Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
flagellum .
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- noun Plural form of
flagellum .
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Examples
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We can't say if the Designer of flagella is the same as the Designer of the eyeball, nor can we say that the Designer of eyeballs could ever learn to design anything else.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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The fact that they are "not flagella" is what makes "the flagella" irreducible.
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Actually, the parts that make up the IC system for bacterial flagella is as Behe stated, the motor, the base, the drive shaft, and the filament.
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Actually, the parts that make up the IC system for bacterial flagella is as Behe stated, the motor, the base, the drive shaft, and the filament.
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So the best you can say is that the 27-protein flagella are IC, but certainly not the 40-protein ones.
The Memory Hole 2005
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Because it clearly could have taken that long, or longer, for bacteria to evolve flagella from a TTSS.
The Memory Hole 2005
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Then please demonstrate that a population of bacteria sin flagella could evolve into a pop of bac con flagella.
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Each of the surface cells has two hair-like appendages known as flagella, whose beating propels the colony through the fluid and simultaneously makes them spin about an axis.
‘Dancing’ Algae Discovered By Scientists At Cambridge University | Impact Lab 2009
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Each of the surface cells has two hair-like appendages known as flagella, whose beating propels the colony through the fluid and simultaneously makes them spin about an axis.
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Each of the surface cells has two hair-like appendages known as flagella, whose beating propels the colony through the fluid and simultaneously makes them spin about an axis.
The Times of India 2009
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