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Dependence

Dependence

The quality or condition of relying upon, being influenced by, or being subservient to a person or object reflecting a particular need.

Origin: L. Dependeo, to hang from being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).


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Photosysnthesis

... yield, but it's not like increasing with monochromatic light, because the other wavelengths just pass away. The intensity has classical shape of dependence on any nutrient. First it grows until some saturation, but then it may decline because of photoinhibition etc.

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by JackBean
Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:21 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photosysnthesis
Replies: 10
Views: 3174

G-binding proteins

because those proteins can work in dependence of GTP-binding. Thus, if they hydrolyse that slowly, they work longer. And on the other hand, when they hydrolyse GTP to GDP, they stop working and unless it's exchanged for new GTP, they are not ...

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by JackBean
Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:09 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: G-binding proteins
Replies: 1
Views: 837

Phenotype and genotype ratios

I guess, your genotypes are BB, Bb, Bb, bb. So, the phenotypic ratio varies in dependence of dominance/recessivity ;)

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by JackBean
Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:43 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Phenotype and genotype ratios
Replies: 5
Views: 6533

Generation of DNA nucleotides

... origin each 3-300 thousands of bps. These are fired several of them at a time in a coordinated manner. The speed of replication varies in dependence of polymerase.

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by JackBean
Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:30 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Generation of DNA nucleotides
Replies: 65
Views: 43272

Origin Of Male/Female Gender

... sexuality mechanism working the same way for algae to nematodes on up to us and our population having all three represented too co-dependence seems to be the result of the sex chromosomes being great at producing highly reproductive with each other males and females by switching ...

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by GaryGaulin
Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:56 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Origin Of Male/Female Gender
Replies: 1
Views: 7469
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