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Glossary · Part 3

Chapter 14: Back Matter · BIO ZOOLOGY

from the land causing dense growth of plant life. Fibroids – Fibroids are abnormal growths formed on the outside, inside or in the walls of the uterus. Foetus – Developmental stage extending from the ninth week of development to birth. Fossorial – Fossorial (from Latin fossor, meaning "digger") is an animal adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground.

Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, and mole salamanders. Galaxy – A specific arrangement of stars. Gene bank- A facility established for the ex-situ Conservation of individuals, seeds, tissues or reproductive cells . Gene pool – The total gene content of a whole species.

Genetic drift – An alteration in the gene frequency. Geology – The study of origin and structure of Earth. Glaciers– A large mass of ice that moves slowly. Haemophilia – A medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the patient to bleed severely from even a slight injury.

Haemozoin - Toxic malarial pigment that causes malaria fever. Hallucination - The sensation of seeing, hearing or sensing something that does not exist. Heterochromatin – Heterochromatin is a tightly packed form of DNA or condensed DNA. Homeostasis– It is the state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things.

Immune reaction – The production of antibodies in respon se to antigens. Interferon - An antiviral protein produced from virally infected fibroblasts and leucocytes induces antiviral state in uninfected cells. Intersex – An individual showing a combination of male and female characters . Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI) -Processed sperm sample is infused into the uterus, by passing the vagina.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)- injection of a sperm directly into the ovum. Intra uterine transfer (IUT)- Transfer of embryo wit h more than celled blastomeres into the uterus. In vitro fertilization (IVF)- F ertilization outside the body in the laboratory. In vivo fertilization - Fusion of gametes within the female.

XII Std Biology-Zoology Glossary XII Std Biology-Zoology Glossary Glossary Inflammation - e.g., Vaginitis- inflammation in the vagina, urethritis- inflammation in the

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