Article Selection Is No More Efficient in Haploid than in Diploid Life
... and only expressed in the diploid phase may be hidden from haploid selection, and thus may accumulate recessive deleterious or beneficial mutations without affecting haploid fitness (Shaw and Beer 1997; Otto 2004). In other words, diploid-specific genes should evolve more rapidly. This applies espec ...
... and only expressed in the diploid phase may be hidden from haploid selection, and thus may accumulate recessive deleterious or beneficial mutations without affecting haploid fitness (Shaw and Beer 1997; Otto 2004). In other words, diploid-specific genes should evolve more rapidly. This applies espec ...
Imprinted Genes and Human Disease
... However, similar reasoning applies to any trait where changes in gene expression affect the fit‑ ness of matrilineal and patrilineal kin differently.26 In fact, many imprinted genes have effects on behavior that are difficult to interpret as straightforward extensions of parental conflict. Some of t ...
... However, similar reasoning applies to any trait where changes in gene expression affect the fit‑ ness of matrilineal and patrilineal kin differently.26 In fact, many imprinted genes have effects on behavior that are difficult to interpret as straightforward extensions of parental conflict. Some of t ...
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... shares a nitrite-reducing mechanism with classical denitrifiers (36). The goals of this research are to understand, at a genetic level, the pathway of N2O production in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and to determine whether it is related to the typical denitrification pathway. In the present study, the ...
... shares a nitrite-reducing mechanism with classical denitrifiers (36). The goals of this research are to understand, at a genetic level, the pathway of N2O production in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and to determine whether it is related to the typical denitrification pathway. In the present study, the ...
DNA Mismatch Repair and Synonymous Codon Evolution in
... Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 1059. Mol. Biol. Evol. 11(1):88-98. 1994. ...
... Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 1059. Mol. Biol. Evol. 11(1):88-98. 1994. ...
Text S1: Genome-Wide High-Resolution Mapping of UV
... adjustment was about 300 bp. The conversion window for the Class C1 event of 8RW was about 7 kb. There were eight unselected crossovers that had no detectable associated conversion tracts. For these events, we used the window between the closest heterozygous and homozygous SNPs. In a similar manner, ...
... adjustment was about 300 bp. The conversion window for the Class C1 event of 8RW was about 7 kb. There were eight unselected crossovers that had no detectable associated conversion tracts. For these events, we used the window between the closest heterozygous and homozygous SNPs. In a similar manner, ...
Genomics of adaptation and speciation in cichlid fishes: recent
... less species-rich lineages. Analysing transcriptome sequence data for African and Neotropical cichlid fishes, we recently identified accelerated evolution and signals of positive selection in the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM) gene in the haplochromine ‘superflock’ cichlids in Lake Victor ...
... less species-rich lineages. Analysing transcriptome sequence data for African and Neotropical cichlid fishes, we recently identified accelerated evolution and signals of positive selection in the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM) gene in the haplochromine ‘superflock’ cichlids in Lake Victor ...
Cytoplasmic Inheritance in Paramecium: An Overview
... The phenomenon of the killer trait was discovered in 1938 by Sonneborn[2]. He studied that Paramecium strains can be distinguished in “killer” and “sensitive” paramecia. Members of sensitive strain and members of a killer strain were mixed, the sensitive paramecia died within a few hours whereas the ...
... The phenomenon of the killer trait was discovered in 1938 by Sonneborn[2]. He studied that Paramecium strains can be distinguished in “killer” and “sensitive” paramecia. Members of sensitive strain and members of a killer strain were mixed, the sensitive paramecia died within a few hours whereas the ...
Transposable elements in Escherichia coli antimicrobial resistance
... specific target site to bind. In contrast, others can only bind to specific sequence targets. The transposase produce a staggered cut at the target site, forming sticky ends. The transposase will then remove the DNA transposon and ligates it into the target site [6]. The DNA polymerase fills in the ...
... specific target site to bind. In contrast, others can only bind to specific sequence targets. The transposase produce a staggered cut at the target site, forming sticky ends. The transposase will then remove the DNA transposon and ligates it into the target site [6]. The DNA polymerase fills in the ...
Loci sarA and/or agr by the Genes Regulated Staphylococcus
... this list is incomplete and that an expansion of known virulence factors is needed to better understand S. aureus pathogenic processes. In an effort to identify previously unrecognized agrand/or SarA-regulated genes, we performed transcription profiling on RNA samples extracted from wild-type cells ...
... this list is incomplete and that an expansion of known virulence factors is needed to better understand S. aureus pathogenic processes. In an effort to identify previously unrecognized agrand/or SarA-regulated genes, we performed transcription profiling on RNA samples extracted from wild-type cells ...
Identification of lineage-specific zygotic transcripts in early
... destination vector converting cassette B (Invitrogen). The 5V genomic sequence was PCR amplified and recombined into pRL1075 according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This placed the presumptive promoter sequence 5V of GFPDhistone H2B, which generated a nuclear GFP signal in cells expressing the ...
... destination vector converting cassette B (Invitrogen). The 5V genomic sequence was PCR amplified and recombined into pRL1075 according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This placed the presumptive promoter sequence 5V of GFPDhistone H2B, which generated a nuclear GFP signal in cells expressing the ...
current micro 40/5 - Bashan Foundation
... RNA preparation. The heterocyst fraction was controlled microscopically and revealed no contaminating vegetative cells. Isolation of total RNA. Total RNA from both A. variabilis and A. nidulans was isolated by a combination of different standard techniques with the RNeasy Kit supplied by Qiagen (D-H ...
