Random Analogies
Y Chromsome Like Mitochondrial Dna
a: Chromosome ~
b: mtDNA
What: "The Y chromosome is like mtDNA in that it passes from generation to generation virtually unchanged. But unlike mtDNA, the Y chromosome passes from father to sons." Yes, there is no recombination for either of these. These their changes are due to replication errors and are not due to the recombination that occurs with sexual reproduction.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 11 2012 2:39 PM
# 2571 Critique Analogy
a: death ~
b: a floating cloud
What:
"Life is like a floating cloud
which appears.
Death is like a floating cloud
which disappears."
The link is a discussion of this type of stuff.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 7 2014 8:42 PM
# 5799 Critique Analogy
Cytoskeleton
a: cytoskeleton ~
b: bus
What:
It helps move things around in the cell.
Useful?
Writer: John Green
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Nov 12 2014 6:20 PM
# 6542 Critique Analogy
a: Eosinophils ~
b: the first line of defense
What:
"The eosinophils are like the first line of defense of the blood. When they are stressed to their limits, the lymphocytes take over and rise."
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Writer: Robert J. Peshek
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Date: Feb 2 2015 12:01 PM
# 7233 Critique Analogy
