physiological characteristics

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physiological
adjective
uk
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the way in which the bodies of living ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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The study of the physiological characteristics of microorganisms under conditions of sub-zero temperatures is complicated due to the low rate of metabolic processes.
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The meanings conveyed by these global parameters of pitch are universal, and are said to be metaphors based on the physiological characteristics that produce them.
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Since we could not obtain a complete set of measurements on every seedling, our data represent a composite picture of physiological characteristics.
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It is necessary to systematically study the physiological characteristics of oocytes and intrafollicular environment so as to develop a more effective in vitro culture system.
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All the ecological and physiological characteristics of such tick species appear to be well suited for maintaining certain tick-borne viruses in nature.
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The movements of the eye in the paralyzed animal can have substantial effects on the measured physiological characteristics of neurons.
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The structural and physiological characteristics of new bacteria from water brines have shown their ability to survive and develop under harsh conditions, such as subzero temperatures and high salinity.
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Further, human beings exhibit a variety of physiological characteristics viewed as consistent with the idea that neither men nor women are or have in the past been exclusively monogamous.
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Nevertheless, the paucity of the metazoan parasite communities of the four host species from such different geographical areas might be related to specific physiological characteristics common to these bivalve hosts.
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As known, high altitude environmental factors exert an influence on vertebrates, and those born and living at high altitude show morphological and physiological characteristics different from those inhabiting low altitudes.
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The initial goal is to test the premise that different stripes, identified histologically, are physiologically distinct: hence it is logically impermissible to use physiological characteristics as determinants of stripe borders.
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However, we regard horses as a special category because of their particular physiological characteristics.
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The same difficulties would face the editors of women's magazines and the like, if this clause applies purely to physiological characteristics.
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Thus, it is better to classify fiber as a group of compounds with different physiological characteristics, rather than to be constrained by defining it chemically.
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The morphology, molecular identity, and physiological characteristics of neurons and how they relate to different types of behavior are also of considerable interest.
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While particularly similar in phylogeny they differ in biochemical reactions and physiological characteristics.
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This type of microscopy confirmed that the primary adenoma cell cultures keep their physiological characteristics "in vitro", which matched the histology inspection.
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Satellite-received transmitters fitted to animals can also provide information about the animals' physiological characteristics (e.g. temperature) and habitat use.
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How much this breed eats all depends on the physiological characteristics, such as: size, metabolism, age etc.
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This system reduces the effort necessary to search large numbers of fingerprint records by classifying fingerprint records according to gross physiological characteristics.
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