Random Analogies
a: The golgi body ~
b: the shipping department
What: "The golgi body is like the shipping department of the cell because it modifies, packages, and ships proteins and lipids received from the ER to locations inside and outside of the cell. The golgi is made of a stack of pancake like membranes which prepare and then ship the proteins and lipids."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 27 2013 11:56 AM
# 4444 Critique Analogy
a: Polysome ~
b: a cafeteria line
What:
"A polysome is like a cafeteria line, in which patrons follow one another, adding items to their trays. At any moment, the person at the start has a little food (a newly initiated protein); the person at the end has a complete meal (a completed protein). However, in the polysome cafeteria, everyone gets the same meal: Many copies of the same protein are made from a single mRNA."
Useful?
Writer: William K. Purves, David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians
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Date: Feb 22 2014 9:03 PM
# 5043 Critique Analogy
a: peristalsis ~
b: squeezing a tube of toothpaste
a: feedback loop ~
b: sweating
What:
"An example of a negative feedback loop is like sweating when you get hot. Positive feedback loops are typically due to human action and do not have a good outcome (Promotes instability.) Negative feedback loops occur most often occur in nature and promote stability."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 1 2015 10:34 AM
# 7206 Critique Analogy
