"overt differences" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe noticeable or visible contrasts between two or more things. Example: Despite their shared background, there were several overt differences between the two brothers. One was outgoing and sociable while the other was introverted and reserved.
Nevertheless, when the hearts of gene-targeted mice were subjected to different types of stress stimuli, some overt differences in the manifestation of pathological phenotypes became apparent.
Heart rates did not differ among the mice (P = 0.567), suggesting no overt differences in sympathetic tone.
Mr. Neenan responds to its changes of structure and mood; yet there are overt differences between its drama and his.
No overt differences in perfusion of the islet capillaries were noted (Figure 1a).
Neurons infected with sponge had no overt differences in somatic size or dendritic morphology compared to cells infected with the pRubi control retrovirus (Fig. 5b).
As there were no overt differences in the expression levels of PRRs, we focused on the interference of HPVs with the downstream pathogen-sensing machinery.
Notably, the excision efficiency of Pten showed no overt differences between males and females carrying the R26-Ptenfx/+ or R26-Ptenfx/fx genotypes.
If there is no overt difference in behavior in any set of circumstances between a system that understands and one that does not, evolution cannot select for genuine understanding.
Besides, we could not detect an overt difference in the PrPSc deposition as determined by immunoblot (Fig. 7C).
The plated cells again generated tertiary sphere-like colonies that showed no overt difference from the secondary colonies.
Sections from the left (siRNA-infused) and right (untreated) hemispheres, which were processed in parallel, showed an overt difference in mRNA labeling, with less robust signal intensity and decreased number of labeled neurons in the left substantia nigra of all 3 animals receiving α-synuclein siRNA (Fig. 2A).
