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Identity
In comparison of nucleic acid or protein sequences, the extent to which two sequences have the same nucleotide or amino acid at equivalent positions, usually expressed as a percentage. See also similarity.
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identity - the extent to which two sequences are invariant
local alignment - the alignment of portions (rather than the entire sequence length) of two nucleic acid or amino acid sequences ...
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organ-identity gene
A plant gene in which a mutation causes a floral organ to develop in the wrong location.
organ of Corti ...
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The non-identity of mismatches in symmetric heteroduplexes may lead to different probabilities of repair. When one mismatch is repaired, but the other not, a 5:3 or 3:5 segregation results.
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On screen identity
Copper cut-out ident by Lambie-Nairn Associates Ltd, one of many variations used on screen in the 1990s ...
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The genetic identity of an individual that does not show as outward characteristics.
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Although the identity and general properties of prions are now well-understood, the mechanism of prion infection and replication remains mysterious.
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So what are the identity factors for such a species?
The most common interpretation of how to measure if something is identified as a keystone species would be to do an experiment in which you would add it or remove it from an ecosystem, ...
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While the gender identity of people with XXY karyotype is generally stable, the number of people with gender identity disorder among the whole seems to be higher than could statistically be expected if those cases were indeed, ...
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Incertae sedis A name of uncertain identity.
Junior homonym If there are only two homonyms, the junior homonym is the most recently described homonym; if there are more than two homonyms, ...
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EGFR transmembrane receptor- tk - EGF-R homology - during oogenesis helps set up egg polarity, determines the identity of cells in the ectoderm; during larval stages participates in the development of the eye and wing.
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Each primary clone can be identified by the identity of the plate and the clone location (row and column) on that plate.
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(i) Sequence identity between two nucleotide sequences. (ii) Genetic relatedness between two sequences of common ancestry. Commonly confused with sequence similarity.
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Complementary base pair: a pair of bases in which the identity of one base defines the identity of its partner base. E.g.: In a DNA molecule there are two complementary base pairs--Adenine and thymine, and guanine and cytosine.
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Genotype: The entire genetic identity of an individual, including alleles, or gene forms, that do not show as outward c haracteristics.
Guanine (G): A base; one of the molecular components of DNA and RNA. Always bonds with cytosine (G-C).
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Despite the fact that many glycosyltransferases recognize similar donor or acceptor substrates, there is surprisingly limited sequence identity between different classes.
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Water mass. A body of water that maintains its identity and can be characterized by such parameters as temperature and salinity
Watershed. The land area that is drained by a river or estuary and its tributaries ...
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Beck, C. B., 1960. The identity of Archaeopteris and Callixylon. Bartonia, v. 12, pp. 351-368.
Beck, C.B. 1962. Reconstruction of Archaeopteris and further consideration on its phylogentic position. Amer. Journal of Botany 40:373-382 ...
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For forty odd years people have speculated about the identity of the culprit; over time an impressive list of suspects has accumulated.
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The identity of each spot can be determined by comparing its position with the position occupied by known substances under the same conditions.
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endosome Nucleolus in nucleus of some protozoa that retains its identity through mitosis.
endosperm A triploid nutritive tissue resulting from the fusion of a haploid sperm nucleus with the two haploid polar nuclei in the ovule of angiosperms.
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Refers to what, which chemical or compound or identity regardless of how much.
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of mothers in a population; relevant in the calculation of number of generations for the fixation of a mitochondrial allele). It is always less then or equal to the actual population size. Inbreeding effectively reduces
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