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During Replication......

a: The plasmid ~
b: a micro-chromosome

What: "All the plasmids in a cell are bunched up, and like chromosomes this cluster duplicates during S phase. The clusters then appear to sidle up to a chromosome and go their separate ways as the sister chromatids part and the cell divides. In this way, the plasmid is "like a micro-chromosome or even a chromosome appendage,"

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Writer: Makkuni Jayaram
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Where:
Date: May 13 2013 5:42 PM



a: antidepressants ~
b: mental steroids

What:

"This is what I told myself. 'You know, antidepressants are like mental steroids. And nobody ever has any sympathy for an athlete who takes steroids.'


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Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: Jan 31 2014 5:33 PM



a: Document Object Model ~
b: a tree

What:

It's like a tree where you can add branches, cut off old branches, grow new branches and maybe trim the leaves and maybe add some leaves. You can also modify the whole tree by changing the trunk (window) object.


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Writer: Lucrezia
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 22 2014 7:33 PM



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