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Alligator holes were scarcer in an area where modified hydrology caused draining and frequent dry-downs compared to another area that maintains a functional wetland system.

The preserved postero-medial compartment maintains a functional medial collateral ligament (MCL) [25] as every time the knee flexes, the femur rides out of the tibial defect allowing the MCL to regain its normal length.

The centrifugal moult is modified in the tail feathers of woodpeckers and treecreepers, in that it begins with the second innermost pair of feathers and finishes with the central pair of feathers so that the bird maintains a functional climbing tail.

10.7554/eLife.01369.014 Figure 8. USP13 maintains a functional interaction between Bag6 and SGTA.

Thus, a subset of PEGs maintains a functional role in Arabidopsis, which is only revealed upon deregulation in triploid seeds.

The Pa pUCP vector control included in this study maintains a functional T3S system but lacks T3S effectors.

Cikala and colleagues proposed that Jmjd6 might possess an AT-hook DNA binding domain just C-terminal of the JmjC domain, which might allow binding of the protein to DNA [30] though structural predictions suggest maintaining a functional AT-hook whilst maintaining catalytic function is unlikely.

How would we maintain a functional relationship with Moscow without condoning the further strangulation of democracy in Russia?

In a way, we don't deserve saving – we've been willing to forget every lesson history could have taught us about maintaining a functional, sustainable civil society.

The monophysites, however, steadfastly resisted Sergius' indoctrination because he continued to maintain a functional humanity in Christ.

Homeostasis, the capacity to maintain a functional equilibrium, would turn out to be one of the cardinal principles of all organisms; it's often described as one of the defining principles of life.