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satellite

1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. The satellites of power.

2. (Science: astronomy) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See solar system, under Solar.

(Science: zoology) Satellite moth, a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).

Origin: F, fr. L. Stelles, -itis, an attendant.

(Science: anatomy) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.


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It's all scaremongering and pseudoscience. I'm sick of hearing about it. :shock: :shock: :shock: i think you need to take a look at the satellite images of lake chad and Mt Kilimanjaro.The effects are visible in islands of bengal region and maldives.The president of maldives has acttually ...

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Re: microscope magnification

... hit a resolution limit from the nature of the light itself that would hide most organelles. However, some computer manipulation originally used in satellite systems can increase the resolution to some extent. But another problem is, how would you see the organelles? In preserved cells, stains can ...

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by Darby
Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:43 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
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short repetitive dna sequences

well you already know phenotypes are only affected by genes, which these probably are not. You can do a google search for satellite dna.

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by mith
Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:27 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: short repetitive dna sequences
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