mammalian species
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mammalian
adjective
uk/məˈmeɪ.li.ən/us/məˈmeɪ.li.ən/
relating to mammals (= animals whose female feeds her young on milk from her ...
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species
noun[C]
uk/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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In comparing nuclear morphology in differentmammalianspeciesthe term nucleolus precursor body has led to some confusion.
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These results are evidence of a persistence of antibody titres in the differentmammalianspeciesused, and similar to those observed in man.
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Coltiviruses have been isolated from severalmammalianspecies(including humans) and from ticks and also mosquitoes.
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It will be interesting to find out whether this expression is evolutionarily conserved in othermammalianspecies(such as in sheep and mice).
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Observations were compared with the information available from the corresponding cells of othermammalianspecies.
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This sequence of events appears to be similar acrossmammalianspecies, but its timing varies.
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In somemammalianspecies, the formation of primordial follicles occurs around the time of birth, whereas in others folliculogenesis begins during fetal life.
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The chi-square (x2) goodness-of-fit test was used to determine if any tick had a significant affinity for any particular type or types ofmammalianspecies.
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This is not the case in othermammalianspecies, where serum levels reach maximum just prior to delivery.
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Our results imply a higher gene density for chicken microchromosomes than is seen inmammalianspecies.
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The definitive host is usually man, but numerous othermammalianspecieshave also been found infected by this parasite.
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One aspect of these landscape influences is their impact on the population dynamics ofmammalianspecies.
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In the majority ofmammalianspecies, males provide little or no parental care and reproductive success often may be limited chiefly by opportunities for mating.
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A considerable literature has recently emerged regarding the neurobiological and genetic substrate that apparently regulates the initiation of parenting acrossmammalianspecies.
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In allmammalianspecies, calcium plays an important role in the intracellular signalling responsible for the initiation and propagation of oocyte activation.
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In manymammalianspecies, there is a detectable decrease in the maternal progesterone serum concentration shortly before the onset of labour.
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Some of the analysedmammalianspecieshave conservation problems due to their restricted geographic distribution and low population densities.
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Both sets of authors argue that a protein so highly conserved acrossmammalianspeciesmust play an essential role in cellular processes.
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If nuclear transplantation works in everymammalianspeciesin which it has been seriously tried, then nuclear transplantation will work with human cells as well.
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