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- N-AcetylgalactosamineN-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc), is an amino sugar derivative of galactose.
- N-AcetylglucosamineBiological molecule
- N-Acetylmuramic acidN-Acetylmuramic acid (NAM or MurNAc) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C11H
- N-Acyl homoserine lactoneClass of chemical compounds
- N-MycN-myc proto-oncogene protein also known as N-Myc or basic helix-loop-helix protein 37 (bHL
- N6-MethyladenosineN6-Methyladenosine (m6A) was originally identified and partially characterised in the 1970
- Naegleria fowleriSpecies of protozoa
- Naegleria gruberiSpecies of protist
- Nanoarchaeum equitansSpecies of archaeon
- NanobacteriumNonliving crystallizations of minerals and organic molecules
- NanobdellotaPhylum of archaea
- NanobiotechnologyIntersection of nanotechnology and biology
- NanoviridaeFamily of viruses
- NanovirusNanovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Nanoviridae. Legume plants serve as natural
- Nasutitermes triodiaeNasutitermes triodiae, also known as the cathedral termite, is a grass-eating species of N
- National Center for Biotechnology InformationDatabase branch of the US National Library of Medicine
- National Collection of Type CulturesNational Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) is one of the four culture collections that co
- National Forensic DNA Database of South AfricaThe National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa (NFDD) is a national DNA database used
- National Human Genome Research InstituteU.S. health institute
- National Microbiology LaboratoryThe National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) is part of the Public Health Agency of Canada (
- National Museum of Natural History, FranceMuseum in Paris, France
- National Socialist Flyers CorpsNazi Party paramilitary organization
- National Socialist German Students' LeagueOrganisation of the Nazi party for young students
- National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical ExerciseUmbrella organization for sports and physical education in Nazi Germany
- National Socialist Motor CorpsNazi Party paramilitary organization
- National Socialist ProgramParty program of the Nazi Party
- National Socialist Women's LeagueWomen's wing of the Nazi Party
- National Socialist Workers' Party of DenmarkFormer Nazi party in Denmark
- National Wildlife FederationU.S. nonprofit environmental organization
- Native American disease and epidemicsThe history of disease and epidemics that affected the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Native American identity in the United StatesNative American identity in the United States is a community identity, determined by the t
- Natural killer cellType of cytotoxic lymphocyte
- NavelScarred area on the abdomen after detachment of the umbilical cord
- Nazi analogiesComparisons related to Nazism
- Nazi architectureStyle promoted by the Nazis
- Nazi eugenicsNazi German policy of the murder of "undesirable" persons
- Nazi foreign policy debateThe foreign policy and war aims of the Nazis have been the subject of debate among histori
- Nazi propaganda and the United KingdomNazi propaganda towards the United Kingdom changed its position over time in keeping with
- Nazism in BrazilNazism in Brazil began before World War II, when the National Socialist German Workers' Pa
- Nazism in ChileSome local support of Nazism in Chile preceded Adolf Hitler's 1933 appointment as Chancell
- Nazism in MexicoNazism in Mexico (Spanish: Nazismo) began in the 1930s, before World War II, when the Nazi
- Nazism in SwedenNazism in Sweden has been more or less fragmented and unable to form a mass movement since
- NC10 phylumNC10 is a bacterial phylum with candidate status, meaning its members remain uncultured to
- NCBI EpigenomicsThe Epigenomics database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information was a databa
- Neanderthal geneticsGenetic study of ancient Neanderthal DNA
- Neanderthal genome projectEffort to sequence the Neanderthal genome
- Near-infrared window in biological tissueRange of wavelengths from 650 to 1350 nanometre
- Nearly neutral theory of molecular evolutionThe nearly neutral theory of molecular evolution is a modification of the neutral theory o
- Necator americanusNecator americanus is a species of hookworm (a type of helminth) commonly known as the New
- NeckBody part that connects the head and torso
- NecrosisUnprogrammed cell death caused by external cell injury
- NectarSugar-rich liquid produced by plants
- NEDD8NEDD8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NEDD8 gene. (in Saccharomyces cerevisi
- Negative feedbackControl concept
- Negative selection (natural selection)Selective removal of alleles that are deleterious
- Negative stainIn microscopy, negative staining is an established method, often used in diagnostic micros
- NegativicutesClass of bacteria
- Neisseria flavescensSpecies of bacterium
