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displacement activity n 1. (Psychology) Psychol behaviour that occurs typically when there is a conflict between motives and that has no relevance to either motive: e.g. head scratching 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology the substitution of a pattern of animal behaviour that is different from behaviour relevant to the situation: e.g. preening at an apparently inappropriate time How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The GenomiPhi method employs the biochemical properties of Phi29 DNA polymerase, a highly processive enzyme with excellent strand displacement activity and high fidelity, in combination with random-sequence hexamer primers to amplify DNA in an isothermal process. |
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