number of offspring

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meanings of numberand offspring

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number
noun
uk /ˈnʌm.bər/ us /ˈnʌm.bɚ/
(a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting ...
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offspring
noun[C]
uk /ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/ us /ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/
the young of ...
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These haplotypes are determined using the numberofoffspring inheriting the four alternative gametes for adjacent pairs of loci.
It no longer was equivalent to the maximum numberofoffspring, but, instead, factors such as the increase in dissipation.
Pregnancy rate and numberofoffspring were recorded for each interval.
The mean numberofoffspring per family, l, including both affected and unaffected offspring.
The mean numberofoffspring per male is shown.
The numberofoffspring per family (n) is 10, 20, 30 or 40.
Numbers above the points designate the numberofoffspring in each group.
We may thus have missed female sterility resulting in a reduced numberofoffspring per female.
The numberofoffspring per mating (n) was allowed to be noninteger.
The numberofoffspring born per generation was 100 (50 males and 50 females).
The # approximation becomes more reliable as the numberofoffspring increases.
Survival was analysed as proportion data specifying a binomial error structure with the total numberofoffspring in each treatment used as the binomial denominator.
Table 3 shows the distribution of the women by numberofoffspring after age 15, including the emigrants.
The reproduction process is repeated until the desired numberofoffspring has been obtained to form the new generation of solutions.
After three days, which represents the first period of the experiment, the parents had given birth to a numberofoffspring.
In the pig data, however, the average numberofoffspring per dam was only 2.7, and 22 dams (15 %) had only one progeny.
This settlement holds a constancy and even a rise in the numberofoffspring.
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