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  2. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Drosophila gene. Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe. MAP kinase kinase kinase and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase. MinosPhrime [5] Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. Found in flower beds outside of college dormitory building, dug 2 inches deep into the soil. Soil was woodchip-heavy.

  3. Binomial nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Since 1961, [44] "binomi n al nomenclature" is the technically correct term in zoology. [1] A binomial name is also called a binomen (plural binomina) or binominal name. [2] Both codes consider the first part of the two-part name for a species to be the "generic name".

  4. List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events - Wikipedia

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    In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final judgement of all people on Earth. Predictions of apocalyptic events that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the early Common Era. [1]

  5. List of organisms named after famous people - Wikipedia

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    A taxon (e.g., species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons are known as patronyms. Scientific names are generally formally published in peer-reviewed journal articles or larger monographs along with descriptions of the named taxa and ways to ...

  6. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.

  7. Mutation breeding - Wikipedia

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    Mutation breeding. Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as " variation breeding ", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals, radiation, or enzymes [ 1][ 2] in order to generate mutants with desirable traits to be bred with other cultivars. Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds.

  8. Radioactive contamination - Wikipedia

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    The sources of radioactive pollution can be classified into two groups: natural and man-made. Following an atmospheric nuclear weapon discharge or a nuclear reactor containment breach, the air, soil, people, plants, and animals in the vicinity will become contaminated by nuclear fuel and fission products.

  9. List of plant genera named for people (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    List of plant genera named for people (A–C) Alice Eastwood (1859–1953), curator for the botanical collection of the California Academy of Sciences (see Aliciella) Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of ...