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Incorporation

Incorporation

1. (Science: chemistry) The union of one substance with another or with others, in a composite mass.

2. (Science: psychology) a primitive unconscious defense mechanism in which aspects of another person are assimilated into the self through a figurative process of symbolic oral ingestion.


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Explain protein transport plz

... it is in its own membrane bound secretory vesicle once more, on its way - to the outside of the cell for extracellular proteins (exocytosis), or incorporation of receptor proteins into the cell's plasma membrane itself (vesicle's membrane intergrates into the cell's plasma membrane), or even ...

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by kolean
Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Explain protein transport plz
Replies: 2
Views: 65

Any other explanations other than Mutation?

... remanents of a symbiotic bacteria. This theory also extends for chloroplasts in plant cells. These are mutations in a way I guess, but more of an incorporation for the mutual interest of thriving when oxygen was beginning to accumulate in the atmosphere.

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by kolean
Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:27 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any other explanations other than Mutation?
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: An evolutionary race

... Humans have many symbionts from this source. For example : gut bacteria which produce vitamins. The ultimate in this evolutionary trend is towards incorporation. The human genome now carries a heap of genes that once were a part of assorted viruses. Retroviruses incorporate their genes into the ...

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by skeptic
Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:09 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: An evolutionary race
Replies: 3
Views: 416

Re: Morpholino review: how to knockdown

... a factor...expression levels from a concatomer are not sufficiently similar to expression from only two native loci in this context. Furthermore, incorporation may occur in just a subset of cells so one must build in a method for determining which cells have actually been rescued. This is quite ...

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by snowcapk
Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:36 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Morpholino review: how to knockdown
Replies: 7
Views: 1740

Do all cells have the ability to perform photosynthesis?

... and the many accessory pathways needed not only to carry out photosynthesis but also to put photosynthesis to work(amino acid synthesis, sulfur incorporation, the works). There are so many things we would need I'm not even going to try to present them all. @Dave Why do you think our circulatory ...

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by MrMistery
Sat May 17, 2008 8:37 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Do all cells have the ability to perform photosynthesis?
Replies: 11
Views: 3465
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