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Discuss the Chemical Nature of Mycolic Acids and Some of the Traits

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Discuss the chemical nature of mycolic acids and some of the traits they confer to organisms that possess them.


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Subsiding

The process of sinking or downward settling of the Earth's surface, often due to natural geological processes or human activity.

Accretionary Prism

A geological structure formed by the accumulation of sediments scraped off a subducting tectonic plate at a convergent boundary.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of the Earth's crust is predominantly horizontal, parallel to the fault's strike direction.

Fold and Thrust Belt

Regions of the Earth's crust that have been subjected to compression, leading to the formation of folded and thrusted layers of rock.

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