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DIVERSE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Distinctly dissimilar or unlike
Example:
animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
Synonyms:
diverse; various
Classified under:
Similar:
different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)
Derivation:
diversity (noticeable heterogeneity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Many and different
Example:
a person of diverse talents
Synonyms:
divers; diverse
Classified under:
Similar:
different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)
Derivation:
diverseness; diversity (noticeable heterogeneity)
Context examples:
ANK repeats have been identified in over 1700 functionally diverse proteins, primarily from eukaryotes; no common theme among the protein targets has been identified.
(Ankyrin Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)
The ADAM gene products with known functions act in a highly diverse set of biological processes, including fertilization, neurogenesis, myogenesis, embryonic TGF-alpha release and the inflammatory response.
(ADAM Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Human Basal Transcription Factor Genes encode Basal Transcription Factors, a diverse group of general factors required for transcription of all eukaryotic PolII genes.
(Basal Transcription Factor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
GPCRs form a broad and diverse gene family that responds not only to peptide ligands but also small molecule neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin and adrenaline), light, odorants, taste, lipids, nucleotides, and ions.
(Bioactive Peptide Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule is a membrane-bound glycoprotein member of the Ig superfamily that binds to a variety of other cell adhesion proteins involved in diverse contact-mediated interactions.
(CD56 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
A diverse taxonomic order of placental mammals that includes bears, dogs, cats, and ferrets.
(Carnivora, NCI Thesaurus)
Cancer cells resistant to a diverse set of hydrophobic drugs are known as MDR cells (multidrug-resistant).
(Multi-Drug Resistance Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
G1 Arrest consists of cellular biochemical mechanisms, responsive to diverse governing conditions (DNA damage, contact inhibition, growth factors, etc.), that control cellular progress through the G1 phase of the cell cycle.
(Negative Regulation of G1 Phase, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes neuropeptide Y receptor type 2 protein, is involved in diverse physiological functions as a receptor for neuropeptide Y.
(NPY2R wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in diverse physiological functions as a peptide hormone receptor.
(NPY2R Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
