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  2. Double cone (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Double cone (biology) Double cones (DCs), known as twin cones when the two members are the same, are two cone cells (colour detecting photoreceptors) joined together that may also be coupled optically/electrically. [1] They are the most common type of cone cells in fish, reptiles, birds, and monotremes such as the platypus and are present in ...

  3. Vision in fish - Wikipedia

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    Most fish have double cones, a pair of cone cells joined to each other. Each member of the double cone may have a different peak absorbance, and behavioural evidence supports the idea that each type of individual cone in a double cone can provide separate information (i.e. the signal from individual members of the double cone are not ...

  4. Cone cell - Wikipedia

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    Cone cells or cones are photoreceptor cells in the retinas of vertebrates' eyes. They respond differently to light of different wavelengths, and the combination of their responses is responsible for color vision. Cones function best in relatively bright light, called the photopic region, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light ...

  5. Symmetry in biology - Wikipedia

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    Symmetry in biology refers to the symmetry observed in organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. External symmetry can be easily seen by just looking at an organism. For example, the face of a human being has a plane of symmetry down its centre, or a pine cone displays a clear symmetrical spiral pattern.

  6. Pollen tube - Wikipedia

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    Pollen tube. SEM image of pollen tubes growing from lily pollen grains. A pollen tube is a tubular structure produced by the male gametophyte of seed plants when it germinates. Pollen tube elongation is an integral stage in the plant life cycle. The pollen tube acts as a conduit to transport the male gamete cells from the pollen grain —either ...

  7. Double cone - Wikipedia

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    Double cone may refer to: Double cone (geometry) Double cone (biology) The Remarkables Mountain range, in New Zealand. Ventana Double Cone, a mountain in the Santa Lucia Range of California. Category:

  8. Chromosome - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 November 2024. DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell This article is about the DNA molecule. For the genetic algorithm, see Chromosome (genetic algorithm). Chromosome (10 7 - 10 10 bp) DNA Gene (10 3 - 10 6 bp) Function A chromosome and its packaged long strand of DNA unraveled. The DNA's ...

  9. Conifer cone - Wikipedia

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    Conifer cone. A mature female big-cone pine (Pinus coulteri) cone, the heaviest pine cone. A young female or seed cone on a Norway spruce (Picea abies) Immature male or pollen cones of Swiss pine (Pinus cembra) A conifer cone or, in formal botanical usage, a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in ...