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- noun biology The
regulation of some aspect of abiological organism in a changingenvironment - noun biology "Variable state"
Etymologies
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From rheo- + -stasis
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Examples
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Biologists see one example of rheostasis in the phenomenon of quantitative gene expression regulation by continuously variable 'switches' quantitatively coupled to enzyme activity.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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This article will explore the many facets of the phenomenon of rheostasis, in particular in mammalian physiology in relation to homeostasis, allostasis, and systems biology.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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