- Nelson Bay orthoreovirusNelson Bay orthoreovirus, often called Nelson Bay virus (NBV) is a novel double-stranded R
- Neo-DarwinismUsed to describe the combination of natural selection and genetics
- NeogregarinoridaThe Neogregarinorida are an order of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa. Speci
- NeomuraTaxonomic clade
- Neonatal meningitisNeonatal meningitis is a serious medical condition in infants that is rapidly fatal if unt
- Neonatal teethMedical condition
- NeontologyBranch of biology that studies living organisms
- Neophyte (botany)In botany, a neophyte (from Greek νέος (néos) "new" and φυτόν (phutón) "plant") is a plant
- NeorickettsiaNeorickettsia is a genus of bacteria. Species or strains in this genus are coccoid or pleo
- NeoschizomerNeoschizomers are restriction enzymes that recognize the same nucleotide sequence, but cle
- NeosporaGenus of single-celled organisms responsible for the disease ''neosporosis''
- Neospora caninumSpecies of Conoidasida in the apicomplex phylum
- Nepenthes distillatoriaNepenthes distillatoria (; Neo-Latin, from Latin: destillo "to distill", -oria, adjectival
- NephronMicroscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney
- NerveCable-like bundle of axons
- Nerve fascicleBundle of funiculi (small bundles of axons) in the peripheral nervous system
- NestPlace of refuge for animals
- Nesting instinctInstinct in pregnant animals related to estradiol
- Neural cell adhesion moleculeNeural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), also called CD56, is a homophilic binding glycoprote
- Neural network (biology)Structure in nervous systems
- Neuraminic acidNeuraminic acid (5-amino-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid) is an acidic
- NeuraxisAxis of the central nervous system
- Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homologNRAS is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NRAS gene. It was discovered by a small
- NeuroectodermNeuroectoderm (or neural ectoderm or neural tube epithelium) consists of cells derived fro
- NeurogeneticsStudy of role of genetics in the nervous system
- Neuropeptide YNeuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36 amino-acid neuropeptide that is involved in various physiolog
- NeuroplasticityAbility of the brain to continuously change
- NeuroserpinNeuroserpin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINI1 gene.
- NeurosexismAlleged bias in neuroscience
- NeurotransmissionImpulse transmission between neurons
- NeurovirologyField of neuroscience
- NeurulationEmbryological process forming the neural tube
- Neutral mutationChanges to DNA with no overall impact
- Neutral theory of molecular evolutionTheory of evolution by changes at the molecular level
- NeutrophilType of white blood cell
- NeutrophileA neutrophile is a neutrophilic organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment between
- New eugenicsLiberal use of reprogenetics in human enhancement
- New Order (Nazism)Proposed political order by Nazi Germany
- Newton MortonAmerican population geneticist
- NF-κBFamily of transcription factor protein complexes
- Niche constructionProcess by which an organism shapes its environment
- Nick (DNA)Discontinuity in DNA strand
- Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotideCoenzyme
- Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphateCoenzyme
- Nigel PegrumNigel John Pegrum (born 22 January 1949) is a music producer and former drummer, most know
- NipplePart of the breast
- Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgarisSpecies of bacterium
- NitrobacterGenus of bacteria
- NitrobacteraceaeThe Nitrobacteraceae are a family of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria. They include plant-a
- NitrogenaseClass of enzymes
- NitroplastNitrogen-fixing organelle
- NitrosomonadalesThe Nitrosomonadales are an order of the class Betaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomona
- NitrosomonasGenus of bacteria
- Nitrosomonas eutrophaNitrosomonas eutropha is an ammonia-oxidizing, Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of N
- NitrosopumilalesOrder of archaea
- NitrospiraGenus of bacteria
- NitrospirotaPhylum of bacteria
- No-SCAR genome editingGenome manipulation method
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineOne of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
- NocardiaGenus of bacteria
- NocardiaceaeFamily of bacteria
- NocardiosisNocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or
- NociceptorSensory neuron that detects pain
- NoctilucaBioluminescent, marine dinoflagellate
- NOD-like receptorThe nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors, or NOD-like receptors (NLRs)
- NOD2Protein-coding gene in humans
- NodaviridaeFamily of viruses
- Node of RanvierGaps between myelin sheaths on the axon of a neuron
- Non-cellular lifeLife that has no cellular structure
- Non-coding DNADNA that does not code for proteins
