Sentence examples for acquired the function from inspiring English sources

Once "X" has acquired the function to respond to dogs, the training is over.

We propose that nucleoplasmin may have acquired the function of SNBP removal after fertilization in many vertebrates because of the appearance and vertical evolution of SNBPs.

In fact, an A11-like gene from Xenopus [ 40] is expressed in olfactory receptor neurons, i.e. may have acquired the function served in zebrafish by S100Z.

These phylogenetic analyses have suggested that RPSA is a ribosomal protein that has acquired the function of laminin receptor during evolution [ 7, 8].

Moreover, the relatively fewer F-box genes in chickpea indicate that F-box proteins in chickpea may have acquired the function to recognize multiple substrates or there might be prevalence of alternative pathways for protein degradation in chickpea.

We propose that apart from a role in nutrition of the embryo, the hypoblast/AVE acquired the function of delaying PS formation while repositioning the streak precursor cells to the midline (Stern and Downs, 2012).

This work was based on the idea that an evolving enzyme has more chance to acquire the function of structurally similar enzymes.

While further studies, besides the indirect evidence (see below), are required to confirm whether or not such cells could be functional, trans-differentiated cells with residual parental properties have been observed to acquire the functions of converted lineage [54], [55], [56].

Once restricted to the intracellular environment, the opportunities for LGT are diminished, so the likelihood of reversal is low, and the possibility of ever acquiring the functions needed to live in a less specialized environment successfully (i.e. in competition with better equipped organisms) is small.

It could be inferred that one of the duplicated pair became free from the functional constraining and acquired the new function or degenerated as nonfunctional by the accumulation of mutations.

Initially, feathers were used as insulators or for display, but they have since acquired the additional function of flight devices.