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... become quite large , eight to 16 eggs . Incubation , which lasts 17 to 21 days , is done entirely by the male , who broods and guides the chicks for several weeks after hatching . The chicks , blotched and streaked like the young of the ...
... become quite large , eight to 16 eggs . Incubation , which lasts 17 to 21 days , is done entirely by the male , who broods and guides the chicks for several weeks after hatching . The chicks , blotched and streaked like the young of the ...
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... become expressed and thus cause a previously normal cell to become malignant . Oncogenes have been found in chro- mosome 8 in Burkitt's lymphoma cells and in a variety of other human tumours . Introduction of such oncogenes in DNA from ...
... become expressed and thus cause a previously normal cell to become malignant . Oncogenes have been found in chro- mosome 8 in Burkitt's lymphoma cells and in a variety of other human tumours . Introduction of such oncogenes in DNA from ...
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... become more acidic with increasing oxidation number , and the halides become more covalent and susceptible to hydrolysis . 3. In the oxo anions characteristic of the higher valence states the metal atom is tetrahedrally surrounded by ...
... become more acidic with increasing oxidation number , and the halides become more covalent and susceptible to hydrolysis . 3. In the oxo anions characteristic of the higher valence states the metal atom is tetrahedrally surrounded by ...
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