Cell/Genetics/Evolution Terms Flashcards by Dalton Murray | Brainscape

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A, an

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without, not
[Abiotic, Anoxic]

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Archaea

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Ancient
[Archaebacteria]

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Alb, albo

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White, w/o pigment
[Albino]

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Amnio

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Fetal envelope, cov
[Amniocentesis]

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Ana

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back, again, apart
[Anaphase, anabolic]

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ase

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Enzyme
[Lactase, hydrolase]

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ate

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neutralized acid
[Nitrate, carbonate]

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ation

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action, to move
[mutation, migration]

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Auto

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Self, Same
[Autosome, Autotroph]

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Bi

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Two
[Binomial, bifolding]

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Bio

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Life, living
[Biotic, Biology]

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cation, cata, kata

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breakdown, reduce
[Catabolic]

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Centesis

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puncture
[Amniocentesis]

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Centr[i][o]

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Center
[Centrosome, centromere]

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Chloro

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green or yellow
[Chloplast, chlorophyll]

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Chroma

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color [information]
[Chromatin, Chromosome]

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chondrion

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small granule, cartilage?
[Mitochondrion]

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Co, con, com

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Together, with
[Cooperate, conjoin]

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cyst, cytis

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pouch
[Trichocyst, nematocyst]

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Cyte[o]

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Cell
[Cytoplasm, osteocyte]

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derm, dermis

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skin, layer
[Epidermis, epiphyte]

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Di

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two, double
[Ditto, dioxide]

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Domin

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master, control
[Dominant]

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Ecto, exo

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External, outer
[Ectotherm, exocytosis]

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Endo

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Inner
[Endoplasmic, endotherm]

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Epi

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Upon, above
[Epiphyte, epidermis]

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Eu

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True, good, normal
[Eukaryote, euthropication]

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Filial

A

Generation, offspring
[Filial]

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Gamete

A

sex cells
[Gametophyte, gametes]

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Gen

A

Produce, kind
[Genotype]

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Germ

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Vital part, seed
[Germ cell]

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Hetero

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different, other
[Hetrotroph, heterozygous]

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hibern

A

winter
[Hibernate]

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homeo

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same
[Homeostasis]

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homo

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same, man
[homolog, homozygous]

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hydra, hydro

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water
[hydrophilic, hydrophobic]

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Inter

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between, during, among
[Interphase, interspecies]

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Intra[o]

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within, during
[Intraspecies, intraspective]

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Par[a]

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beside, near, resembling
[Parasite, paraphrase]

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Peri

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surrounding, around
[Peroxisome]

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Phil[e][o]

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Love or attracted to
[Chemophile, hydrophilic

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iso

A

equal
[Isotonic]

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karyo

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*(nucleus), kernel
[karyotype, prokaryote, eukaryote]

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kenesis

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movement, motion
[Cytokinesis]

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leuco

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white
[Leucocytes]

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loc, loco, locus

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place, area
[Locus, loci]

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Lysis

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loosen, break, cut
[Lysosome]

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meio

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Less, lessen
[Meiosis]

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mer(e)

A

part
[Centromere]

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Meta

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Along, across, among, between
[Metaphase]

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Mito

A

Threadlike
[Mitosis, Mitochondria]

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Mut

A

to change
[Mutate, mutation]

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oid

A

like shape, form
[Eulenoid]

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ole

A

Small
[Vacuole, centriole]

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oma

A

tumor
[Carcinoma, melanoma]

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oo, ova, ovum

A

egg
[Oocyte, ovary]

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ose

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Carbohydrate (sugar)
[Glucose, lactose, sucrose]

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osis

A

condition, act, disease
[Mitosis, Meiosis, Osmosis]

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osteo

A

bone
[Osteocyte]

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phag(e)

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to eat, eater
[bacteriophage, phagocytosis]

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phase

A

stage
[Anaphase, metaphase, etc.]

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Pheno

A

show or display
[Phenotype]

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phil, phile, philo

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affinity or love for
[Hydrophilic, chemophile]

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Phob[i]

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Dislike, afraid of
[Hydrophobic]

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phot, photo

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light
[Photosynthesis, phototropism]

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phyll

A

leaf
[Chlorophyll]

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phyte(o)

A

plant
[Epiphyte, phytoplankton]

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plasm, plasma

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formed into or molded
[Cytoplasm, endoplasmic]

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Poly

A

Many
[Polygon, Polynomial]

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Pre

A

Before
[Prehistoric, predate, pretest]

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Proimordis

A

Original
[Primordial soup]

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Pro

A

For, before, first, forward
[Prokaryote, prophase]

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Proto

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First, earliest
[Protozoa, prototype]

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Reticul

A

Net, network
[Reticulum]

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Sapien

A

wise
[homosapien]

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Som[e][a], somal

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small body
[Chromosomal, somatic]

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Sperm(a), spor

A

seed
[Spermatozoa, angiosperm]

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stasis

A

position, condition
[Homeostasis]

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stoma

A

mouth
[Stomata, stomate]

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Sym, syn

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Together
[Symbiosis, synergy]

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Telo[e]

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End, completion [distant]
[Telophase]

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ten, tin, tain

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hold
[Chromatin]

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therm, thermo

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heat
[Thermophile, endotherm]

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trans

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across, change, beyond

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Tri

A

three
[Tricycle, tripod]

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tricho

A

hair
[Tricocyst]

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troph

A

feed, nutrition
[Autotroph, heterotroph]

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Vac

A

empty
[Vacuole]

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zygote

A

fertilized egg
[Zygote]

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Zygous

A

join together
[Heterozygous, homozygous]