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Whole pseudogenes were found by searching for matches to SWISS-PROT protein sequences in intergenic DNA, and are usually characterized by frameshift mutations or early stop codons that prevent normal transcription or translation [ 18, 19].
The legislative history of section 330, taken as a whole, suggests that the fundamental purpose of this provision was to prevent an anticipated increase in the CAFE standards.
Our final experiment was a simple test to determine if the beta-adrenergic antagonist propanolol would prevent hypertrophy.
L. 101-549) provided that the Administrator of EPA shall promulgate a rule establishing specifications for detergent additives to implement the requirement, also contained in section 211(l), that, effective January 1, 1995, no gasoline may be sold or dispensed which does not contain additives to prevent the accumulation of deposits in engines or fuel systems.
Second, economic theory predicts that some incentives matter more than others, and the data confirm the theory: Executions prevent murders, but convictions prevent even more murders.