Sentence examples for defensive function from inspiring English sources

An analysis of the sequence variation revealed that the active domains of PI genes carry the signatures of an evolutionary arms race between plants and their enemies [9], [62]; hence the ability to produce a wide spectrum of structurally and functionally divergent PIs is likely important for PIs' defensive function.

Because these transformed lines did not differ in any other measured defense traits [ 42], they allowed us to examine the defensive function of TPIs by constraining plant responses to herbivore attack and observe unconstrained herbivore behavior in response to these constrained plant responses.

Their defensive function is somewhat self-evident: they're stabby.

Preferably, the defensive function could operate transparently, with the ability and trust to share information about vulnerabilities.

The Department of Homeland Security – an agency far better prepared to defend against threats – might be a better home for such a defensive function.

The delicately coloured body has bizarre outgrowths, called cerata, which serve a defensive function, discharging nematocysts that the nudibranch has ingested from cnidarian prey.

Their findings have been remarkably consistent in supporting the hierarchy of defenses, suggesting that instruments which could readily yield an accurate assessment of defensive functioning would prove clinically useful in identifying characteristic personality traits.

Unique associations with stress and defensive functioning depict individual differences in the Dark triad traits.

It also laid the basis for plant genetic engineering on its defensive functions to pests and diseases.

In 2008-09, for instance, after Manchester United had struggled to contain the attacking left-back Aly Cissokho against Porto, Sir Alex Ferguson used Wayne Rooney as a wide‑forward and Cristiano Ronaldo centrally because Rooney was more diligent in performing his defensive functions.

Björkman et al. (2011) and Edreva (2005) reported that flavonoids in plants may carry defensive functions against environmental stresses, especially higher light radiation, which is evidenced by data obtained in full light treatments of our study.