Sentence examples for terms obligate from inspiring English sources

As little is still known about the ecology of many epiphytic and terrestrial plants within CNP, the terms obligate epiphyte (i.e. exclusively aerial) and facultative epiphyte (i.e. sometimes also terrestrial) were not used.

Although the terms "obligate" and "permanent" describe the same phenomenon (the obligate interactions are typically permanent), "non-obligate" and "transient" are not synonymous terms, because nonobligate interactions can lead to the formation of both transient and permanent complexes.

These nonfunctional sequences are eventually eliminated by deletions yielding the reduced genomes observed in long-term obligate pathogens and symbionts.

Extreme genome stasis (no gene acquisition or rearrangement) has been observed for distantly related genomes of Buchnera and other long-term obligate symbionts, suggesting its establishment fairly early in symbiosis (e.g., Tamas et al. 2002, van Ham et al. 2003; Sabree et al. 2010).

Multiple Wolbachia genomes have been sequenced; they show typical features of long-term obligate endosymbionts, such as reduced genome size, accelerated DNA sequence evolution, and A+T nucleotide bias (Wu et al. 2004; Foster et al. 2005; Klasson et al. 2008; Klasson et al. 2009; Darby et al. 2012).

Exactly why Enron wanted to assume the contract under terms that obligated it to pay money back with interest is unclear.

Getting no help from Washington, the governor was forced to sign disadvantageous long-term contracts, obligating electricity distributors and consumers to pay high prices for electricity for years to come.

[New York Post] Courts and Law The primary booker for the prostitution ring patronized by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer pleaded guilty on terms that may obligate her to testify before a federal grand jury.

Although the rhizobia-legume symbiosis is a highly adapted and regulated interaction it can not be termed permanent or obligate.

The ideal long term, but not obligate, goal is sirolimus mono-therapy in arm 2. In the first year after LT all patients will be followed-up after month 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12.

Even though hemiparasites are photosynthetically competent, some species nevertheless are obligate in terms of their reliance on a host for their reproduction.