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mechanism

The manner of combination of parts, processes, etc., which subserve a common function.

Origin: Gr. Mechan = machine


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Natural selection promotes....

Interesting question. I am not sure if Natural Selection actually promotes such mechanisms or not. There is published research on pre-mating isloating mechanisms in song birds. In this case, changes in diet result in changes in beak shape. A consequence of this ...

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by robsabba
Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:25 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection promotes....
Replies: 2
Views: 54

Natural selection promotes....

How does natural selection promote pre-mating reproductive isolating mechanisms? I'm doing something on two species of frog who have different mating calls as a pre-mating isolating mechanism. In areas where they coexist, they have a different mating call ...

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by buffy121
Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:43 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection promotes....
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Views: 54

living forever

... you from your own cells - that is, they prevent cells to uncontrollably divide and become cancerous in case they lose some other control growth mechanisms. After all, when there is cancer, also the telomere shortening ceases. So how about if you think it this way: that the telomeres are there ...

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by biohazard
Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:03 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: living forever
Replies: 5
Views: 67

Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... they do. Although it is sometimes very difficult or impossible to determine exactly where and when a "speciation event" occurred, the mechanisms that cause speciation can be listed as the following. In some cases speciation happens very slowly. In other cases it is immediate in which ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: How does Head To Head Telomere Fusion express itself?

... to one side and the other fused and unfused copy to the other there is another large force imbalance in the system. It seems like the meiosis mechanisms would be able to detect this much pulling force imbalance in the system then adjust spindles accordingly. There does not seem to be any research ...

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by GaryGaulin
Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:44 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: How does Head To Head Telomere Fusion express itself?
Replies: 3
Views: 73
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