Что (кто) такое biological clock - определение
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Biological clocks; Biological clock (disambiguation)
biological clock
(biological clocks)
Your biological clock is your body's way of registering time. It does not rely on events such as day or night, but on factors such as your habits, your age, and chemical changes taking place in your body.
For women, the 'biological clock' governs the time for having children.
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biological clock
¦ noun an innate mechanism that controls the cyclical physiological activities of an organism.
Epigenetic clock
BIOCHEMICAL TEST
Epigenetics of aging; Biological clock (aging); Epigenetic age profiling; Horvath clock; Epigenetic estimators of age; Epigenetic clocks; Biological death clock; Programmed ageing; Ageing clock
An epigenetic clock is a biochemical test that can be used to measure age. The test is based on DNA methylation levels, measuring the accumulation of methyl groups to one's DNA molecules.
Википедия
Biological clock
Biological clock may refer to:
- Age and female fertility, decrease of female fertility with advancing maternal age
- Ageing, biological program that limits the lifespan of an individual
- Biological rhythms
- Internal clock, the timeframe sensed by the individual's body which is largely affected by the light-dark cycle
- Circadian clock, a molecular mechanism that results in a circadian rhythm in a living organism
- Circadian rhythm, biological process that displays an oscillation about 24 hours, such as the human sleep-wake cycle (the "body clock")
- Epigenetic clock, a set of DNA sites whose methylation levels can be used to measure aging throughout the body
- Molecular clock, a technique that uses the mutation rate of a biomolecule to deduce the time in prehistory when two life forms diverged
- Vernalisation, the induction of flowering by prolonged exposure to low temperatures, as during the winter in a temperate climate
- Menstrual cycle, the regular natural change that occurs in the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible
Примеры произношения для biological clock
1. in the biological clock.
David Sinclair _ Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To _ Talks at Google
2. about your biological clock.
Conceivable! Reversing a Modern-day Dilemma _ Mary Wong _ Talks at Google
3. it's really your biological clock.
The Power of When _ Michael Breus _ Talks at Google
4. to reset your biological clock.
Why Sleep Matters _ Matthew Walker _ Talks at Google
5. not least the biological clock.
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Примеры употребления для biological clock
1. "He knew I was worried my biological clock was ticking.
2. After all, it is our biological clock that determines our way of life.
3. So does that mean there is now a biological clock for men as well as women?
4. "The biological clock has always been that early nudge for women.
5. Critics, however, have questioned the value of freezing eggs to beat a woman‘s biological clock.