- Non-coding RNAClass of ribonucleic acid that is not translated into proteins
- Non-homologous end joiningPathway that repairs double-strand breaks in DNA
- Non-homologous isofunctional enzymesNon-Homologous Isofunctional Enzymes (NISE) are two evolutionarily unrelated enzymes that
- Non-Mendelian inheritanceType of pattern of inheritance
- Non-motile bacteriaNon-motile bacteria are bacteria species that lack the ability and structures that would a
- Non-trophic networksAny action or influence that species have on each other is considered a biological interac
- NondisjunctionFailure to separate properly during cell division
- Nonpathogenic organismsOrganisms that do not cause disease
- Nonribosomal peptideNonribosomal peptides (NRP) are a class of peptide secondary metabolites, usually produced
- Nonsense mutationType of mutation in a DNA sequence
- Nonsense-mediated decayNonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a surveillance pathway that exists in all eukaryotes
- Nonsynonymous substitutionNucleotide mutation that alters the amino acid sequence
- NorepinephrineCatecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter
- NostocGenus of cyanobacteria
- Nostoc communeSpecies of bacterium
- Nostoc punctiformeNostoc punctiforme is a species of filamentous cyanobacterium. Under non-limiting nutritio
- NostocalesThe Nostocales are an order of cyanobacteria containing most of its species. It includes f
- NostrilNose orifice that enables the entry and exit of air
- Notch 1Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 (Notch 1) is a protein encoded in humans by the N
- Notch proteinsProtein family
- Notch signaling pathwaySeries of molecular signals
- Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution1973 essay by Theodosius Dobzhansky
- NovosphingobiumNovosphingobium is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes N. taihuense, which can
- Nuclear DNADNA inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
- Nuclear envelopeNuclear membrane surrounding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells
- Nuclear geneGene located in the cell nucleus of a eukaryote
- Nuclear localization sequenceA nuclear localization signal or sequence (NLS) is an amino acid sequence that 'tags' a pr
- Nuclear matrixFibrillar network lying on nuclear membrane
- Nuclear mitochondrial DNA segmentSporadic biological phenomenon at the molecular scale
- Nuclear organizationSpatial distribution of chromatin within a cell nucleus
- Nuclear receptorProtein
- Nuclear receptor coregulatorsNuclear receptor coregulators are a class of transcription coregulators that have been sho
- NucleaseClass of enzymes which cleave nucleic acids
- Nucleic acid double helixStructure formed by double-stranded molecules
- Nucleic acid notationUniversal notation of DNA nucleotides
- Nucleic acid secondary structureBasepairing interactions within a single nucleic acid polymer or between two polymers
- Nucleic acid sequenceSuccession of nucleotides in a nucleic acid
- Nucleic acid structureBiomolecular structure of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA
- Nucleic acid structure determinationExperimental process
- Nucleic acid tertiary structureThree-dimensional shape of a nucleic acid polymer
- Nucleic acid thermodynamicsStudy of how temperature affects the nucleic acid structure
- NucleoidRegion within a prokaryotic cell containing genetic material
- NucleolusLargest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
- Nucleolus organizer regionNucleolus organizer regions (American English) or nucleolus organiser regions (British Eng
- NucleomorphSpecial nuclei in certain plastids
- NucleoproteinType of protein
- NucleosideAny of several glycosylamines comprising a nucleobase and a sugar molecule
- Nucleoside analogueNucleoside analogues are structural analogues of a nucleoside, which normally contain a nu
- Nucleoside triphosphateClass of chemical compounds
- Nucleoside-diphosphate kinaseNucleoside-diphosphate kinases (NDPKs, also NDP kinase, (poly)nucleotide kinases and nucle
- Nucleoside-modified messenger RNAChemically modified messenger RNA
- NucleosomeBasic structural unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotes
- NucleotideBiological molecules constituting nucleic acids
- Nucleotide baseNitrogen-containing biological compounds that form nucleosides
- Nucleotide excision repairDNA repair mechanism
- Nuggehalli Raghuveer MoudgalIndian biologist, and endocrinologist 1931 - 2011
- Null alleleNonfunctional allele caused by a genetic mutation
- NUMB (gene)Protein numb homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NUMB gene. The protein
- Number formA number form is a mental map of numbers, which automatically and involuntarily appears wh
- Nuptial giftNutritional gift given in reproduction
- Nuremberg rallies1923–1938 Nazi Party celebratory events
- Nutritional scienceStudy of food substances in relation to life processes
- Nylon-eating bacteriaSpecies of bacteria
