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Circumference

Circumference

the outer boundary, especially of a circular area.

Synonym: circumferentia.

Origin: L. Circumferentia, a bearing around


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Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... differences, due to method of estimation, averaged 31 cm3. Racial differences in head size appear early in life. As shown in Table 1, head circumference of White children (uncorrected for body size) is greater than that of Black children in each age category by a mean of 0.36 cm or approximately ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:17 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Replies: 18
Views: 12466

E. coli chromosomes

... are present in the entire E. coli chromosomes? (2)What is the physical length of the chromosome in its helical configuration, that is, what is the circumference of the circular chromosome?

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by cynthiaLG
Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:29 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: E. coli chromosomes
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Views: 503

breast problem

... and buttocks. Here, I think you got wrong information about bra size. Actually, 32, 34, 26 etc. is NOT breast size, it is a size for your breast circumference, measured by put a meter-string (I dunno the proper term in English, but something like the one is used by a tailor to measure clothes) ...

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by Dr.Stein
Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:10 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: breast problem
Replies: 45
Views: 10805

Why I think Neo-darwinism is dead

... acquired. If this were found to be true, the inexplicable circle of life would be undeniable: God is a circle whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere . Empedocles According to these observations, genetic information is not like a ward where babies are born but rather like ...

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by supersport
Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:56 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why I think Neo-darwinism is dead
Replies: 26
Views: 6720

Cork cambium

... Campbell text, it says "Unlike the vascular cambium, cells of the cork cambium do not continue to divide; thus, there is no increase in its circumference." I don't get it. Cells of the cork cambium do divide, don't they? They produce the cork cells.

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by statesman
Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:13 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Cork cambium
Replies: 9
Views: 1375


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