dominant vs. recessive phenotype

Dominant traits are manifested when only a single allele and it is capable of overriding another allele for a different trait. For example...

cellulose

Cellulose is a polysaccharide, which is an organic molecule, primarily found in the cell wall of green plants, where it is an extremely imp...

autotroph

Autotrophs are organisms capable of sustaining themselves through means of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis to create complex organic molec...

meristem

The meristem is a region of cells capable of growth and division in plants.

vestigial structures

Vestigial structures are structures that have lost most or all of its ancestral functions in a species. This is one of the scars from the ...

parasitism

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship between two or more organisms of different species in which one or more benefits at the expense of ...