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- Endocrine system (3152 bytes)
7: (starting from the head and going downwards)
43: **[[atrial-natriuretic peptide]] (ANP)
50: **[[neuropeptide Y]] - Digestion (4206 bytes)
11: ... in the liver; these bile pigments are eliminated from the body with the feces). Most nutrient absorpt...
23: * [[Gastric inhibitory peptide]] (GIP) - is in the duodenum and decreases the st... - Immune system (14564 bytes)
1: ...he [[organ system]] that protects an [[organism]] from outside biological influences. In the broad sen...
6: ...sequences, and enzymes that protect their own DNA from this enzyme by [[methylation|methylating]] the ...
11: ...] and [[autoimmune disorder|autoimmunity]]) arise from failures of discriminatory systems.
15: ...a given cell is virally infected by reading the [[peptide]]s displayed on its MHC molecules. During their d...
23: ...owever, most organisms are under constant assault from pathogens, which must be kept in check by the f... - Ovary (3278 bytes)
7: ...ne functioning ovary; [[snake]]s have two, one in front of the other.
9: ...zation]] by [[sperm]]. A fertilized egg resulting from union with a sperm becomes a [[zygote]] and the...
11: [[image:female_anatomy_frontal.png|right|thumb|250px|Internal reproductive ...
13: ... also produce various [[sex steroid|steroid]] and peptide [[hormone]]s. [[Estrogen]] and [[progesterone]] a...
15: ...gnancy]] will result. If the egg fails to release from the follicle in the ovary an [[ovarian cyst]] m... - Stomach (5970 bytes)
1: ...imary function is not the absorption of nutrients from digested food; this task is usually performed b...
4: [[Image:Stomach_diagram.gif|right|frame|The location of the stomach in the body.]]
8: ...me]]s required for the digestion of [[cellulose]] from [[plant]] matter. The partially digested plant ...
14: [[Image:Stomach2.gif|right|frame|Diagram of the stomach, showing the different ...
16: ...e [[pancreas]], and the [[greater omentum]] hangs from the ''greater curvature''. - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...ption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the In...
16: ...of the [[Cretaceous]] period. Dinosaurs are known from both fossils and nonfossils including [[fossil]...
20: ...on|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still known from a spotty [[fossil record]].
34: ...are [[morphology|morphologically]] quite distinct from their reptilian ancestors, and referring to bir...
42: ...mong those that are recovered, very few are known from complete skeletons and even impressions of soft... - Ribosome (4897 bytes)
1: ...5) Central protuberance. (6) Back. (7) Stalk. (8) Front.]]
3: ...ion (genetics)|translates]] [[mRNA]] into a [[polypeptide]] chain (e.g., a [[protein]]).
4: ... set of genetic instructions. Ribosomes can float freely in the [[cytoplasm]] (the internal fluid of t...
7: ...in synthesis, and that one aspect of the process, peptide transfer, can occur in the presence of rRNA alone...
13: [[Image:ribosome_structure.png|frame|'''Figure 2 :''' Large (1) and small (2) subun... - Genetic code (15677 bytes)
6: ...e]]s, into an [[amino acid]] chain ([[peptide|polypeptide]]), which will then be folded into a [[protein]].
268: === Phase or reading frame of a sequence ===
269: ... RNA sequence. Mutations that disrupt the reading frame (i.e. insertions or deletions of one or two nu...
277: ...ndences that happened to establish itself and be "frozen in" early in evolution, although ''functional... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
22: ...s. There is substantial variation in average size from one region to another, though oddly this patter...
24: ...typus [[jaw]] is constructed somewhat differently from that of other mammals, and the jaw opening [[mu...
30: ...e reproductive system, on the other hand, differs from other placental mammals. Their paired ovaries r...
44: ...he victim. That this could be the case is evident from the symptoms of platypus envenomation.
46: ...ghout the affected [[limb]]. Information obtained from [[case study|case histories]] and [[anecdotal e... - Protein (17280 bytes)
2: ...nd]] that consists of [[amino acid]]s joined by [[peptide bond]]s. Proteins are essential to the structure ...
13: * ''[[Primary structure]]'': the [[peptide sequence|amino acid sequence]]
16: ...tructure]]'': the shape or structure that results from the union of more than one protein molecule, us...
20: ... is held together by [[covalent bond|covalent]] [[peptide bond]]s, which are made during the process of [[p...
22: ...f the primary structure. Although any unique polypeptide may have more than one stable folded conformation... - Salt (4921 bytes)
5: ... are the [[amino acid]]s, many [[metabolite]]s, [[peptide]]s, and [[proteins]].
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