species-specificity

  • 1species specificity — noun : the phenomenon involved in the interaction of an agent (as a pathogen, drug, or antigen) and members of a given species that results in a reaction characteristic for that species compare susceptibility …

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  • 2species-specificity — See species specific. * * * …

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  • 3species-specific — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : exhibiting or characterized by species specificity a species specific reaction * * * /spee sheez spi sif ik, spee seez /, adj. Ecol. associated with or limited to one species only …

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  • 4specificity — specific ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly defined or identified. 2) precise and clear. 3) (specific to) belonging or relating uniquely to. 4) relating to species or a species. ► NOUN (specifics) ▪ precise details …

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  • 5specificity — n. [L. species, kind] Condition of an individual or group of organisms being specific to a host, locale, etc; see host specificity …

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  • 6Plasmodium species infecting birds — Species in five subgenera of Plasmodium infect birds Bennettinia , Giovannolaia , Haemamoeba , Huffia and Novyella .Wiersch S.C., Maier W.A., Kampen H. (2005) Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) cathemerium gene sequences for phylogenetic analysis of malaria …

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  • 7Domain specificity — This term is also used in scientific articles, in which domain is a sphere of activity, function, or field; and domain specificity is a characteristic of processing that is unique for this domain. Domain specificity is a theoretical position in… …

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  • 8Endangered species — An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. An endangered species is usually a taxonomic species,… …

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  • 9host specificity — The degree to which a parasite is able to mature in one or more host species …

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  • 10neuronal specificity — the invariance of the locations, trajectories, and spatial arrangement of neurons in all members of the same species …

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