wide variety of habitats and environments. They can go from germination of a seed to a mature... Read More

Active transport is a type of cellular transport in which substances (e.g. ions, glucose, and amino acids) are transported... Read More

Definition noun, plural: symplasts (botany) A system of interconnected protoplasts contained by plasmalemma, and linked by... Read More

Genus Definition A genus is a taxonomic category ranking used in biological classification that is below family and above... Read More

Nitrates A group of medications that are made from a chemical with a nitrogen base. Nitrates relax smooth muscle, dilate... Read More

Definition noun, plural: statoliths (zoology) An otolith, i.e. a crystalline particle of calcium carbonate and a protein... Read More