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  2. Denudation - Wikipedia

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    Denudation rates are usually much lower than the rates of uplift and average orogeny rates can be eight times the maximum average denudation. [24] The only areas at which there could be equal rates of denudation and uplift are active plate margins with an extended period of continuous deformation. [25] Denudation is measured in catchment-scale ...

  3. Watterson estimator - Wikipedia

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    Watterson's estimator is commonly used for its simplicity. When its assumptions are met, the estimator is unbiased and the variance of the estimator decreases with increasing sample size or recombination rate. However, the estimator can be biased by population structure.

  4. Tectonic uplift - Wikipedia

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    Tectonic uplift results in denudation (processes that wear away the earth's surface) by raising buried rocks closer to the surface. This process can redistribute large loads from an elevated region to a topographically lower area as well – thus promoting an isostatic response in the region of denudation (which can cause local bedrock uplift).

  5. Q10 (temperature coefficient) - Wikipedia

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    A plot illustrating the dependence on temperature of the rates of chemical reactions and various biological processes, for several different Q 10 temperature coefficients. The rate ratio at a temperature increase of 10 degrees (marked by points) is equal to the Q 10 coefficient.

  6. Plateau principle - Wikipedia

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    The most important inference derived from the steady state equation and the equation for fractional change over time is that the elimination rate constant (k e) or the sum of rate constants that apply in a model determine the time course for change in mass when a system is perturbed (either by changing the rate of inflow or production, or by ...

  7. Selection coefficient - Wikipedia

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    Selection coefficient, usually denoted by the letter s, is a measure used in population genetics to quantify the relative fitness of a genotype compared to other genotypes. . Selection coefficients are central to the quantitative description of evolution, since fitness differences determine the change in genotype frequencies attributable to selecti

  8. Cot analysis - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, the rate at which a sequence will reassociate is proportional to the number of copies of that sequence in the DNA sample. A sample with a highly-repetitive sequence will renature rapidly, while complex sequences will renature slowly.

  9. Substitution matrix - Wikipedia

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    The real substitution rates in a protein depends not only on the identity of the amino acid, but also on the specific structural or sequence context it is in. Many specialized matrices have been developed for these contexts, such as in transmembrane alpha helices, [ 4 ] for combinations of secondary structure states and solvent accessibility ...