putative - (Jun/15/2008 )

whats the meaning of term "putative" . It is used in the terms of something assume or something consider essential.

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yeah, you can say something assumed but not necessarily considered essential...it's also something deemed, supposed, thought of, purported (to be)....

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It is supposed to mean "put foward, based on inconclusive evidence", but is usually used more in the sense of "hypothesised".

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yeah, that's how I understand it too.

A putative role of p21 in controlling the cell cycle

A suggested role, the data gathered seem to imply p21 in the cell cycle, ect.

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Also - suggested, but not proven.

Example: A putative DNA binding protein may have sequences similar to other DNA binding proteins, but the experiments to prove that it binds to DNA have not been done.

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