The phrase "altered in steps of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a process of change or adjustment that occurs incrementally or in specified intervals.
Example: "The temperature was altered in steps of five degrees to observe the effects on the experiment."
Alternatives: "changed in increments of" or "modified by intervals of".
It has been established that type I enzymes alter linking number in steps of one, removing one supercoil (i.e., one turn of the helix) at a time [ 35].
This sequence was altered in 3 steps to incorporate regions of maximum variability, identified as significant changes in the PCPs, characteristic of DENV-4 strains.
Similarly, expression levels of a series of genes were found to be altered in a step-wise manner among tumorigenic MCF-10F cells.
The Mt expression is also altered in the early step of IBD and ulcerative colitis (UC -associated CRC [ 26].
After local District Governmental Animal Investigation Committee approval, blood volume was altered in both directions randomly in steps of 150 ml (mild) to 450 ml (moderate) either by haemorrhage, retransfusion of blood, or infusion of colloids in six Foxhound dogs.
Although any tentative to answer this question remains highly speculative, there are in principle only two possible explanations: either the membranes in the pellets display a lower salt affinity or for some reason the DOPG/MO ratio gets altered in favor of MO during the last steps of pellet production.
Chamber temperatures were altered diurnally (in steps) from an overnight low of 20°C to a maximum afternoon value of 30°C.
The number of requests N was altered in the range of 100 400% of the real world size in steps of 100%.
The length of the route sections taken into account for estimating the coasting acceleration is altered in three preset steps (basic, prolonged, or shortened distance).
