Meaning of mispattern | Babel Free
/mɪsˈpætə(ɹ)n/Definitions
To follow or copy a pattern imperfectly; to deviate from a pattern.
Examples
“The grievant testified that the decision whether or not to replace a screen was a matter of judgment and that the screens were replaced by him May 12 but that he did mispattern and misalign them so that they were again changed by him May 13.”
“We also introduced and ectopically expressed the E177A and EH mutant Shh constructs into Drosophila and compared their ability to mispattern the embryonic cuticle with that of wild-type Shh (30) and could detect no significant difference between them (H.E.F. Takahashi and P.A.B., unpublished data) further substantiating dispensability of catalytic activity for Shh-N signalling function in the context of developing Drosophila embryos.”
“The micropyle is normally a derivative of animal pole follicle cells. It has been shown that loss of Buc from the oocyte is sufficient to mispattern the follicle cells, suggesting oocyte-derived signals are involved.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.