What's the difference between idiomorphous and unique?
Idiomorphous
Definition:
(a.) Having a form of its own.
(a.) Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of the mineral constituents of a rock.
Example Sentences:
(1) The two idiomorphic alleles called mat+ and mat-, which control the mating types in Podospora anserina, have been cloned.
(2) Further, 9 idiomorphic phenotypes were observed; however, without family data it was not possible to exactly define the majority of these.
(3) This structural organization demonstrates that the a mating-type alleles of U. maydis are idiomorphs sensu Metzenberg and Glass (1990), nt sequences mapping to the same genetic locus that share no obvious evolutionary relationship.
(4) In this study, we have used repeat induced point (RIP) mutation to identify functional regions of the A idiomorph.
(5) Exceptions to this finding include hybridization of DNA from the a1 idiomorph of U. maydis to DNA from one strain of U. violacea and hybridization of both a idiomorphs to DNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
(6) While these are processed the Al2O3 crystallites turn idiomorphic.
(7) The structure analysed in the scanning electron microscope showed leucite in the dendritic and idiomorphic form.
Unique
Definition:
(a.) Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
(n.) A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
Example Sentences:
(1) Virtually every developed country has some form of property tax, so the idea that valuing residential property is uniquely difficult, or that it would be widely evaded, is nonsense.
(2) Chromatographic maps of DNA adducts demonstrated unique patterns of DNA adducts for each of the regions.
(3) A sperm whale myoglobin gene containing multiple unique restriction sites has been constructed in pUC 18 by sequential assembly of chemically synthesized oligonucleotide fragments.
(4) The temporary loss of a family member through deployment brings unique stresses to a family in three different stages: predeployment, survival, and reunion.
(5) This is a report concerning a unique combination of Alzheimer's disease with the following refluxes: buccosalivary, gastroesophageal, vesicoureteral, urethroprostatic and urethrovesicular, along with neurogenic bowel and neuropathic bladder.
(6) A constellation of histologic lesions was identified in brain (diffuse meningoencephalitis with bilaterally symmetrical thalamic necrosis), liver (pericholangiohepatitis), lung (pneumonitis), and spleen (lymphoid hyperplasia); this tetrad is apparently unique to this model system.
(7) Monoclonal antibodies to human thyroglobulin may offer a unique opportunity to confirm the tissue origin of cutaneous metastasis.
(8) The presence of a previously unreported dipeptide transport mechanism within blood leukocytes and the selective enrichment of the granule enzyme, DPPI, within cytotoxic effector cells of lymphoid or myeloid lineage appear to afford a unique mechanism for the targeting of immunotherapeutic reagents composed of simple dipeptide esters or amides.
(9) The problem-based system provides a unique integration of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the basic sciences through clinical problem solving which was highly rated in all analysed phases.
(10) Radio-immunoprecipitation and partial proteolytic digest mapping showed that the monoclonal antibodies each recognized a unique epitope.
(11) Structural studies indicate that caveolae are decorated on their cytoplasmic surface by a unique array of filaments or strands that form striated coatings.
(12) Silicon, a relatively unknown trace element in nutritional research, has been uniquely localized in active calcification sites in young bone.
(13) These neurons can be identified uniquely by 3H-thymidine exposure during the week preceding the neurogenesis of cortical layer 6.
(14) But it is a huge logistical problem – unique in the world.
(15) A basic premise is that emotional process is not unique to homo sapiens and that human behavior might better be understood by observing this process in the broader context of all natural systems.
(16) Although GD1a was also found in the lung, heart, kidney, and spleen, its expression within the murine immune cells under investigation was unique to TH2 lymphocytes.
(17) "Our black, Muslim and Jewish citizens will sleep much less easily now the BBC has legitimised the BNP by treating its racist poison as the views of just another mainstream political party when it is so uniquely evil and dangerous."
(18) The unique case of an elderly man presenting with right L2-3 radiculopathy is described.
(19) Because each linkage project is different, the modular nature of the software allows for better control of the programming process and development of unique strategies.
(20) The testing of this program with HSIRPR cDNA release (EMBL data bank) indicated the presence of unique features in the signal peptide coding region.