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LIST OF BIOLOGY SYMBOLS AND BIOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANING

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LIST OF BIOLOGY SYMBOLS AND BIOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANING
LIST OF BIOLOGY SYMBOLS AND BIOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANING
The following list shows most commonly used symbols in biology and their meaning arranged in a alphabetical manner.
 
  • A is a biology symbol for Androecium

  • Adenine
  • ABA 
    Abscisic acid
  • ATP 
    Adenosine triphosphate
  • Aa 
    Heterozygous dominant
  • AAAA 
    Autotetraploid
  • AABB 
    Allotetraploid

  • Angstrom ( = 0.0001 of a micron)
  • ADP  is a biological symbol for Adenosine diphosphate
  • ADA 
    Adenosine deaminase
  • AIDS 
    Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
  • AMP 
    Adenosine mono phosphate
  • 1 Atmosphere 
    76.00 cm of Hg=1.Olx 1O Pa.
  • ANS 
    Autonomic Nervous system
  • ACT 
    Acoustic test facility
  • ACTH 
    Adreno cortico trophic hormone
  • 5 Bro 
    5 Bromo uracil
  • Br 
    Bracteate flower.Bacteriophage
  • BOD 
    Biochemical oxygen demand

  • Corolla
  • 1 dyne 
    105N
  • CDP 
    Cytosine diphosphate
  • CTP 
    Cytosine triphosphate
  • CT 
    Calcitonin Hormone
  • Cyt 
    Cytochrome
  • Cp 
    Compare
  • CMP 
    Cytosine monophosphate
  • CVA 
    Cerebrovascular accident
  • CoA 
    Coenzyme A

  • Cystosine
  • COD 
    Chemical Oxygen demand
  • CIFRI 
    Central inland fisheries research institute
  • DNP 
    Deoxyribo nucleoproteins.
  • DPD 
    Diffusion pressure deficit
  • DPT 
    Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus Vaccine
  • DNA 
    Deoxyribose nucleic acid
  • DPN 
    Diphosphopyridine nucleotide
  • EPR 
    Electro paramagnetic resonance
  • ECG 
    Electro cardiograph
  • EEG 
    Electro encephalograph
  • Ebr 
    Ebracteate
  • EMP 
    Embden. Meyerhof Parnas pathway
  • ELISA 
    Enzyme linked Immuno Sorbant
  • Epi Presence of epicalyx
  • ETS 
    Energy transfer system
  • ER 
    Endoplasmic reticulum
  • EM 
    Electron microscope
  • FSH 
    Follicle stimulating hormone
  • FAD 
    Flavin adenine dinucleotide
  • FMN 
    Flavin mono nucleotide
  • F2 -Second filial generation.
  • FADH2 
    Flavin idenine dinucleotide (reduced)
  • F1 -First Filial generation.
  • GMP 
    Guanosine monophosphate
  • GMF 
    Genetically Modified Foad
  • GMO 
    Genetically modified Organisms
  • GA 
    Gibberellic acid

  • Guanine
  • GH 
    Growth hormone
  • GTH 
    Gonadotrophic hormone
  • HCLV-.III 
    Human cell leukaemia virus III
  • HIV 
    Human immuno deficiency virus
  • ICSH 
    Interstitial cells stimulating hormone
  • IAA 
    Indole—3— acetic acid
  • ICRAF 
    International council for research in Agroforest
  • 1 Newton 
    1 x 1O dynes
  • LH 
    Luteinising hormone
  • mRNA 
    Messenger Ribose Nucleic acid
  • 1 microgram 
    106 gm
  • 1 microlitre (ml) 
    106 litre
  • 1 Micrometre (mm) 
    -lOm
  • MET 
    Magneto—encephlography
  • MSH 
    Melanocyte stimulating hormone
  • NMRI 
    Nuclear magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • NAD 
    Nicotinamide adeninedinucleotide
  • NADH2 
    Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
  • NAA 
    Naphthalene acetic acid.

  • Nanometre
  • oc 
    Oral Contraceptive
  • oPv 
    Oral Police Vaccine
  • PEPA 
    Phosphoenol pyruvic acid
  • Pstd 
    Pistillode
  • PSI’ 
    Pigment system II
  • PAN 
    Peroxyacyl nitrate
  • PEM 
    Protein energy malnutrition
  • PPi 
    Inorganic Pyrophosphate

  • Perianth
  • PGA 
    Phosphoglyceric acid
  • PKU 
    Phenylketonuria
  • PS-I 
    Pigment system
  • PIH 
    Protein inhibiting hormone
  • PPLO 
    Pleuro pneumonia-like organisms
  • RH 
    Releasing hormone
  • RG 
    Regulator gene
  • RPF 
    Rehal Plasma flow
  • RUBP (RUDP) 
    Ribulose biophosphate
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