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Extend

Extend

to straighten a limb, to diminish or extinguish the angle formed by flexion; to place the distal segment of a limb in such a position that its axis is continuous with that of the proximal segment.

Origin: L. Ex-tendo, pp. -tensus, to stretch out


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Cell wall extension- shearing units??

... i would still like to know). Here's the section of text; "Wall extension commonly exhibits a yield threshold stress, below which walls do not extend. Although its molecular nature is not well understood, one way to think about the yield threshold is to consider that it depends on the size ...

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by MelJayne
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:37 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell wall extension- shearing units??
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Views: 233

Are evolution and creationism mutually exclusive???

... years of continual republication of the null hypothesis with appeals for falsification, no falsification has been provided. The time has come to extend this null hypothesis into a formal scientific prediction: “No non trivial algorithmic/computational utility will ever arise from chance and/or ...

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by jinx25
Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:32 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Are evolution and creationism mutually exclusive???
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Views: 3232

Re: PCR: Low Primer Annealing Temperature Explanation?

... population of primer molecules, a sufficient number of associations will endure long enough for molecules of polymerase to latch on and begin to extend the primer molecule. Even though the polymerase molecules function optimally at higher temperatures, they will start to do their thing at the ...

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by wbla3335
Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:30 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: PCR: Low Primer Annealing Temperature Explanation?
Replies: 4
Views: 1137

Plants DO talk !

... of the commenters agree that plants do communicate (talk). However no one proved scientifically how these plants talk! For that reason and to the extend I know plants, I comment that plants they do not talk. Thank you!

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by Gaston
Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:32 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Plants DO talk !
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Views: 9411

Why is knowledge on phylogeny important

I'm going to extend my question with a specific example: Why is knowledge on phylogeny of insect pollinators (for example bumblebee's) important? I have a compulsory course entitled "Phylogeny and molecular evolution" ...

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by Lucanus cervus
Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why is knowledge on phylogeny important
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