Nomenclature

... the longer you study biology the more names the same things get? : P this might just be me confusing myself again but i'm trying to figure out the nomenclature of cell lineages in white blood cells. i've been tryin to figure out someones blood morphology who has acute myeloid leukaemia and i know ...

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... Those are all "kinds"... I'm not sure what you're trying to prove by claiming the word "kind" is on par with taxonomic nomenclature, or other valid systems. Really I'm at a loss as to what your point is with the whole "kinds" thing. Oh and with the grizzlies, ...

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You know the different phases of meiosis is Early prophase I, Late prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, Late telophase II. But what do these 'pro', 'meta' and 'ana' come from? Latin? And what do they mean? Another question: why is centromere called chiasmata when we come t...

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... accept electrons (that is, to be reduced) compared to those with lower affinity for electrons. One of the more confusing points sometimes is the nomenclature: an oxidizing agent is itself reduced in a spontaneous redox reaction, while a reducing agent is itself oxidized in the same reaction. ...

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... The Rules: Guesses should be made in the form of yes/no or either/or (dichotomous) The answer should be in the form of genus species (binomial nomenclature), as well as common name. The winner comes up with the next answer for people to guess. Try to keep them relatively simple (plants people ...

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