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Affix

1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.

2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. (Ray)

3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

4. To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.

Synonym: to attach, subjoin, connect, annex, unite.

Origin: LL. Affixare, L. Affixus, p. P. Of affigere to fasten to; ad _ figere to fasten: cf. Oe. Affichen, f. Afficher, ultimately fr. L. Affigere. See fix.


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All plants (C3, C4, and CAM) use the Calvin Cycle, just at different times of day. CAM plants affix CO2 at night. The rest you can find on a google seach

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by uga hort nerd
Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:00 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Question!!
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glucose - glycolisis

... undergo glycolysis too but after being hydrolized into their monomers. Thus, glycolysis will lyse all kind of carbohydrates, that's where the affix 'glyco' come from, directly for monosaccharides and indirectly to disaccharides and polysaccharides.

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by Dr.Stein
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:57 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: glucose - glycolisis
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glucose - glycolisis

Dr.Stein wrote The affix 'glyco' refers to carbohydrate molecules. Glucose is one of carbohidrate monomer. According to that, every lysis of sugar (maltose, lactose, glucose, glykogen, starch) should be hyphotetical called as glycolysis ...

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by pedro21101
Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:30 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: glucose - glycolisis
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glucose - glycolisis

The affix 'glyco' refers to carbohydrate molecules. Glucose is one of carbohidrate monomer. Glycogen is the storage form of glucose. The first step of generating energy is initialized by glycogenolysis, a process of degradation ...

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by Dr.Stein
Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:37 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: glucose - glycolisis
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