... RNA preparation. The heterocyst fraction was controlled microscopically and revealed no contaminating vegetative cells. Isolation of total RNA. Total RNA from both A. variabilis and A. nidulans was isolated by a combination of different standard techniques with the RNeasy Kit supplied by Qiagen (D-H ...
Genome-wide histone modification patterns in
... bioRxiv preprint first posted online Feb. 15, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/039776. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license. ...
... bioRxiv preprint first posted online Feb. 15, 2016; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/039776. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license. ...
TDR Targets: a chemogenomics resource for neglected diseases
... indication for existing drugs or drug-like molecules, can greatly speed up the traditional drug discovery process, which typically takes more than a decade to complete (25). An open access chemogenomics resource such as TDR Targets can now provide neglected disease researchers and pharma companies w ...
... indication for existing drugs or drug-like molecules, can greatly speed up the traditional drug discovery process, which typically takes more than a decade to complete (25). An open access chemogenomics resource such as TDR Targets can now provide neglected disease researchers and pharma companies w ...
vital genes that flank sex-lethal, an x-linked sex
... The single EMS-induced allele of jnLX allowed most animals to eclose. They were normal with respect to external morphology but generally failed to expand their wings, quickly became stuck on the food surface and died. Hemizygous and homozygous mutant females displayed a phenotype similar to that of ...
... The single EMS-induced allele of jnLX allowed most animals to eclose. They were normal with respect to external morphology but generally failed to expand their wings, quickly became stuck on the food surface and died. Hemizygous and homozygous mutant females displayed a phenotype similar to that of ...
Cavy Genetics - British Cavy Council
... exception that it has no treatment of genes discovered in recent years. It also shows how much colour inheritance mechanisms are similar across such diverse types of animals as cats, rabbits, mice and cavies, upholding the theory of common ancestors, with predispositions for particular mutations (if ...
... exception that it has no treatment of genes discovered in recent years. It also shows how much colour inheritance mechanisms are similar across such diverse types of animals as cats, rabbits, mice and cavies, upholding the theory of common ancestors, with predispositions for particular mutations (if ...
Expression of the six chromate ion transporter
... homologues share 26–50 % amino acid sequence identity and 28–55 % sequence similarity among them (percentages for each homologous pair are presented in Table S2). Analysis of the genomic context of B. xenovorans chr genes showed that the chrA2 homologue, encoded on the megaplasmid replicon, forms pa ...
... homologues share 26–50 % amino acid sequence identity and 28–55 % sequence similarity among them (percentages for each homologous pair are presented in Table S2). Analysis of the genomic context of B. xenovorans chr genes showed that the chrA2 homologue, encoded on the megaplasmid replicon, forms pa ...
Cloning and characterisation of a cysteine proteinase gene
... PCR amplification and screening of an amastigote cDNA library. Sequence analysis of the Llacys1 gene showed a high identity to sequence of Leishmania (L.) pifanoi Lpcys1, Leishmania (L.) major cpa, Leishmania (L.) mexicana LCPa, and Leishmania (L.) chagasi Ldccys2. The Llacys1 gene is present in a s ...
... PCR amplification and screening of an amastigote cDNA library. Sequence analysis of the Llacys1 gene showed a high identity to sequence of Leishmania (L.) pifanoi Lpcys1, Leishmania (L.) major cpa, Leishmania (L.) mexicana LCPa, and Leishmania (L.) chagasi Ldccys2. The Llacys1 gene is present in a s ...
Mgr. Martina Višňovská Alignments on Sequences with Internal
... from annotated genes in the sequences. However, the histories reconstructed from segments determined according their already known functionality ignore relations among segments of non-coding sequences. These reconstructions are also sensitive to errors in annotation, and may even introduce artifacts ...
... from annotated genes in the sequences. However, the histories reconstructed from segments determined according their already known functionality ignore relations among segments of non-coding sequences. These reconstructions are also sensitive to errors in annotation, and may even introduce artifacts ...
Mating ecology explains patterns of genome elimination
... bias according to each chromosome’s parent of origin. However, across thousands of animal species, some individuals (typically members of one sex) systematically transmit only those chromosomes that they inherited from a particular parent (Table 1 and Fig. 1; Burt & Trivers 2006). For example, in th ...
... bias according to each chromosome’s parent of origin. However, across thousands of animal species, some individuals (typically members of one sex) systematically transmit only those chromosomes that they inherited from a particular parent (Table 1 and Fig. 1; Burt & Trivers 2006). For example, in th ...
Detection and identification of bacteria in clinical samples by 16S
... Amplification and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene can be applied to detect and identify bacteria in clinical samples. We examined 75 clinical samples (17 culture-positive, 58 culturenegative) prospectively by two different PCR protocols, amplifying either a single fragment (1343 bp) or two fr ...
... Amplification and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene can be applied to detect and identify bacteria in clinical samples. We examined 75 clinical samples (17 culture-positive, 58 culturenegative) prospectively by two different PCR protocols, amplifying either a single fragment (1343 bp) or two fr ...