A Dictionary of Biology by Unknown

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initiation site

See promoter.

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innate behaviour

An inherited pattern of behaviour that appears in a similar form in all normally reared individuals of the same sex and species. See instinct.

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innate immunity

See immunity.

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inner ear

The structure in vertebrates, surrounded by the temporal bone of the skull, that contains the organs of balance and hearing. It consists of soft hollow sensory structures (the membranous labyrinth ), containing fluid (endolymph ), surrounded by fluid (perilymph ), and encased in a bony cavity (the bony labyrinth ). It consists of two chambers, the sacculus and utriculus, from which arise the cochlea and semicircular canals respectively.

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