> -wrap-foot> Afterelocalizationon, a duplicated gene could perform a similar function, or there could be functional diversification compared with the ancestral function.
And surely movies perform a similar function for mass culture.
Some old-school leftists would claim that the Oscars perform a similar function — "bread and circuses".
The Merovingians appointed a major palatii (mayor of the palace) to perform a similar function.
If two or more genes perform a similar function, can one be deleted?
Injecting sulfur dioxide, or particles that perform a similar function, would rapidly lower the temperature of the earth, at relatively little expense most estimates put the cost at less than ten billion dollars a year.
One reads "Focus" with the hope that it will perform a similar function for open awareness and other forms of attentiveness now under siege.
The shear studs, which perform a similar function to bond of rebars in reinforced concrete, act as springs resisting the shear slip between the faceplates and concrete.
The Microsoft Band 2 can perform a similar function using a vibrating alarm, which I use if I'm travelling or I'm worried that light and sound alone won't wake me for something important.
Australia's Mr Vaile reckoned Doha's success was in part a result of better preparation, thanks to small informal meetings held in Singapore and Mexico; he wanted the meeting in Sydney to perform a similar function.
And there are clear signs of upheaval among the 12 Landesbanken, which act as "central" banks, or clearing houses, for the Sparkassen, and the three banks that perform a similar function for the co-operatives.
