Handicap principle: Long tail feathers function as a sign of an individual’s genetic quality because the bearer must be able to afford this energetically costly trait. 

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PthXo1, a TAL effector of the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae, activates expression of the rice gene Os8N3, allowing Xanthomonas to colonize rice plants.

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A second function of small GTPases in vesicle formation is in the pinching off of a completed vesicle from the parent membrane

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The adhesiveness of cadherins depends on the presence of extracellular Ca2+

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JUTE

Jute-"Corchorus species“

Family:malvaceae

Botanical Name: corchorus olitorius

Plant part used as fiber-stem

Uses

Jute fibre is renewable natural fibre.

It is eco-friendly as its components (cellulose and lignin) is 100% bio-degradable.

Jute fibers are used for making various fabrics for bagging, packaging and wrapping textiles

Uses

Fibers are also used for making rope, twine and matting, and decorative fabrics, woven carpets, curtain, linoleum and oil cloth.

It is also utilized as geotextile fabric.

Used as a remedy for dysentry.

It is also mixed with silk or used for imitating silk fabrics