A Comparative Genomic Study of Human and Chimpanzee
... 6.2 Differences Among Primates and Murids . . . . . . 6.3 Differences Among Humans and Chimpanzees . . . 6.4 Differences Among Tissue Specific Gene Categories 6.5 Comparison Between Statistical Methods . . . . . 6.6 PS Tests on Tissue Specific Genes . . . . . . . . . ...
... 6.2 Differences Among Primates and Murids . . . . . . 6.3 Differences Among Humans and Chimpanzees . . . 6.4 Differences Among Tissue Specific Gene Categories 6.5 Comparison Between Statistical Methods . . . . . 6.6 PS Tests on Tissue Specific Genes . . . . . . . . . ...
Gene Technology Regulation 2002
... which the regulator is satisfied that at least 1 of the dealings proposed to be authorised by the licence may pose significant risks to the health and safety of people or to the environment—170 days after the day on which the regulator receives the application; and (iii) otherwise—255 days after the ...
... which the regulator is satisfied that at least 1 of the dealings proposed to be authorised by the licence may pose significant risks to the health and safety of people or to the environment—170 days after the day on which the regulator receives the application; and (iii) otherwise—255 days after the ...
Niche Inheritance
... biologists have assumed that the between generation transmission of genes by organisms through genetic inheritance is sufficient to explain how evolutionary changes occur in populations, regardless of the functions of those same genes within generations during the development of individual organisms ...
... biologists have assumed that the between generation transmission of genes by organisms through genetic inheritance is sufficient to explain how evolutionary changes occur in populations, regardless of the functions of those same genes within generations during the development of individual organisms ...
natural selection in populations subject to a migration load
... on the same plant for their entire life, and the average per generation movement distance is <12 m (Sandoval 2000). This average includes individuals that did not move from their original plant, and may miss rare long-distance dispersal events. There is one generation per year, and insects mature at ...
... on the same plant for their entire life, and the average per generation movement distance is <12 m (Sandoval 2000). This average includes individuals that did not move from their original plant, and may miss rare long-distance dispersal events. There is one generation per year, and insects mature at ...
Mar22-27
... the gene pool. Thus, if the environment changes to a situation that is more favorable to the allele that was being selected against, that allele is still available. •Mutation is the ultimate source of genetic variation. ...
... the gene pool. Thus, if the environment changes to a situation that is more favorable to the allele that was being selected against, that allele is still available. •Mutation is the ultimate source of genetic variation. ...
The type 4 pilin of Moraxella nonliquefaciens exhibits
... Cloning of the M . nonliquejaciens pilin gene Since M . bovis and M . nonliquejaciens are closely related, we decided to use the previously cloned M . bovis tjpQ pilin gene as a hybridization probe to detect the equivalent M . nonliquefaciens pilin gene. To determine hybridization conditions and opt ...
... Cloning of the M . nonliquejaciens pilin gene Since M . bovis and M . nonliquejaciens are closely related, we decided to use the previously cloned M . bovis tjpQ pilin gene as a hybridization probe to detect the equivalent M . nonliquefaciens pilin gene. To determine hybridization conditions and opt ...
Fulltext PDF - Indian Academy of Sciences
... parts: cells from one group merge with others or are lost. The groups themselves are ephemeral and do not ‘reproduce’ in any recognizable manner. While groups are born and die, groups existing at the present time share little relatedness with groups existing at some earlier time. Determining whether ...
... parts: cells from one group merge with others or are lost. The groups themselves are ephemeral and do not ‘reproduce’ in any recognizable manner. While groups are born and die, groups existing at the present time share little relatedness with groups existing at some earlier time. Determining whether ...
The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations
... analyses. First, the studies involved quantitative traits showing continuous phenotypic variation within the study population: studies of discrete and categorical traits were not considered. Second, the studies examined natural phenotypic variation within populations: studies involving genetically o ...
... analyses. First, the studies involved quantitative traits showing continuous phenotypic variation within the study population: studies of discrete and categorical traits were not considered. Second, the studies examined natural phenotypic variation within populations: studies involving genetically o ...
Disruptive Selection in Natural Populations: The
... A key driver of frequency-dependent fitness is intraspecific competition (Milinski and Parker 1991). Indeed, theory suggests that intraspecific competition can generate disruptive selection (Rosenzweig 1978; Wilson and Turelli 1986; Day and Young 2004; Rueffler et al. 2006). In a population that exp ...
... A key driver of frequency-dependent fitness is intraspecific competition (Milinski and Parker 1991). Indeed, theory suggests that intraspecific competition can generate disruptive selection (Rosenzweig 1978; Wilson and Turelli 1986; Day and Young 2004; Rueffler et al. 2006). In a population that exp ...
The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural
... analyses. First, the studies involved quantitative traits showing continuous phenotypic variation within the study population: studies of discrete and categorical traits were not considered. Second, the studies examined natural phenotypic variation within populations: studies involving genetically o ...
... analyses. First, the studies involved quantitative traits showing continuous phenotypic variation within the study population: studies of discrete and categorical traits were not considered. Second, the studies examined natural phenotypic variation within populations: studies involving genetically o ...
Experimental evolution of multicellularity
... another, they must be capable of passing on this variation to their offspring, and this variation needs to affect fitness. If this is true, then mutations that affect the phenotype of clusters can be acted upon by natural selection, and clusters that possess beneficial mutations will outcompete thos ...
