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- noun Plural form of
superfamily .
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Examples
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The NIH has entire databases devoted to gene families and protein families, superfamilies, etc.
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I think that many discussions of protein families and superfamilies embrace such a concept, at least implicitly [35,36].
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In previous analyses of plant food allergens published in 2005, the scientists found that most belong to a highly restricted number of protein superfamilies.
Archive 2007-10-01 Steve Carper 2007
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In previous analyses of plant food allergens published in 2005, the scientists found that most belong to a highly restricted number of protein superfamilies.
Why Some Foods Are More Allergenic Than Others Steve Carper 2007
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These seafaring hippos then branched into the two superfamilies of the baleen whales (finbacks, blue whales) and the toothed whales (dolphins, porpoises). rdog29
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"Three superfamilies of turtles," he began joyously.
Little Eve Edgarton Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915
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"Three superfamilies of turtles," began Barton all over again.
Little Eve Edgarton Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915
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Gong S, Worth CL, Bickerton GR, Lee S, Tanramluk D, et al. (2009) Structural and functional restraints in the evolution of protein families and superfamilies.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sungsam Gong et al. 2010
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The EHL linguists say they can go even further back by classifying language families into superfamilies and even into a super-superfamily.
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The EHL linguists say they can go even further back by classifying language families into superfamilies and even into a super-superfamily.
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