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Inbreeding

of Inbreed

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Coupling 76% connected

of Couple

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Mating 76% connected

of Mate

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Pairing 76% connected

of Pair

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Activator noun · 71% connection

(biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the pr…

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Anisogamy noun · 71% connection

(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)

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Cataplasia noun · 71% connection

(biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form

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Cell noun · 71% connection

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…

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Cell doctrine noun · 71% connection

(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…

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Cell theory noun · 71% connection

(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…

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Cybernetics noun · 71% connection

(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in…

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Elan vital noun · 71% connection

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of orga…

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Form family noun · 71% connection

(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus

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Form genus noun · 71% connection

(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a specie…

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Isogamy noun · 71% connection

(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure

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Isomorphy noun · 71% connection

(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure

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Life force noun · 71% connection

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of orga…

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Mutant noun · 71% connection

(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

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Organic evolution noun · 71% connection

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

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Phylogenetic relation noun · 71% connection

(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…

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Imbreed verb · 78% connection

To generate within; to inbreed.

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Inbred imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Inbreed

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Inbreed verb · 72% connection

To produce or generate within.

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