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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.6cm,clip]{9395f1.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 1: Predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the progenitor A.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.4cm,clip]{9395f2.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 2: Predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the progenitor B.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.7cm,clip]{9395f3.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 3: Shaded hystogram: predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm final}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the case in which 50% of the final massive galaxy is made of progenitor A-like building blocks and the rest of progenitors B. For comparison, the prediction for the $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ of the PM04 best model (case E) is presented (solid line).
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=7cm,width=7.2cm,clip]{9395f4.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 4: Predicted SFR per unit mass for several masses, PM04's best model. The model E is represented by a solid line.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=8.2cm,width=7.1cm,clip]{9395f5.eps}\end{figure}$ Figure 5: Predicted evolutionary paths (solid: allowed by the analysis of the chemical properties; dashed: not allowed, see text) in the [ $\rm\langle Mg/Fe \rangle$ ]- $\sigma$ ( upper panel) and [ $\rm\langle Fe/H \rangle$ ]- $\sigma$ ( lower panel) planes. The initial, intermediate, and final points are marked according to the galaxy (progenitor) type and the merger end-product, respectively. The shaded areas encompass the observations (Nelan et al. 2006), whose average trends with the velocity dispersion are given by the black dotted lines.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.6cm,clip]{9395f1.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 1: Predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the progenitor A.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.4cm,clip]{9395f2.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 2: Predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the progenitor B.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=6.7cm,width=6.7cm,clip]{9395f3.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 3: Shaded hystogram: predicted stellar metallicity distribution $\Upsilon _{\rm final}$ as a function of [Fe/H] for the case in which 50% of the final massive galaxy is made of progenitor A-like building blocks and the rest of progenitors B. For comparison, the prediction for the $\Upsilon _{\rm prog}$ of the PM04 best model (case E) is presented (solid line).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[height=7cm,width=7.2cm,clip]{9395f4.eps}\end{figure}$	Figure 4: Predicted SFR per unit mass for several masses, PM04's best model. The model E is represented by a solid line.
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