Random Analogies
Glycogen As A Role Of Quarters
a: Glycogen ~
b: a role of quarters
What: Glycogen, polymeric glucose, is like a roll of quarters and glucose is like an individual quarter. The body binds glucose molecules together to form glycogen. The analogy to coins is kinda like stacking quarters together to they can be put in a role of quarters for storage. There is an off/ on dynamics with glycogen/glucose. If there is excess glucose, some of it is bound to other glucose molecules to form glycogen. If glucose is need, as during exercise, glycogen is broken down to make glucose. This is sorta like taking from individual quarters from a role as you need to do laundry or make change.
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Writer: LucretiaGemanica
LCC: QD
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Date: Oct 30 2011 12:49 PM
# 1452 Critique Analogy
a: chromosome ~
b: a chapter of a book
What:
"Each chromosome is like a chapter of a book - brought together, they make up an organism's entire genome and tell a full genetic story."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 16 2014 6:01 PM
# 6521 Critique Analogy
a: Conversion therapy ~
b: electroshock therapy
What:
"Conversion therapy is taking away the rights of the people who they are "treating" Conversion therapy is like electroshock therapy in the past is does more harm and does not change anything. From what I read about these places they are borderline torture camps. Face it these places are just a snake oil to desperate people who can't see beyond themselves and what they believe is "normal" acceptable behavior. You can't make a zebra charge its stripes- just hide them. "
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jan 13 2015 12:19 PM
# 7037 Critique Analogy
