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The phrase "affect the structure and function of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific, technical, or academic contexts when discussing how one element influences another's organization and operation.
Example: "The introduction of the new chemical compound may affect the structure and function of the cellular membrane."
Alternatives: "influence the organization and operation of" or "impact the arrangement and role of".
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Non-synonymous SNPs in coding regions of genes may be functional by altering an amino acid, which in turn may affect the structure and function of the encoded protein, while synonymous SNPs may have functional consequences by affecting the stability or folding of mRNA transcripts.
Mediators released in response to pain have been shown to affect the structure and function of the blood brain barrier in vitro and in vivo.
And according to a new study from researchers at University College Cork, your gut microbes might affect the structure and function of the brain in a more direct way, by regulating myelination, the process by which nerve fibres are insulated so that they can conduct impulses properly.
As far back as 1986, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asserted jurisdiction over transgenic animals and fish on the grounds that the transgene and any expressed proteins affect the "structure and function" of the receiving animal analogous to the modalities of alternative veterinary drug formulations.
Species are also known to respond in different ways and at different rates to climate change, which is likely to affect the structure and function of existing ecosystems in equally varied ways.
Animal applications of gene drives would fall under Food and Drug Administration [FDA] purview as "veterinary medicines". Current FDA guidance defines genetically engineered DNA constructs intended to affect the structure and function of an animal as veterinary medicines and requires developers to demonstrate that such constructs are safe for the animal.
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Large herbivores play crucial ecological roles, affecting the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems.
Land use often results in multiple pressures affecting the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems.
Mattson studies how dietary intake affects the structure and function of the brain.
The main hypothesis is that exercise directly affects the structure and function of the brain.
Prolyl hydroxylation is an important post-translational modification that affects the structure and function of proteins.
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