The phrase "appears to be selective" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing something that seems to show preference or discrimination in choices or actions.
Example: "The study's findings suggest that the sample population appears to be selective in their responses to the survey."
Alternatives: "seems to be choosy" or "looks to be discerning."
Two of the aromatic lactones show selectivity within the ALDH1/2 class, and one appears to be selective for ALDH2 compared to all other isoenzymes tested.
T. appendiculariformis, however, appears to be selective in its choice of prey, deriving plastids only from certain organisms.
The deficit noted in this paradigm appears to be selective for rats exposed to MAM late during gestation, as it has recently been reported that exposure to MAM at embryonic days 9 15 does not affect latent inhibition (or two-way avoidance learning) in a similar two-way shuttle box procedure (Jongen-Rêlo et al, 2004).
Shale gas development drilling is based on pre-screening criteria and appears to be selective for potentially high productivity.
However, the protection appears to be selective as acetaminophen was not neuroprotective against α-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration at any concentration tested.
Another advantage of RTX is that it appears to be selective.
The durophagous predators (e.g. crabs) and drilling predators (naticids, octopods, and muricids) appeared to be selective in their choice of prey items.
This change appeared to be selective for α1-receptors as the motor responses to dopaminergic agonists were not diminished and, in fact, were somewhat increased, in confirmation of previous findings by others (Hahn et al, 1986).
The compounds were tested for their inhibitory activities on both human MAO-A and B. All compounds appeared to be selective MAO-B inhibitors with Ki values in the micromolar to submicromolar range.
Early work showed that neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) hold information in working memory by having sustained firing rates for extended periods of time, while more recent work has shown that many neurons in the PFC appear to be selective for shorter periods of time and thus information in working memory is contained in a dynamic population code (Meyers et al. 2008, 2012, Stokes et al. 2013).
The changes in PV mRNA during development appear to be selective, because mRNA coding for the structurally homologous Ca2+-binding protein calmodulin (CaM) was found to change only slightly in muscle.
