Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

markers characteristic

English answer:

markers that are characteristic

Added to glossary by ErichEko ⟹⭐
May 9, 2011 07:50
13 yrs ago
English term

markers characteristic

English Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Biochemistry
Sample context:

In vitro deregulation of markers characteristic of human prostate epithelial cell...

Question:

Is "markers charasteristic" = charasteristic of markers, OR = markers that are identifier (of cell)?
Why is it written in plural?

Responses

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markers (that are) characteristic

Hope that helps.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-09 09:02:57 GMT)
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And it's plural because there are more than one of them (markers that is).
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
2 hrs
agree Phong Le
2 hrs
agree Ambrose Li : To asker: “characteristic of xx” is a single adjectival phrase; it means “typical of xx”
8 hrs
agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Hello Dr. Andrew, your answer is truly enlightening. Thanks also for Ambrose."
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