biological function

collocation in English

meanings of biologicaland function

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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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Examples of biological function

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The problem remains as to how to confirm the biologicalfunction of statistically significant motifs.
To put it in slightly different terms: p-dreams, despite being experiences, have no interesting biologicalfunction.
Transforming growth factor beta: biologicalfunction and chemical structure.
The culturally invented functions of dreaming are independent of their biologicalfunction.
However, functional studies utilising cellular models have generated c l u e s to help elucidate biologicalfunction, including in cell migration and cancer.
Indeed, it is arguably as much of a "basic biologicalfunction" as sleep is.
Weak interactions, such as hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction, are essential for biologicalfunction.
Following this assertion, we have attempted to construct a structure-based model of biologicalfunction.
There are several systems where such interdiffusion mechanisms may play an important biologicalfunction.
Furthermore, this makes the dream a useful clinical and research tool with a specific psychological and cultural function that complements biologicalfunction.
Secondary structure provides the foundation for more complex tertiary structure, while having important biologicalfunction in its own right.
Its biologicalfunction is to guide a food bolus into the oesophagus.
In the larger context of biological evolution, an organism's operant behavior has the biologicalfunction of interfacing between the organism and its world.
However, this a far cry from being able to predict accurately the physiological substrate(s), and thus the biologicalfunction.
This neural architecture has been developed integrating a set of neural networks, of some discovered biologicalfunction, carries out by the animal neural system.
We must look elsewhere to discover the biologicalfunction of dreaming.
Before this effort proceeds too far, seed physiologists need to determine the biologicalfunction of flatulence-producing sugars in seeds.
Therefore, photochemical alterations in only a fraction of them do not disturb their biologicalfunction significantly.
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