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Paradox

paradox

That which is apparently, though not actually, inconsistent with or opposed to the known facts in any case.

Origin: G. Paradoxos, incredible, beyond belief, fr. Doxa, belief

Weber's paradox, if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract it may elongate.


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Re: Ribossome production paradox?

Ok. That explains why every cell besides the original cell (or cells) are able to begin producing ribossomes. But is it explained how the process occurs with the original cell(s)? Was it by spontaneous formation?

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by Rutibrom
Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:18 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Ribossome production paradox?
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Ribossome production paradox?

... be then that the process to produce ribossomes requires proteins that are only synthesised by the ribossomes themselves? Does this not generate a paradox?

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by Rutibrom
Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:00 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Ribossome production paradox?
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Which Is Genetically Worse?

... student and my roommate, who isn't all that into science, and I were having a conversation about which would be worse (thanks to the granfather paradox which states it'd be impossible to go back in time and be your own grandfather) having a child with a grandparent or having a child with a cousin. ...

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by LexiNova
Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Which Is Genetically Worse?
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Molecular gene (genome) concept scientifically untenable

... length, gene expressivity (the amount of protein made per gene), environment and lifestyle of the organism [15]. The codon bias gives rise to the paradox whether protein evolution determined DNA sequence or DNA commanded protein evolution. Many such dilemmas remain in molecular evolution. The ...

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by PAWahid
Wed May 02, 2012 4:54 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Molecular gene (genome) concept scientifically untenable
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Re: Paradox of Cain? There is none!!

... sexual 1) did this copying happen in an individual/one species A 2) or many species A at the same time if so we have the colin leslie dean paradox if this 2) was the way it happened we have a major problem it would mean something made a whole lot of members of species A Copying reproduction ...

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by jumma
Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Paradox of Cain? There is none!!
Replies: 11
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