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Functional group

Functional group is A specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to th…

Function

Function is Characteristic role or action of a structure or process in the no…

Fruit

Fruit is A mature ovary of a flower that protects dormant seeds and aids in t…

Free energy

Free energy of activation is The initial investment of energy necessary to sta…

Free energy

Free energy is A quantity of energy that interrelates entropy (S) and the sys…

Frameshift mutation

Frameshift mutation is A mutation occurring when the number of nucleotides in…

Fragmentation

Fragmentation is A method of asexual eprodection, occurring in some invertebr…

Fragile X syndrome

Fragile X syndrome is A hereditary mental disorder, partially explained by ge…

Fovea

Fovea is A small area in the center of the retina in which cones are concentra…

Founder effect

Founder effect is A cause of genetic drift attributable to colonization by a …

Fossil

Fossil is The remains of an organism, or direct evidence of its presence (suc…

Foregut

Foregut is The anterior alimentary canal in a vertebrate embryo, including th…

Food web

Food web is The elaborate, interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosyst…

Food chain

Food chain is The pathway along which food is transferred from trophic level …

Fontana

Fontana is A city of southern California west of San Bernardino. It is an ind…

Follicle

Follicle is A microscopic structure in the ovary that contains the developing …

Fluid mosaic model

Fluid mosaic model is The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure…

Fluid-feeder

Fluid-feeder is An animal that lives by sucking nutrient-rich fluids from ano…