Random Analogies

The Endoplasmic Reticulum As Conveyor Belt

a: The rough endoplasmic reticulum ~
b: an industrial conveyor belt

What: "The rough endoplasmic reticulum is like an industrial conveyor belt which can transport substance; the smooth endoplasmic reticulum can produce steroid hormones."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 21 2011 11:26 PM


A Huge Bobber For Fishing?

a: The kayak ~
b: a huge bobber

What: "The kayak is like a huge bobber they can't pull under, and it wears them out," Morrow said. "They were amazingly docile once they got close to the kayak," Bliss said. "They didn't do much jumping at all next to the kayak. You could reach out and touch them and they didn't spook or anything." The four kayak-caught sails ranged between 85-115 estimated pounds.

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Writer: JOE JULAVITS
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Date: Feb 15 2012 10:09 PM


Round And Round It Wrapped......

a: Chromatin ~
b: baseballs wrapped in a spaghetti

What: Chromatin is a combination of protein and DNA that occurs in the Eukaryotic nucleus. The ball portion in this analogy is the protein portion which is made of positively charge amino acids that bind to the negative charges of the DNA spaghetti. The DNA is wrapped around the protein which enables a very long piece of DNA to be stored in a very small space.

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Writer: mattyflynn
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 12 2012 7:07 PM



a: Slavery ~
b: bad uncle

What:

"Slavery is like that uncle that paid for my college, but also molested me"


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Writer: Not Known
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 7 2014 4:12 PM



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