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{{wiktionary|biological clock}} '''Biological clock''' may refer to: * [[Age and female fertility]], decrease of female fertility with advancing maternal age * [[Ageing]], biological program that limits the lifespan of an individual * [[Biological rhythm]]s * Internal clock, the timeframe sensed by the individual's body which is largely affected by the light-dark cycle * [[Circadian clock]], a molecular mechanism that results in a circadian rhythm in a living organism * [[Circadian rhythm]], biological process that displays an oscillation about 24 hours, such as the human sleep-wake cycle (the "body clock") * [[Epigenetic clock]], a set of DNA sites whose methylation levels can be used to measure aging throughout the body * [[Molecular clock]], a technique that uses the mutation rate of a biomolecule to deduce the time in prehistory when two life forms diverged * [[Vernalisation]], the induction of flowering by prolonged exposure to low temperatures, as during the winter in a temperate climate * [[Menstrual cycle]], the regular natural change that occurs in the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible {{disambiguation}}
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