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The prediction of poly(A) sites can be confounded by misannealing of the oligo(dT) primers used for reverse transcription; for example, the presence of multiple adenines within the 3' UTR can be mistaken for a poly(A) site.
The effects of R and S alleles appear as effects of heterozygosity vs. homozygosity because heterozygotes and homozygotes will in general carry different distributions of S and R alleles; thus, in an analysis that fails to condition on the alleles carried, heterozygosity is confounded with the alleles carried.
The paper observes that the torrid pace of growth has confounded prognosticators, who had widely expected that contagion from the international economic crisis would slow the U.S. expansion.
A day’s itinerary is often confounded, as shops, offices, mosques, and museums are closed for religious or patriotic festivals, prayers, traditions, or a summer afternoon’s siesta.
As the level of hospital competition has not changed during the period (the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) remained stable in all markets), this test is limited to the change in the nature of competition and is not confounded by the impact of changes in the level of competition on resource allocation decisions.