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Immature

1. Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans. An ill-measured and immature counsel.

2. Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death.

Origin: L. Immaturus; pref. Im- not _ maturus mature, ripe. See mature.


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Animal cell nucleus shape changes

... during the cell maturation (but still follows a defined and controlled pathway). Another good example is the red blood cell, who has a nucleus in immature stages (erythroblast) but completely loses it when it becomes a mature erythrocyte. Thus, the nucleus shape is typically "fixed" ...

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by biohazard
Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:04 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Animal cell nucleus shape changes
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Views: 2203

organs shape

... gradients of specific signaling molecules, such as Dpp in the Drosophila wing disc and Shh in the vertebrate limb bud (Day and Lawrence 2000). In immature small primordia, the gradients are steep and cells continue to grow and divide. Since the source of the gradient stays approximately constant, ...

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by animus
Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:41 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: organs shape
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I thought all cells contained DNA. Otherwise how could they replicate? Or do white blood cells turn to red when they age? Immature red blood cells each contain a nucleus, containing DNA. However, upon maturation they then lose their nuclei (due to certain proteins disposing of it), ...

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by IceIcebaby
Thu May 17, 2012 1:05 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: DNA analysis
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Colony growth

... the yellow colonies on the nutrient agar are M. luteus. IMG_8383.JPG I do not know if the white opaque colonies on the nutrient agar plate are immature M. luteus or my other unknown. I was pretty certain that the mac plate showed S. marscens due to the pink to beige, red colonies ( I thought). ...

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by sci2012
Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:43 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Colony growth
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Views: 946

THE DARWINIST "ATHEISTS" TECHNIQUES OF CLAMOR AND DEMAGOGUER

1)My goal is to annoy? Bro, if I wanted to annoy you, I would have given you some immature nickname or something. If its anyone who wants to annoy, it is you Gavin. Who is the one who tries to insult my intelligence instead of debating the facts? Whos the one who ...

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by Tomn
Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:47 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: THE DARWINIST "ATHEISTS" TECHNIQUES OF CLAMOR AND DEMAGOGUER
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