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variable

One of a battery of antigenicdeterminants expressed by a microorganismto elude immune detection.


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Re: How to be "good at the bench"

... about the details, then do a regular literature search, and also write/call to a particular PI in case more details are needed. b. Experimental variables: what will be measured? What time points? Concentration? c. Controls: every variable needs a control, and they should be repeated with every ...

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by jangajarn
Sat May 23, 2009 7:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to be "good at the bench"
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barnacle ditribution

... them to lower intertidal zones. He then measured the distribution of C. stellatus. What is the distribution of C. stellatus? a. independent variable b. dependent variable c. experimental control d. standardized or controlled variable e. Experimental treatment

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by missy42
Fri May 01, 2009 6:35 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: barnacle ditribution
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Views: 202

Can you use mtDNA to...

... single-tube protocol. Have you tried this yet?). Maybe you could type the mtDNA (sequencing, RFLP, SSCP) to get maternal information, and find a variable region of the male sex chromosome (that has no corresponding region on the female sex chromosome - is this possible in your species?) to get ...

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by wbla3335
Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:54 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Can you use mtDNA to...
Replies: 12
Views: 513

Natural selection is proven wrong

... like ET suggests is happening, since without that there is not much left to explain what did the initial DNA coding to produce the seasonally variable sized beaks. Lastly, I'd like to ask your opinion on the concept of guided evolution. I realize that sort of question is at best stretching ...

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by GaryGaulin
Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:53 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 87
Views: 2486

Can you use mtDNA to...

... Your teacher was referring to the control region, also known as the D-loop, of mtDNA. This region does not contain any genes and so is the most variable region in the mitochondrial genome. It accumulates mutations faster than other regions and so is best for comparing closely related organisms. ...

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by wbla3335
Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:45 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Can you use mtDNA to...
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Views: 513
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