The two main theories have revolved around use in combat, or display in courtship, with the latter thought now to be the most likely primary function.
In my first few years as a college president, I've had the opportunity to keep a hand in nearly every aspect of the school's operation -- except the most central, primary function of the institution itself: I've missed teaching.
They might be related as well in terms of biological process, perhaps with many or most serving a primary function of phage resistance rather than of host gene transcriptional regulation.
(Clinical service provider) In contrast, those working in community organisations frequently waited until a service user raised the issue before discussing it, as most felt their primary function was helping to meet the immediate and tangible needs that their service user brought to the consultation (such as emotional support, health information, housing advice).
Cytosine methylation is a major epigenetic modification in most eukaryotes, and the primary function of which is to serve as a genome defense system including taming activity of transposable elements (TEs).
As has been suggested, these and other seminal ideas were contained for the most part in writings, the primary function of which was attack on the existing order of government and society in western Europe.
The primary function of most bacteriocins is bacteriocidal activity against closely related species or strains.
The primary function of most spores is to ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress.
The primary function of most S1PRs is to regulate the migratory responses of cells by inducing proteins with Rac GTPase activity [ 36, 51].
It is one of the most abundant viral proteins and its primary function is to encapsidate the viral genome.
