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The presence of duplicated versions of the NlpC/P60 domain in some proteins (Figures 1, 3) suggests that the permutation could have potentially occurred through a duplicate intermediate in which the either the amino or carboxyl terminus of each of the copies degenerated, leaving behind a stable permuted unit.
Parents are abandoning the PTA in droves for groups that are more local and hard-hitting, says a report . The PTA's reformist mandate--it pioneered libraries, hot lunches, and kindergartens--has degenerated into mere boosterism.
By the end of 1969, the idealism of the SDS had degenerated into personal bickering and a flirtation with Maoist terrorism that could be written off as mere goofiness had it not resulted in the loss of innocent lives on both sides of the Atlantic.
By the 1920s, the spelling had regularized to ornery , and the meaning had degenerated to `disagreeable' or `cantankerous.
The Mondale-Ferraro campaign degenerated into a wretched, embarrassing spectacle, but Ferraro proved that a woman could be just as good--and just as bad--a vice-presidential candidate as any man.