biological difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiologicalanddifference
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biological
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofbiologicalanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For instance, it is possible thatbiologicaldifferencemay be more likely to be found in comparisons of children and adolescents, because of the biological differences that occur at puberty.
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The only difference is that there are males and females; and they are not all that different except for one very importantbiologicaldifference.
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Infertility strikes at the essence of what is culturally defined as femaleness, and reproduction has been interpreted as thebiologicaldifferencebetween men and women.
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Cross-national studies have also been shown to refute the argument for an innatebiologicaldifferencein mathematical skills.
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Thisbiologicaldifferenceoccurs because women have more resistance to infections and degenerative diseases.
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Many used these differences to argue that there is an innatebiologicaldifferencebetween races.
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Biological differences mirror differences in climate; the acutely developed senses of many species have adapted either for capturing prey or eluding predators, and so forth.
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While the person has no control over the gender they were born with, this identity only means something because society and culture say thisbiologicaldifferenceis important.
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And of course we must accept the reality of the biological differences investigated, even if we are somewhat sceptical about their significance.
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But the dominance of men rested upon biological differences of function as well as upon physical differences of muscle power.
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There are biological differences other than body size between different helminth taxa that could obscure any size effect.
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No biological differences have so far been attributed to a distinct genotype.
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There is ample evidence that biological differences continue to exist between social classes.
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Thus, the cross-temporal stability of cortisol levels may reflect stable biological differences among subjects or persistent situational factors.
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Indeed, biological differences in children, adolescents, or adults may represent considerably more than linear differential biological development.
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It may also reflect biological differences between amphipods and crabs.
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