homologous
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Co-corresponding author Professor Joo-Yong Lee stated, "We identified a mechanism in which key DNA repair proteins are actively degraded inside the cell. This provides a new way to regulate homologous recombination beyond genetic mutations."
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Worth noting, this work presents the first homologous series based on defect ordering found for hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
However, the bird wing and bat wing are both made from homologous bones that are similar in appearance.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
They are the replicated parts of the first source of living, and they are wonderfully homologous.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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