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Chara

Chara --> characean algae

(Science: organism) class of filamentous green algae exemplified by the genus chara, in which the mitotic spindle is not surrounded by a nuclear envelope. Probably the closest relatives, among the algae, to higher plants. The giant internodal cells (up to 5cm long) exhibit dramatic cyclosis and have been much used for studies on ion transport and cytoplasmic streaming.


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The Fiber Disease

... of cellulose synthesizing complexes, i.e. multiple-row linear type, consolidated rosette type, and isolated rosette type, respectively. In Chara two types of crystals were found: an Ibeta-dominant/ribbon shaped/0.6 nm-oriented type and an Ibeta/narrow/random-oriented type. The former type, ...

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by RANDY
Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:07 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Proteasis

... Or if this is not correct then pH might be the reason- that is some substrate resides in low pH area where some proteases won't act or any other chara. like pH BUt if the pH is the specific chara. then still the problem of self digestion remains to be solved...

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by 2810712
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:41 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Proteasis
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Jussthink!

... same no. of individuals naturally or increasing...but this is not the neccessarily true in every case... see reduction in population might be a character naturally selected, similarly the conct. poppulation may also be an adaptation. So, just % reduction in no. can lead to wrong results. And ...

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by 2810712
Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:30 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jussthink!
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Survival of the loveliest?

There is an hot dicussion going on.Let me tell what I think about love.Love is a character evolved during evolution and hence seen in various degrees.It increases as the organism gets complex.We can differntiate the love seen between parents and children with the ...

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by 2810712
Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:16 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Survival of the loveliest?
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Maximal 'minima'!

A species at a time has some set of chara. all are changing w.r.t. time...then which [ 1 or more] would change depends upon availability and the envoronment and deadline before which it is to be changed... Now gvn that a chara is to change ...

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by 2810712
Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:14 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Maximal 'minima'!
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