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Definition noun, plural: biological magnification The increasing concentration of a particular substance (e.g. toxin) as it... Read More

Definition noun, plural: magnifications (1) The act or process of enlarging the physical appearance or image of... Read More

Parenchyma Definition What does parenchyma mean? Let's define the word "parenchyma". Most of the functional tissues in... Read More

The basic essence for any living organism is its structural framework which includes appearance, form, and the... Read More

Prophase is the first stage of mitosis; the very first step in this crucial process of the M-phase of the cell cycle. Now as... Read More

Eyepiece (Science: microscopy) The lens system used in an optical instrument for magnification of the image formed by the... Read More

Drawtube (Science: microscopy) The smaller of the two tubes on a monocular microscope. The drawtube (if present) carries the... Read More

Sarcolemma Definition What is the sarcolemma? It is the thin, transparent, extensible plasma membrane of the muscle cell.... Read More

Organisms all use mitosis to create more cells in the body. Meiosis, a similar process, is used in some organisms to undergo... Read More

An akinete is a thick-walled dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell.1 It serves as a survival... Read More