cell formation

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cell
noun[C]
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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formation
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
the way something is naturally made or the way it has ...
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In anorganic nature, the process of crystal formation falls under this higher concept, and this process is therefore the next analogue tocellformation.
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Butcellformationand migration are only one form of deviant development.
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Such damage could affect the organism's life trajectory, but would be erased at the next generation's germcellformation.
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Based on data obtained from molecular biological as well as immuno-morphological studies, we believe this molecule may play a role in the process underlying germcellformation.
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In some 95% of instances the third chromosome 21 is free (regular trisomy) and the anomaly is assumed to arise by non-disjunction at germcellformation.
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These observations suggest that auxin signalling is essential in both syncytium and giantcellformationand implies a change in the local auxin balance upon nematode infection.
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This is a grandmother effect, with exposure occurring at the time of germcellformationof the affected cohorts within the foetal growth stage of the parents.
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Another example uses long crystals to create a closedcellformationthat is impermeable to water and is frost, acid, and salt resistant.
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As a result, extramedullary hematopoeisis (bloodcellformationoccurring in sites other than the bone marrow) ensues, particularly in the liver and spleen.
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They hypothesized that this imbalance may result in abnormalcellformationin the brain, thus potentially leading to dyslexia.
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According to this terminology, the stages of red bloodcellformationwould be: rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, and erythrocyte.
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During neural crest cell development, anosmin-1 plays a role in cranial neuralcellformationby spatiotemporal regulation.
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This work also has large gene therapy implications, as erythropoietin controls red bloodcellformation.
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This directly showed that viruses can cause cancercellformation.
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Metcalf's pioneering research revealed the control of bloodcellformationand the role of hematopoietic cytokines.
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Persister cells are thought to arise spontaneously in a growing microbial population by a stochastic genetic switch, although inducible mechanisms of persistercellformationhave been described.
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Gcl is necessary (but not sufficient) for polecellformation.
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