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Dictionary » M » Material MaterialMaterial 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. The material elements of the universe. (Whewell) 2. Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts. 3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important. Discourse, which was always material, never trifling. (Evelyn) I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose. (Locke) 4. (Science: logic) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See matter. Material cause. See cause. Material evidence, evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. Synonym: corporeal, bodily, important, weighty, momentous, essential. Origin: L. Materialis, fr. Materia stuff, matter: cf. F. Materiel. See matter, and cf. Materiel. ![]()
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Genetics with Mitosis and MeiosisFellow bio-online members, please correct me if I got anything wrong. Anaphase (in any type of division) is after the genetic material has separated and is being pulled toward the ends of the cell. The cell cycle: G-1 S-phase G-2 M-phase (division) Mitosis: Before S-phase, each chromosome ...
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nuclear DNA binding... that preparing nuclear extracts, performing IP against the protein (many antibodies are available) and checking DNA levels in the pull-downed material against negative (matrix protein) and positive control (like Creb) would be a good idea... But there is also DNA in the cytoplasm and I want ...
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Questions about phenotypic plasticity... I can get the question clear enough since english isn't my language. I wonder if a phenotypic plasticity trait can lead to a change in the genetic material? For example, if a species is very plastic so it can persist a change in the environment due to that, can that change/trait become "fixed" ...
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