Several genes encoded in the B. suis genome with inferred functions in nitrogen metabolism are not predicted to be functional in the B. ovis genome.
Such a set of functionally neighbor, coregulated genes is more likely to be functional in the new genetic background and thus be kept by natural selection in the new genome.
Therefore, of the 18 V1Ra/V1Rb genes presumed to be functional in the common Mus ancestor, five (~28%) have lost function in one but not the other Mus lineage.
Apparently, the new button isn't quite ready just yet, but should be functional in the near future.
Hence, the nanometer-sized metallic structures are not appropriate for electromagnetic devices which can be functional in the manner of metamaterials or SPP devices.
Recent studies show that these extra supernumerary eyes (often called ectopic eyes) in strange places respond to light and may be functional in the sense that they extend nerve projections to the central nervous system (Clements et al. 2008).
The probes need to be functional in the relatively benign cell-culture-media environment of a mammalian cell line, as well as in the extreme environments favored by, for example, an acidiphilic protist, normally found swimming about in streams and lakes of high acidity (pH 2 to 3).
It should be functional in the next two weeks.
Computers are a necessity in today's world, and Pratham is really helping these kids advance by teaching them to be functional in the digital age.
Surprisingly, this strain appeared to be functional in the mouse model of infection.
However, this gene is unlikely to be functional in the highly virulent strains, due to a previously characterized frameshift mutation [45].
