Biology Dictionary

  • Hominine

    Hominine

    Refers to the subfamily Homininae, which includes humans, chimpanzees, and their ancestors.

  • Hominins

    Hominins

    Humans and their direct ancestors after their evolutionary split from the common ancestor with chimpanzees.

  • Hominoid

    Hominoid

    A member of the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.

  • Homodromous

    Homodromous

    Having parts arranged in the same direction, such as leaf veins that run parallel or converge similarly.

  • Homogametic sex

    Homogametic sex

    The sex that has two identical sex chromosomes, such as XX in human females.

  • Homogeneously staining regions (hsr)

    Homogeneously staining regions (hsr)

    Chromosomal regions that appear uniformly stained, often due to gene amplification in cancer cells.

  • Homogenote

    Homogenote

    A cell or organism in which both alleles of a gene are the same as a result of genetic recombination or transfer.

  • Hidroschesis

    Hidroschesis

    A condition in which there is an abnormal reduction or cessation of sweating, often due to blocked sweat glands or nerve dysfunction.

  • High-throughput sequencing

    High-throughput sequencing

    A method used in genomics to quickly and efficiently sequence large amounts of DNA or RNA, enabling massive data generation in a short time.

  • Hill reaction

    Hill reaction

    The light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis in which electrons are transferred from water to an electron acceptor, producing oxygen.