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Accommodation

Accommodation

(Science: ophthalmology, physiology) adjustment, especially that of the eye for various distances resulting in pupil constriction or dilatation.

Origin: L. Accommodare = to fit to


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cerebrum

The number of cells contained in the surface of the cerebrum is larger than is normally possible on a structure with such a small volume. This accommodation of a vast number of cells is made possible by??? not sure please hepl! thanks!

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by frogsrcool
Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:08 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: cerebrum
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Why I think Neo-darwinism is dead

... face and find new mechanisms: http://evolutionlist.blogspot.com/2006/06/random-mutation-and-natural-selection.html This process, called genetic accommodation [2], is part of the new science of evo-devo, which renders much of the classical "evolutionary synthesis" obsolete, [/i]

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by supersport
Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:39 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why I think Neo-darwinism is dead
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