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Specialization

specialization

1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

2. (Science: biology) The setting spart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; cell differentiation in the developing embryo.


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Re: Diversifying selection

... alive. During drought the small disappeared and later reappeared after normal conditions returned. 3) This and other studies (bacterial ecological specialization) could suggest that selection is directionless--what is good in one environment is not beneficial, sometimes even detrimental in another.

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by AFJ
Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:15 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Diversifying selection
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Views: 438

Re: Flagellum Motor:Is this Scientific?

... fitness during prolonged stationary phase. Therefore, alteration of the PBP2 concentration contributed to physiological trade-offs and ecological specialization during experimental evolution.[/i][/u] In other words, they gained and lost--physiological trade offs. And what was good for one environment ...

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by AFJ
Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:17 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Flagellum Motor:Is this Scientific?
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Views: 451

DIFFERENTIATION

... is not part of the maturation - the cell is already mature when it divides. However, as a rule of thumb, differentiation is the structural specialization of the cell to better fulfill a function or another. I don't think this definition can include any type of cell division.

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by MrMistery
Fri May 08, 2009 1:44 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: DIFFERENTIATION
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Re: Multicellularity

The major reason for multicellularity is specialization. First, there's sexual specialization. Bacteria's major form of reproduction fission. For multicellular organisms, the gametes specialize into sperm and egg. Also, prokaryotes can survive ...

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by MikeS
Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:01 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Multicellularity
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Views: 657

Re: i want help

my Specialization is Natural sciences not biology and english is my second language and this is my first year in the faculty . this qus came in the exam which is finished i only want to know i chose true or false i chose A5 ...

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by duro0re
Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:26 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: i want help
Replies: 6
Views: 992
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