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generation time [‚jen·ə′rā·shən ‚tīm] (microbiology) The time interval required for a bacterial cell to divide or for the population to double. (nucleonics) The mean time required for a neutron arising from a fission to produce a new fission. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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However, the doubling time for an influenza pandemic is less than half that for SARS because of the much shorter generation time for influenza (Table 1). Species with reproductive strategies that maximize reproductive output over a short generation time are more likely to be successful in a novel environment than species, which require longer generation times and/or have lower fecundities (Sakai et al. Using zebrafish because of their short generation time, the researchers measured effects of exposure over three generations. |
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