(n.) A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
Example Sentences:
(1) Using molecular probes to examine somatic cell lines and recombinant inbred and congenic strains of mice, we have re-evaluated these linkage relationships.
(2) In contrast, the location of the receptor labeled with the antagonist [3H]xanthine amine congener [( 3H]XAC) varied in the different types of samples.
(3) To make the multigenic diseases accessible to genetic and molecular analysis, we developed a novel genetic tool, the recombinant congenic strains (RCS) in the mouse (4).
(4) AHH-active PCB congeners (intrinsic effects) and PCBs in general (extrinsic effects) appeared to be the only contaminants at the concentrations measured in eggs, capable of producing the effects that were observed at Green Bay.
(5) Here we report for the first time the inhibitory effects on myointimal proliferation of the rat carotid artery by a synthetic peptide, angiopeptin, and its closely related congener, BIM 23034.
(6) 14C-Methylthio-labelled 2-methylthio-4-ethylamino-6-tert-butylamino-sym-triazine (terbutryn), pentachlorothioanisole (PCTA), and 1,4-bis(methylthio)tetrachloro-benzene (bis-MTTCB) and their methylthio-oxidation congeners were reacted with glutathione (GSH) in the presence and absence of immobilized liver microsomal enzymes.
(7) The Gus(n) structural alteration likely causes the lowered lysosomal beta-glucuronidase activity since the two traits remain in congenic animals.
(8) Recoveries by each technique varied depending on the sediment sample being extracted and degree of chlorination of PCB congeners.
(9) We recently observed that T cells expressing V beta 5, V beta 11, V beta 12, or V beta 16 products are deleted in most strains of H-2k type, but not in congenic H-2b strains.
(10) Ip was identified as current activated by external K+ or its congeners NH4+ and Tl+.
(11) Herein, we demonstrate that B10.S (H-2s) and B10 (H-2b) H-2 congenic strains recognize distinct T-cell sites within the p120-140 (a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues 120-140 of HBcAg) sequence defined by p120-131 and p129-140, respectively.
(12) In order to map the precise location of the Orch-1 locus within H-2, 32 intra-H-2 recombinant congenic strains possessing defined crossovers in various locations throughout the H-2 region were studied.
(13) Quantitative autoradiography was used to visualize the anatomical distribution of adenosine receptors labeled by the carboxylic acid congener of 1,3-dipropylxanthine, [3H](8-(p-carboxymethyloxy)phenyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine)([3H]XCC ) in the rat brain.
(14) Various 5-substituted DMDC derivatives 19a-e,h and their uracil congeners 16a-h were also synthesized from the corresponding 5-substituted uridines 12a-f,h.
(15) Chromatographic procedures were developed which permit the separation of the monoglutamylfolic acid derivatives from each other and from their polyglutamyl congeners.
(16) By using a culture system that allows the segregation of individual precursors of cytotoxic lymphocytes, the number of clones generated by cells from different combinations of congenic mice have been measured.
(17) Doxorubicin and seven congeners are shown to enhance the binding of [3H]ryanodine to the ryanodine receptor with a strong structural requirement.
(18) The congener selectivity patterns indicate that a two-step process consisting of anaerobic dechlorination followed by oxidation by H850 can effectively degrade all of the congeners in Aroclor 1242 and possibly all those in Aroclor 1254.
(19) The fractions containing congeners with two to four ortho chlorines and the di- and tricyclic compounds had no significant effects on tissue vitamin A contents.
(20) Competitive avidin binding assays using [3H]biotin suggested that bioPTH 1 and 2 had a single biotin congener per molecule, while bioPTH 3 contained two biotin residues.
Convener
Definition:
(n.) One who convenes or meets with others.
(n.) One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body.
Example Sentences:
(1) The vast majority of members would rather have a quiet body, offering technical assistance here and there and convening an occasional summit.
(2) Israeli television reported that Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, was being briefed on the search and had convened an emergency security cabinet session with his senior defence chiefs at the defence ministry compound in Tel Aviv.
(3) The report of a panel convened by Save the Children and chaired by an independent expert from Public Health England says there is no conclusive evidence as to how Cafferkey was infected, but it points to the difference between her equipment and that of other volunteers.
(4) The World Health Organisation has convened an emergency committee to discuss the “explosive” spread of the Zika virus , with one of its scientists estimating there there could be 3m-4m Zika infections in the Americas over the next year.
(5) The conference was convened by the Prince of Wales, who has set up a working group to find ways of funding forest protection.
(6) A group convened by the WHO recommended full disclosure, but ordered an urgent review of the security and safety of labs where such viruses are stored.
(7) A verification of the epidemiological material, convened according to a common programme and the method of identification was made in separate districts of Ivanovo and the Andizhan Region.
(8) The two sides announced a renewed intention of convening a Geneva 2 conference to seek an overarching peace deal in Syria.
(9) The case, which highlighted the ultimate power of commanders as "convening authorities" to nullify a conviction by a military jury, became a focus of last month's Senate hearing on military sexual assault .
(10) I can therefore tell all members of this house that the cross-party charter will be on the agenda at a specially convened meeting of the privy council on 30 October.
(11) Addressing the World Economic Forum's 2006 panel, which was convened to consider global catastrophes, he gave this advice: "A great leader acts in awareness of the big picture and accepts responsibility for the long-term consequences of the policies he or she pursues.
(12) On 9 September, just two days after Stapel was suspended, the university convened an ad-hoc investigative committee of current and former faculty.
(13) Medical Research Council, Academy of Finland convened a Consensus Development Conference on Blood Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease on April 24-26, 1989.
(14) An interdisciplinary task force was convened to design and implement the transfer center, requiring two months from conception to implementation.
(15) And this week, at a summit of police and religious leaders convened by De Blasio and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, he drew a sharp contrast between the violent clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson with the peaceful protests that have marked Garner’s death.
(16) When the IPCC took over the investigation, a meeting was convened with the family and City of London police.
(17) His intervention came on the day that the 115th Congress convened, with Republicans in control of both chambers, hoping that the incoming president will prove willing to sign long-planned bills into law.
(18) The Biological Stain Commission-sponsored workshop was convened to address the following issues: a manufacturers' testing program for probity of commercial antibodies, development of a manual for performance criteria and quality control assurance procedures, standardization of package inserts, standardization of information provided in the Materials and Methods sections of publications, establishment of a reagent and procedure clearing house, study of the effects of different fixation regimes on tissue antigens, and investigation of the environmental conditions needed for antigen-antibody interaction.
(19) As the talks quickly broke down in Luxembourg, in Brussels, Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, promptly convened an emergency leaders’ summit on Monday evening, putting the onus on both Merkel and Tsipras as the two key leaders to bend towards concessions to clinch a deal.
(20) You know, there has been talk about "should we convene a conversation on race".