The phrase "a general pattern for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a common or typical method, approach, or trend that can be applied to various situations or subjects.
Example: "Researchers have identified a general pattern for how species adapt to changing environments over time."
Alternatives: "a common framework for" or "a typical model for".
Stellar observations show that this is a general pattern for sun-like cool stars.
This result was supported by separate analysis of two long-diverged orders, suggesting that it is likely to be a general pattern for placental mammals.
We could not find a general pattern for the TPX2 gene locations in the three genomes.
As a result of this and other investigations, a general pattern for the GPI anchor structure has emerged (1, 2).
Next we asked whether the profile obtained with eat-2 ad1116) eat-2 ad1116 pattern for all long-lised mutants.
(D) A general pattern for the differentially charged isoform distribution of ApoE was then sought in the blood of AD patients compared with age- and sex-matched controls.
Therefore, taken as a whole, the data obtained from the tag SNPs points that there is not a general pattern of selection for the different CNVs herein identified.
This may suggest a general pattern of evolution for these types of proteins.
To verify whether this is a general pattern of localization for myosin VIII members, we checked ATM2, myosin VIIIA and myosin VIIIB.
Diverse groups of nectar-feeding animals such as bees (e.g., von Frisch 1927; Cnaani et al. 2006), birds (e.g., Hainsworth and Wolf 1976; Roberts 1996; Nicolson and Fleming 2003), and bats (e.g., Roces et al. 1993; Rodríguez-Peña et al. 2007) show a general pattern of preference for sweeter sugar solutions and more precise discrimination at low concentrations.
The relatively low density of the Austin growth level indicates a general pattern of single relationships for many of the nodes, in contrast to the very large main component.
