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Preserves

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(Science: ecology) An area in which organisms are protected (i.e., a nature preserve or an agricultural preserve).


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Re: malaria

... more common to find heterozygotes nowadays because of a mechanism called "stabilizing selection". it cuts off the homozygotes part and preserves heterozygote individuals because perhaps heterozygotes are more favorable to environment. that is part of natural selection and evolution. ...

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by anitapangz
Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:08 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: malaria
Replies: 4
Views: 448

Re: sickle cell , malaria

... more common to find heterozygotes nowadays because of a mechanism called "stabilizing selection". it cuts off the homozygotes part and preserves heterozygote individuals because perhaps heterozygotes are more favorable to environment. that is part of natural selection and evolution. ...

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by anitapangz
Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:55 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: sickle cell , malaria
Replies: 2
Views: 365

Polygenic traits

Natural selection weeds out genes that are unsuitable to survival, and preserves genes that are favorable.

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by alextemplet
Fri May 02, 2008 4:47 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Polygenic traits
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Views: 1624

Need help with another write up.

... endemic to Papua New Guinea (PNG). She arranges for a sampling trip to PNG but is successful in collecting a good number of specimens that she preserves in alcohol. Once back, she begins characterizing a suite of morphological characters and also collects mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence ...

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by Cerebral_Artist
Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:20 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help with another write up.
Replies: 4
Views: 530

Tree identification PLZ (photos)!

You are very lucky to have such a lovely Damson tree in your backyard. Damsons make excellent preserves and jams. Damson preserves with homemade pound cake was always my favorite desert growing up.

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by ivygirl_5
Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:54 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Tree identification PLZ (photos)!
Replies: 9
Views: 3900
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