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Explore Protocell through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Protocell in a sentence

Protocell meaning

A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life

Using Protocell

  • The main meaning on this page is: A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life
  • In the example corpus, protocell often appears in combinations such as: protocell by.

Context around Protocell

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

single 1× cells 1×

Sentence patterns with Protocell

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a protocell that was 1× in each protocell i e 1× living cells protocell 1× no single protocell would have 1× to the protocell e g 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a protocell that 1× its discoverer sidney 1× vulnerability to damage 1× without genetic variation 1×

Common sentence endings:

an essential gene 1× diploidy or polyploidy 1× living cells protocell 1× to future generations 1×

Words around Protocell

Just before it in the word index:

protocanonical 3 proto 381 protmann 5 protiviti 2 protium 12 protists 14

Just after it in the word index:

protochlorophyllide 2 protocluster 2 protocol 2.024 protocols 1.427 protocolthe 2 protoctists 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Protocell

  • In this selection, "protocell" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, single and cells stand out and add context to how "protocell" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a protocell that was and in each protocell i e. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "protocell" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with protocell

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Its discoverer, Sidney W. Fox proposed the hypothesis that proteinoids were a precursor to the first living cells ( protocell ). (19 words)

Without genetic variation, no single protocell would have a higher probability of survival, reproduction and passing on its genes to future generations. (22 words)

Vulnerability to damage could be reduced by maintaining two or more copies of each RNA segment in each protocell, i.e. by maintaining diploidy or polyploidy. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A protocell that was haploid (one copy of each RNA gene) would be vulnerable to damage, since a single lesion in any RNA segment would be potentially lethal to the protocell (e.g. by blocking replication or inhibiting the function of an essential gene). (44 words)

Vulnerability to damage could be reduced by maintaining two or more copies of each RNA segment in each protocell, i.e. by maintaining diploidy or polyploidy. (26 words)

Without genetic variation, no single protocell would have a higher probability of survival, reproduction and passing on its genes to future generations. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

A protocell that was haploid (one copy of each RNA gene) would be vulnerable to damage, since a single lesion in any RNA segment would be potentially lethal to the protocell (e.g. by blocking replication or inhibiting the function of an essential gene).

Without genetic variation, no single protocell would have a higher probability of survival, reproduction and passing on its genes to future generations.

Its discoverer, Sidney W. Fox proposed the hypothesis that proteinoids were a precursor to the first living cells ( protocell ).

Vulnerability to damage could be reduced by maintaining two or more copies of each RNA segment in each protocell, i.e. by maintaining diploidy or polyploidy.

Common combinations with protocell

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • protocell by 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "protocell" in a sentence?
An example: "A protocell that was haploid (one copy of each RNA gene) would be vulnerable to damage, since a single lesion in any RNA segment would be potentially lethal to the protocell (e.g. by blocking replication or inhibiting the function of an essential gene)." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "protocell" from authentic English texts.
What does "protocell" mean?
Protocell means: A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life
How many example sentences with "protocell" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "protocell", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.