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Conjugate

Definition

noun

The complex formed from the joining together of two or more molecules, especially by covalent bond.

verb

(biology) To undergo conjugation.

(immunology) To link marker protein to an antibody molecule in order to detect an antigen.

adjective

(botany) (of a pinnate leaflet) Having only one pair of leaflets.

(chemistry) Relating to a compound formed depending upon the loss or gain of a proton, as in a conjugate base or a conjugate acid.

(general) Joined together in pair(s); paired; coupled.


Supplement

Word origin: Latin coniugāre, coniugāt-, to join together : com-, com- + iugāre, to join.
Related forms: conjugation (noun)

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... others as Schizosaccharomyces pombe do it by fission. This asexual stage is haploid. Nutrient shortage triggers sexual reproduction. Haploid cells conjugate (diploid stage) and then perform meiosis giving four sexual haploid spores (sporulation). Traditional theory states that DNA recombination ...

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Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:31 am
 
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by jonmoulton
Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:55 pm
 
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Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:03 pm
 
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Thu May 27, 2010 3:53 pm
 
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Subunit Vaccines

... from the host responding to the microbe). Therefore you can't just put the capsid protein in a needle and inject it. it requires things called conjugates so sometimes subunit vaccines are called conjugate vaccines as well.

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Mon May 10, 2010 6:33 pm
 
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