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PAIRED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mated sexually

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

mated (mated sexually)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Occurring in pairs or as a pair

Example:

paired gloves

Synonyms:

mated; paired

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

Example:

opposite leaves

Synonyms:

opposite; paired

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb pair

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes paired box protein Pax-2, plays a role in transcription by RNA Polymerase II and in development of the central nervous system, eyes, kidney and urogenital tract.

(PAX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes paired box protein Pax-6, plays a role in the mediation of transcription.

(PAX6 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes paired box gene Pax-7 protein, plays a role in both fetal neural crest formation and myoblast differentiation.

(PAX7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal DNA binding domain of paired box protein Pax-7 and the C-terminal transactivation domain of forkhead box protein O1.

(PAX7/FOXO1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes paired box protein Pax-8, plays a role in the regulation of thyroid-specific gene transcription.

(PAX8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes paired box gene Pax-5 protein, is involved in transcriptional activation during B-cell differentiation, neural development and spermatogenesis.

(PAX5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal DNA binding domain of paired box protein Pax-3 and the C-terminal transactivation domain of nuclear receptor coactivator 1.

(PAX3/NCOA1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes paired box gene Pax-3 protein, plays a role in transcriptional regulation that is critical for fetal development.

(PAX3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal DNA binding domain of paired box protein Pax-3 and the C-terminal transactivation domain of forkhead box protein O1.

(PAX3/FOXO1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal DNA binding domain of paired box protein Pax-3 and the C-terminal transactivation domain of forkhead box protein O4.

(PAX3/FOXO4 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)