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trailing

(Science: botany) Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.

Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.


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GENETICS QUESTIONS! HELP NEEDED

1. In some breeds of dogs, a dominant allele controls the characteristic of barking while trailing. In these dogs the allele of another independent gene produces erect ears; it is dominantver the allele for drooping ears. Suppose a dog-breeder wants to produce a pure-breeding ...

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by corluk10
Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:31 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: GENETICS QUESTIONS! HELP NEEDED
Replies: 1
Views: 551

Re: Mystery flower

This looks like the asymmetric flowers of lobelia. There is one common species sold in nurseries, trailing Lobelia erinus, originally native to California that might what you found be but there are many species. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8515 ...

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by Gardengallivant
Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:59 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Mystery flower
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Views: 804

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

... century scientists with 'juggling' and 'finagling' brain size data in order to place Northern Europeans at the apex of civilization, lower orders trailing behind in a great chain of being. He argues that, in effect, Paul Broca, Francis Galton, and Samuel George Morton, all erred in the same direction ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Replies: 18
Views: 12529

The Fiber Disease

... some with a gelatinous body with 2 pincers, one eye and a red/orange body of microscopic size. Behind multiple organisms were circular-shaped trailing white fibers. Separate red, blue and green fibers were also observed. Photos of the center of the fibers were expanded on a computer showing ...

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by RANDY
Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:19 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Views: 749254

Behaviour of Amoebozoans

... not any. Just that I do not know of any Euglena with two. Now there are other flagellated protozoans which do have two flagella but one is usually trailing and not employed in swimming as is the other. :D I hope that I didn't confuse you when I mentioned Englenas - which I associate with Euglenids ...

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by bionewbie
Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:57 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Behaviour of Amoebozoans
Replies: 27
Views: 4006
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