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circadian clock: a standalone construct

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Physiology

an internal timekeeping mechanism, first traced to single genes such as period, that drives roughly 24-hour rhythms.

In physiology, circadian clock refers to an internal timekeeping mechanism, first traced to single genes such as period, that drives roughly 24-hour rhythms. This meaning comes from Konopka (1971) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

Konopka, R. J., & Benzer, S. (1971). Clock Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 68(9), 2112-2116. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.68.9.2112

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