Random Analogies

Let Them Role Out.....the Goods.....

a: Hollywood ~
b: Detroit

What: "Indeed Hollywood has often been compared to Detroit". Both of these major industrial centers are engaged n the mass production of commodities. Detroit's output is more standardized,though manufacturer and model differentiate the automobiles that role off the assembly line." Source: "Looking At Movies An Introduction Film". page 480.

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Writer: Richard Barsam
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Mar 22 2013 7:17 PM


Biological Spell Check...

a: Dna polymerase ~
b: a word processor

What: "You need to have a way to fix mistakes., or a proofreading capacity. Each of your cells has 46 DNA moleucles, about 6 billion bases. It only takes a few hours to copy all of this with very few errors. The DNA polymerase is like a word processor. When it sees a mistake it will back up and fix it like hitting the delete key on a computer."

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Writer: Ms. Steinhardt
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 6 2013 9:45 AM



a: point mutation ~
b: a typo in the gene

What:

"A point mutation is like a typo in the gene that causes it to work incorrectly."


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Writer: Christine Kuehn Kelly
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Where:
Date: May 15 2014 5:24 PM



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