functional similarity

collocation in English

meaningsoffunctionalandsimilarity

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functional
adjective
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
designed to be practical and useful rather ...
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similarity
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlær.ə.ti/us
/ˌsɪm.əˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that people or things look or are ...
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(Definition offunctionalandsimilarityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In general,functionalsimilaritydemands a constellation of behaviors that, together, are uniquely consistent with the process of interest.
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Clearly the conservation of active-site residues is important in reasoning from sequence similarity tofunctionalsimilarity.
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Combinations with of, too, showfunctionalsimilarityacross the variation between bare nominal and verbal gerunds.
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But if that argument is valid, then there is a case also for a converse argument, thatfunctionalsimilaritymay derive from neural similarity.
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But no matter how rigorous the test, it is impossible to go beyondfunctionalsimilaritybetween human and nonhuman behaviors to certainty about human-like consciousness.
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Several groups have tested correlations between sequence similarity andfunctionalsimilarity.
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By grouping objects together on the basis of shape with a high degree of success, infants are likely to discover other commonalties amongst these objects, such asfunctionalsimilarity.
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Thus, the two versions of each new object were equally similar\\different to the corresponding familiar object in terms of their taxonomic relatedness,functionalsimilarity, and thematic association.
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The labyrinth and the lateral line organs of lampreys have structural andfunctionalsimilarity.
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The p73 gene encodes a protein with a significant sequence homology and afunctionalsimilaritywith the tumor suppressor p53.
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The method is effective because amplitude and phase distortions havingfunctionalsimilaritycan produce similar effects when the distortion factors are small.
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Evolutionary convergence structural similarity by itself is a metaphor forfunctionalsimilarity.
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Thefunctionalsimilarityof the enzymes remains the strongest argument for divergent evolution.
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Searching a genome (or a section of a genome) for gene clusters can be based on sequence similarity orfunctionalsimilarity.
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These fingers are present in a diverse group of proteins that frequently do not share sequence orfunctionalsimilaritywith each other.
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Thus, "chromosomal proximity" also called the gene neighbour method can be used to predictfunctionalsimilaritybetween proteins, at least in prokaryotes.
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Despite their functional similarities, these two receptor subtypes can be distinguished pharmacologically and are assembled from different protein subunits.
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Although there are many functional similarities between the feedback control observed in living and nonliving systems, there are some important differences as well.
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Many of these genes share substantial structural andfunctionalsimilarity, but they are specialized to cell type and/or conditions under which they are normally produced.
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