biological function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiologicalandfunction
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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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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofbiologicalandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The problem remains as to how to confirm thebiologicalfunctionof statistically significant motifs.
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To put it in slightly different terms: p-dreams, despite being experiences, have no interestingbiologicalfunction.
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Transforming growth factor beta:biologicalfunctionand chemical structure.
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The culturally invented functions of dreaming are independent of theirbiologicalfunction.
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However, functional studies utilising cellular models have generated c l u e s to help elucidatebiologicalfunction, including in cell migration and cancer.
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Indeed, it is arguably as much of a "basicbiologicalfunction" as sleep is.
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Weak interactions, such as hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction, are essential forbiologicalfunction.
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Following this assertion, we have attempted to construct a structure-based model ofbiologicalfunction.
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There are several systems where such interdiffusion mechanisms may play an importantbiologicalfunction.
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Furthermore, this makes the dream a useful clinical and research tool with a specific psychological and cultural function that complementsbiologicalfunction.
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Secondary structure provides the foundation for more complex tertiary structure, while having importantbiologicalfunctionin its own right.
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Itsbiologicalfunctionis to guide a food bolus into the oesophagus.
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In the larger context of biological evolution, an organism's operant behavior has thebiologicalfunctionof interfacing between the organism and its world.
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However, this a far cry from being able to predict accurately the physiological substrate(s), and thus thebiologicalfunction.
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This neural architecture has been developed integrating a set of neural networks, of some discoveredbiologicalfunction, carries out by the animal neural system.
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We must look elsewhere to discover thebiologicalfunctionof dreaming.
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Before this effort proceeds too far, seed physiologists need to determine thebiologicalfunctionof flatulence-producing sugars in seeds.
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Therefore, photochemical alterations in only a fraction of them do not disturb theirbiologicalfunctionsignificantly.
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