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The phrase "a generation time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to biology, ecology, or any field discussing the time it takes for a generation to occur.
Example: "The study focused on the generation time of the species, which was found to be approximately two years."
Alternatives: "a reproductive cycle" or "a generational period".
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However, a more extensive set of 33 phylogenetically independent comparisons failed to find a generation time effect for plants in general [ 3].
Bacillus thuringiensis grew on quinalphos with a generation time of 28.38 min or 0.473 h in logarithmic phase.
In the presence of 100 μm polyP·Ca2+-complex, the cells proliferate with a generation time of approximately 47 55 h.
yrs BP (assuming a generation time of one year).
It has non overlapping generations, and a generation time of approximately 28 days.
However, mutant LVSΔ1423/1422 grew substantially slower, with a generation time of approximately 6 h.
In fact, the inferred BATWING values are conservative, using a generation time of 25 years.
GBS grew rapidly in this medium, with a generation time of ∼35 min in logarithmic phase (Fig. 1).
Using a generation time of 25 years decreases Nef estimates by 20%, but does not affect the time estimates.
We assumed a generation time of 15 years and a mutation rate of 5.8% per million years.
We assumed a generation time of 3.5 years [ 61].
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