[
US
/ˈsupɝˌfæmɫi/
]
NOUN
- (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
How To Use superfamily In A Sentence
- Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth and differentiation factors and is a primary regulator of muscle growth both pre - and postnatally, primarily via inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Talin, merlin, and philopodin are other major members of the FERM superfamily.
- Because the rules of zoological nomenclature indicate that the name of the superfamily has to be derived from the oldest family name, the superfamily name Cirroidea must be replaced by the Porcellioidea.
- One of the distinguishing features of immunoglobulins is a structural feature called the Ig fold, and if you read the literature on the immune system, you will learn that the immunoglobulins are part of the Ig fold superfamily, one of the largest families in the animal kingdom. Stuck on you, biological Velcro and the evolution of adaptive immunity - The Panda's Thumb
- The superfamily currently comprises 19 families, approximately 89 subfamilies, and about 21,000 described species.
- In pulmonate land snails, variation in gene organization is found at the level of the superfamily (Yamazaki et al. 1997).
- Galperin MY, Koonin EV (1997) A diverse superfamily of enzymes with ATP-dependent carboxylate-amine / thiol ligase activity. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Using improved fold recognition software, and a larger database of fold family structures, they have found that in Bacillus sp, some related ORFans are members of the of the alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily, and most likely derive from the haloperoxidases Siew et al., 2005. An argument is ORFaned - The Panda's Thumb
- Wu Qingchang of deputy director general ofof of Lieutenant Colonel superfamily a meeting, made important speech.
- A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini, a hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae, a hominid is a member of the family Hominidae, and a hominoid is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea. Meet Selam - The Panda's Thumb