Biology Dictionary

  • Cocci

    Cocci

    Spherical-shaped bacteria that can occur singly or in clusters, pairs, or chains.

  • Coccus (pl cocci)

    Coccus (pl cocci)

    A round or spherical bacterium, which may occur in various arrangements like chains, clusters, or pairs.

  • Coccygodynia

    Coccygodynia

    Pain in the coccyx (tailbone) area, typically caused by injury, prolonged sitting, or other conditions.

  • Coccyx

    Coccyx

    The small triangular bone at the base of the vertebral column, commonly known as the tailbone.

  • Cochlea

    Cochlea

    A spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear responsible for converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain.

  • Code

    Code

    A system of symbols, letters, or numbers used to represent information, such as the genetic code that encodes protein synthesis in living organisms.

  • Coding strand

    Coding strand

    The strand of DNA that carries the genetic information that is transcribed into RNA and then translated into a protein.

  • Codominance

    Codominance

    A genetic scenario where both alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype of an organism.

  • Codominant genes

    Codominant genes

    Two different alleles of a gene that are both expressed in the organism’s phenotype, with neither being dominant over the other.

  • Codon

    Codon

    A sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that specifies a particular amino acid in a protein.