Initials

... used as an evidence for something intangible? Well, of course real science could support ID if, for example, someone managed to find the creator's initials and the date of creation from every living species' genome, or if we'd find another planet or place with advanced organisms, where clearly ...

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... is that it takes place so rarely compared to cell divisions in the RAM that it is negligible, and that the natural course is the restriction of initials to the RAM. Sure, it's hard to draw a clear line between the RAM and primary meristems, but in general at least. PS: I am enjoying the discussion

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I know what primary meristems are, but as initials are said to be restricted to the RAM, I always assumed that mitosis only takes place there. However, I must admit that nobody has ever explained these things to me in detail, everything I know ...

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... i don't think mitosis occurs there. From what I have always understood, mitosis occurs in the initial cells of the RAM, with each division of the initials being asymmetric. Those cells(which my old botany teacher calls segment cells - I doubt the term is still used) which make up the primary meristems ...

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A/J is an inborn mouse strain designation, like Balb/c or AKR/J. There are usually historical reasons for the names--like someone's initials or it's short for some particular phenotype and so on. According to Charles River Labs, A/J stands for "Aged Just In Time." Your guess is ...

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