subpopulation
subpopulation
Definition
sub·popu·la·tion (sub′päp yə lā′s̸hən)
noun
a subdivision of a population, with common, distinguishing characteristics
subpopulation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- cell: In addition to the decline of certain subpopulations of T cells, important changes occur at the cell surface of all T cells.
- bacterium: The secreting subpopulation of bacteria would need to be resistant to this toxin in order to survive.
Converse of object
- define: Using electrostatic deflexion to divert and collect cells with one or more fluorescent labels enables defined subpopulations to be sorted.
- identify: In order to do so we have also calculated 3D maps of two additional subpopulations identified in our original 15,650 particle data set.
Noun used with modifier
- cell: This includes studies on immune cell subpopulations and cytokines, the cell chemical messengers.
- lymphocyte: Activation of bovine lymphocyte subpopulations by staphylococcal toxin C. Infect.
- B-cell: The aim of this work was to determine reference values of normal B-cell subpopulations.
- T-cell: A temporary decline in T-cell subpopulations, but no reduction in serum immunoglobulin levels, could be observed.
Adjective modifier
- small: Using FISH, loss or monosomy 22q was detected in small subpopulations of tumor cells in 36 % of cases.
- different: While different island subpopulations exist, they are all managed as a single stock by the US National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ).
- distinct: As application we have in mind the case of BSE where specific birth cohorts may present distinct disease-free subpopulations.
- several: Note that POPULATION STRUCTURE Consider several subpopulations of the same species separated geographically.
- bacterial: It also has a significant overlap with Lizzie's ideas about conflict between bacterial subpopulations.
Preposition: within
- group: Subpopulations within this group all know the have told me with a member.
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