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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assigns function" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing the act of designating a specific role or purpose to something, often in technical or programming discussions.
Example: "The software assigns function to each module based on its designated task within the system."
Alternatives: "designates role" or "allocates purpose".
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We have developed a fully integrated, high-performance software system, AGeS, which annotates genomic sequences and assigns function(s) to the predicted protein-coding regions for completed and draft bacterial genomes.
The ENCODE Project Consortium assigns function to 80.4% of the genome (ENCODE Project Consortium 2012).
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†Fraction of test proteins with at least one function assigned, which has at least one assigned function on the original MIPS functional datasets.
Lastly, we provide a comprehensive assignment of putative GO terms to 463 proteins that currently have no assigned function.
In total, 1200 genes were functionally annotated and 607 have strong homology to another organism but no assigned function.
Nishizaki, S. S. & Boyle, A. P. Mining the unknown: assigning function to noncoding single nucleotide polymorphisms.
The necessity of exercising caution in assigning function based on sequence comparison is emphasised.
The Section 29 law defines "placed in service" as "when the property is placed in a condition or state of readiness and availability for a specifically assigned function".
Building on these observations, we assigned function to two minor central carbon isozymes, aconitase 2 (and2) and pyruvate kinase 2 (PYK2).
Now the picture is becoming clearer and some of the "junk" has a properly assigned function, but the complexity revealed is staggering.
However, this opportunity brings a significant interpretative challenge to assigning function and phenotypic variance to common and rare alleles.
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