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UNSTABLE MODE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Locrian mode
1, record 1, English, Locrian%20mode
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Locrian mode is considered to be so unstable that most composers consider it unworkable. There are few songs written in the Locrian mode, which has led some music theorists to label it a "theoretical" mode. You find it occasionally used in heavy metal. 1, record 1, English, - Locrian%20mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode locrien
1, record 1, French, mode%20locrien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mode locrien est le septième mode de la gamme majeure. 1, record 1, French, - mode%20locrien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La note caractéristique du mode locrien est la quinte diminuée. Ce mode est peu employé. 1, record 1, French, - mode%20locrien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heteroplasmic
1, record 2, English, heteroplasmic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The detection of non-Mendelian inheritance in man. How to detect and interpret variation in gene structure or expression that does not or might not follow a Mendelian mode of inheritance : mitochondrial mutations(particularly when heteroplasmic) ;uniparental disomy(full or regional, heterodisomy, homodisomy, isodisomy, pseudodisomy) ;unstable DNA(including triplet repeat regions) ;imprinting; X chromosome inactivation mutations or effects; positional effects; cis-trans effects, singleton birth after regression of an MZ twin, chimerism, parthenogenesis, aneuploid reproduction and recombination, RNA editing, etc. 1, record 2, English, - heteroplasmic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hétéroplasmique
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roplasmique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez un enfant né d'un ovule hétéroplasmique, certains tissus sont enrichis en ADN mitochondrial normal, tandis que d'autres sont enrichis en ADN muté. 2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roplasmique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-07-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unstable mode
1, record 3, English, unstable%20mode
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mode instable
1, record 3, French, mode%20instable
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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