(n.) Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
(n.) The final chorus; the catastrophe.
(n.) An afterpiece of a comic description, either a farce or a travesty.
Example Sentences:
(1) This result implies that the nodule invasion defect of exoD mutants arises from their sensitivity to alkaline conditions and, furthermore, that alkaline conditions may obtain in the developing infection thread.
(2) In this study, we characterize mutant phenotypes of exoD strains in both free-living and symbiotic states.
(3) Rhizobium meliloti exoD mutants are deficient in invasion of alfalfa nodules and, as a consequence, the nodules that exoD strains induce fail to fix nitrogen.
(4) The deduced amino acid sequence of ExoD is extremely hydrophobic, suggesting that the protein is membrane associated.
(5) Nodules induced by exoD mutants are generally small and empty of bacteria, and exhibit the same structural features as nodules induced by other invasion-deficient mutants.
(6) exoD mutants are thus alkali sensitive for both free-living and symbiotic phenotypes.
(7) The results suggest that exoD represents a new class of Rhizobium genes required for nodule invasion, distinct from the other exo genes and the ndv genes.
(8) Mutations in the exoD gene result in altered exopolysaccharide production and in a nodule invasion defect.
(9) However, the effects of exoD mutations on exopolysaccharide production and growth on various media are different from the effects of other exo and ndv mutations.
(10) NGR234 exoD was found to be an operon that included genes equivalent to exoM, exoA, and exoL in R. meliloti.
(11) Interestingly, we find that buffering the plant growth medium at slightly acidic pH (6.0-6.5) restores the ability of exoD mutants to invade alfalfa nodules.
(12) Loci involved in effective nodule formation (fix-379, fix-382, fix-383, fix-385, and fix-388), polysaccharide synthesis (exoR, exoS, exoC, and ndvB), nodule invasion (exoD), and nitrogen regulation (ntrA) were ordered with respect to previously mapped markers and each other.
(13) The presence of the glucan and normal LPS in the exoA, exoD, exoF, and exoH mutants eliminated defects in these carbohydrates as explanations for the nodule entry defects of these mutants.
(14) For the Calcofluor-dim exoD mutant, the distribution of high- and low-molecular-weight forms depended on the growth medium.
(15) We show that exoD mutants are sensitive to alkaline conditions, ceasing to grow at elevated pH in liquid yeast extract cultures and exhibiting decreased viability in alkaline medium.
(16) All of the exo mutants except exoD and exoH completely lacked both forms.
(17) Finally, exoD mutations behave differently from other exo mutations in their ability to be suppressed or complemented extracellularly.
(18) However previous genetic and biochemical evidence suggested that the nodule invasion defect of exoD mutants arose from a biochemical deficiency distinct from those of both EPS I-deficient exo mutants and ndv mutants.
(19) In this work we show that the stage of symbiotic arrest of exoD mutants is similar to that of other exo and ndv mutants.
Final
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.
(a.) Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.
(a.) Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
Example Sentences:
(1) Yet the Tory promise of fiscal rectitude prevailed in England Alexander had been in charge of Labour’s election strategy, but he could not strategise a victory over a 20-year-old Scottish nationalist who has not yet taken her finals.
(2) The oral nerve endings of the palate, the buccal mucosa and the periodontal ligament of the cat canine were characterized by the presence of a cellular envelope which is the final form of the Henle sheath.
(3) A progressively more precise approach to identifying affected individuals involves measuring body weight and height, then energy intake (or expenditure) and finally the basal metabolic rate (BMR).
(4) The final number of fibers--140,000-165,000--is reached by the sixth week after birth.
(5) The rate of accumulation of degraded LDL products was lower in collagen gel cultures, but the final levels achieved were the same in the two substrata.
(6) Finally the advanced automation of the equipment allowed weekly the evaluation of catecholamines and the whole range of their known metabolites in 36 urine samples.
(7) Phenotypic relationships were examined between final score and 13 type appraisal traits and first lactation milk yield from 2935 Ayrshire, 3154 Brown Swiss, 13,110 Guernsey, 50,422 Jersey, and 924 Milking Shorthorn records.
(8) The stages of mourning involve cognitive learning of the reality of the loss; behaviours associated with mourning, such as searching, embody unlearning by extinction; finally, physiological concomitants of grief may influence unlearning by direct effects on neurotransmitters or neurohormones, such as cortisol, ACTH, or norepinephrine.
(9) The amino-terminal region of a 70 kDa mitochondrial outer membrane protein of yeast and the presequence of cytochrome c1, an inner membrane protein exposed to the intermembrane space, are thought to be responsible for localizing the proteins in their final destinations after synthesis in the cytosol.
(10) Certainly, Saunders did not land a single blow that threatened to stop his opponent, although he took quite a few himself that threatened his titles in the final few rounds.
(11) Finally, the automatized measurement system cuts the time spent by a factor of more than five.
(12) Finally, it could be observed that elevated osmotic pressures reduced the lysis of isolated secretory granules when bicarbonate ions were present in the incubation medium.
(13) Finally, 10 patients had an intra- and extrasellar tumour (group III).
(14) The automatic half of both the motor which advances the trepan as well as the second motor which rotates the trepan is triggered by the sudden change in electrical resistance between the trepan and the patient's internal body fluid, at the final stage of penetration.
(15) After immunoadsorbent purification, the final step in a purification procedure similar to that adopted for colon cancer CEA, two main molecular species were identified: 1) Material identical with colon cancer CEA with respect to molecular size, PCA solubility, ability to bind to Con A, and most important the ability to bind to specific monkey anti-CEA serum.
(16) Achilles tendon overuse injuries exist as a spectrum of diseases ranging from inflammation of the paratendinous tissue (paratenonitis), to structural degeneration of the tendon (tendinosis), and finally tendon rupture.
(17) They insist this is the best way of ensuring the country does not descend into chaos before the final withdrawal of combat troops.
(18) GlaxoSmithKline was unusually critical of the decision by Nice, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, and also the Scottish Medicines Consortium, to reject its drug belimumab (brand name Benlysta) in final draft guidance.
(19) Symptoms consistent with major affective disorder were present in one half and depressive spectrum diagnoses were made in one fourth of the cases prior to final diagnosis.
(20) Children are about to start their final term before exams.