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specify

To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased. He has there given us an exact geography of Greece, where the countries and the uses of their soils are specified. (pope)

Origin: F. Specifier, or OF. Especifier, fr. LL. Specificare. See Species, -fy.


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CFU conversion

Then I think I should just ignore the cfu and convert Mol to mMol, because it clearly specifies that the concentration is 3.39 mol/cfu. Thanks a lot. :)

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by Holmes
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Forum: Microbiology
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by SuperfluousAvatar
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Topic: Reasons for Skepticism on the Endosymbiosis?
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Re: Hard time with homework question

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by daniel.kurz
Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:22 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hard time with homework question
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Are STOP codons involved in both TRANSCRIPTION & TRANSLATION

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by reyrey389
Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:02 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Are STOP codons involved in both TRANSCRIPTION & TRANSLATION
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