Evolutionary Biology Articles

• New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Ecology Research
  Biology
   
  

  Unified neutral theory of biodiversity

  The unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography is a theory and the title of a monograph by ecologist Stephen Hubbell. The theory aims to explain the diversity and relative abundance of ... > more
• Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  RNA

  Ribonucleic acid or RNA is a nucleic acid polymer consisting of nucleotide monomers that plays several important roles in the processes that translate genetic information from deoxyribonucleic acid ... > more
• Animals
  Mammals
  Behavioral Science
  Birds
  Nature
  Zoology
   

  Omnivore

  An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat. Omnivores lack the specialist behaviour of carnivores and herbivores, searching widely for food sources, and are thus better able to withstand ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Mammals
  Early Mammals
  Mice
  Evolution
   
  

  Rodent

  Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. Forty-percent of mammal ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biology
  Stem Cells
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Cell (biology)

  The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and is sometimes called the "building block of life." Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular, consisting of a single ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Genetics
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Developmental Biology
  Cell Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Meiosis

  In biology, meiosis is the process by which one diploid eukaryotic cell divides to generate four haploid cells often called gametes. Meiosis is essential for sexual reproduction and therefore ... > more
• Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
  Biology
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Botany

  Botany is the scientific study of plant life. Virtually all of the food we eat comes from plants, either directly from staple foods and other fruit and vegetables, or indirectly through livestock, ... > more
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Fertility
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Fertilisation

  Fertilisation, also spelt fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. In animals, the process involves a sperm ... > more
• Genetics
  Epigenetics
  Down Syndrome
  Molecular Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Chromosome

  The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Ecology
  Biodiversity
   

  Seedbank

  Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed. The seeds stored may be various in nature, such as those of food crops or those of rare species, to ... > more

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