Sentences with phrase «became nonfunctional»
By comparing the armadillo gene to other closely related mammals, a team of scientists has now identified several cone - related genes in the armadillo genome that became nonfunctional millions of years ago, they report today at the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego, California.
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In addition to becoming immortal, cancer cells invade the surrounding tissue, rendering it nonfunctional.