The phrase "a few chains of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple interconnected links or sequences, often in a metaphorical or literal sense.
Example: "The artist created a few chains of thought that connected her various works together."
Alternatives: "several links of" or "a couple of sequences of".
"What we are dealing with is an outbreak of limited geographic area and only a few chains of transmission".
This kerfuffle served as the main reason for Chile's support of the UK during the Falklands War, another convoluted and somewhat silly conflict over a few chains of islands off the coast of Argentina that the British had long claimed as their own.
The phylogeny of the 2004 2005 strains from Nigeria suggests that the 2004 2005 diversity was not caused by multiple chains of transmission sustained since 1997 1998, but by only a few chains of transmission paired with a rapid restoration of a high genetic diversity (2.2% in both cities).
Around Christmas, the wicked hairy devil – half goat, half demon – appears on the streets wielding a few chains and bells, a bundle of birch branches and carrying a wooden tub on his back.
For an extra bit of flair, how about wrapping a few chain bracelets around the ankles of your boots?
This time scale is consistent with the natural history of influenza virus infection, which has a serial interval (interval between cases) of 2 3 days, so that it takes a few successive chains of transmission to reach full-scale transmission.
The Bronx island has no fast-food franchises and only a few national chains of any kind.
Antigen receptor molecules are proteins, which are composed of a few polypeptide chains (i.e., chains of amino acids linked together by chemical bonds known as peptide bonds).
Different samples of silicone oil with the same viscosity may be composed of a narrow band of different molecular weight chains containing only a few short chains, whereas another sample of the same viscosity may be composed of a wider range of molecular weight chains with more short-chain molecules capable of emulsification.
Electron density was well defined for most of the structure, except for a few side chains, the first residue of chain A, and the nine initial residues of chain B. The final refined structure contains two monomers of AaegOBP1 with 240 residues, 410 water molecules, 3 Mg2+ ions, one Cl− ion and one putative PEG molecule.
A few side chains outside of the motif segment were not resolved in the electron density map perhaps due to inherent flexibility.