... another, they must be capable of passing on this variation to their offspring, and this variation needs to affect fitness. If this is true, then mutations that affect the phenotype of clusters can be acted upon by natural selection, and clusters that possess beneficial mutations will outcompete thos ...
What was Fisher`s fundamental theorem of natural selection and
... Why is this the case? What is it about the science of biology that makes the enterprise of deriving general laws less than respectable? I argue that Fisher’s theorem, correctly understood, is true (this has been most recently argued by Lessard, 2000, and Ewens, 1989). Indeed, it is necessarily true, ...
... Why is this the case? What is it about the science of biology that makes the enterprise of deriving general laws less than respectable? I argue that Fisher’s theorem, correctly understood, is true (this has been most recently argued by Lessard, 2000, and Ewens, 1989). Indeed, it is necessarily true, ...
Phenotype Curation Tool and Ontologies at dictyBase
... • Developed in collaboration with NCBO • Similar in functionality to Phenote • Web-based tool that can be accessed from any computer ...
... • Developed in collaboration with NCBO • Similar in functionality to Phenote • Web-based tool that can be accessed from any computer ...
The Contribution of Selection and Genetic Constraints to Phenotypic
... Genetic Constraint and Adaptive Divergence to be proportional to the level of genetic variance (Lande 1979), and any association between the major axes of genetic variance and divergence may therefore be the product of neutral divergence. One way to distinguish between natural selection and genetic ...
... Genetic Constraint and Adaptive Divergence to be proportional to the level of genetic variance (Lande 1979), and any association between the major axes of genetic variance and divergence may therefore be the product of neutral divergence. One way to distinguish between natural selection and genetic ...
Inference of natural selection on quantitative traits
... protein sequence of the underlying gene. This step is called translation. In summary, the conversion of genetic information starts with the DNA sequence of a gene and is mediated via the mRNA to form a protein as a final product. This process is also known as the central dogma of molecular biology ( ...
... protein sequence of the underlying gene. This step is called translation. In summary, the conversion of genetic information starts with the DNA sequence of a gene and is mediated via the mRNA to form a protein as a final product. This process is also known as the central dogma of molecular biology ( ...
Feline Genetics: a Combinatorial Approach
... minor effect which piles up with the others, yielding a more gradual combined result than a unique gene could account for. Sometimes we shall present two alternative mathematical models to explain the same effect. If the two models give the same effect in all cases, they are mathematically equivalen ...
... minor effect which piles up with the others, yielding a more gradual combined result than a unique gene could account for. Sometimes we shall present two alternative mathematical models to explain the same effect. If the two models give the same effect in all cases, they are mathematically equivalen ...
Mar19
... the gene pool. Thus, if the environment changes to a situation that is more favorable to the allele that was being selected against, that allele is still available. •Mutation is the ultimate source of genetic variation. ...
... the gene pool. Thus, if the environment changes to a situation that is more favorable to the allele that was being selected against, that allele is still available. •Mutation is the ultimate source of genetic variation. ...
as a PDF
... some potential phenotypes could have been even more successful (i.e. climbing higher adaptive peaks) in terms of matching functional design to a specific environment, but have not become established over time because of some absolute or relative constraint associated with the process of generating t ...
... some potential phenotypes could have been even more successful (i.e. climbing higher adaptive peaks) in terms of matching functional design to a specific environment, but have not become established over time because of some absolute or relative constraint associated with the process of generating t ...
Multilocus Genetic Divergence Within and Among
... continuous nature of the speciation process thus makes it difficult to define the exact point at which two diverging populations have become distinct species (Mallet, 2007). The geographic arrangement of popu ...
... continuous nature of the speciation process thus makes it difficult to define the exact point at which two diverging populations have become distinct species (Mallet, 2007). The geographic arrangement of popu ...
Coyne et al 1997 Evolution 51:643
... Phase III: Different adaptive peaks compete with each other, causing fitter peaks to spread through the entire species. (Wright believed that populations occupying higher adaptive peaks would send out more migrants, ultimately driving other populations to the highest peak.) There is thus a clear dis ...
... Phase III: Different adaptive peaks compete with each other, causing fitter peaks to spread through the entire species. (Wright believed that populations occupying higher adaptive peaks would send out more migrants, ultimately driving other populations to the highest peak.) There is thus a clear dis ...
The Natures of Selection
... situations such as this one, and thereby to bring selection and drift more closely into line with the Newtonian paradigm. It follows naturally from Sober’s approach, but Sober rejects it. He says: When a population evolves under the impact of a suite of deterministic forces, it makes perfect sense t ...
... situations such as this one, and thereby to bring selection and drift more closely into line with the Newtonian paradigm. It follows naturally from Sober’s approach, but Sober rejects it. He says: When a population evolves under the impact of a suite of deterministic forces, it makes perfect sense t ...
Explaining stasis: microevolutionary studies in natural populations
... of the ‘breeders equation’ (Eq. (1)) being non-zero, most populations of wild birds, some of which have been studied for more than 50 years (approximately 30 generations), show little sign of evolving towards earlier breeding times. In the discussion that follows we will often return to this example ...
... of the ‘breeders equation’ (Eq. (1)) being non-zero, most populations of wild birds, some of which have been studied for more than 50 years (approximately 30 generations), show little sign of evolving towards earlier breeding times. In the discussion that follows we will often return to this example ...
Synthetic analyses of phenotypic selection in natural
... Natural and sexual selection are the primary mechanisms that cause adaptive evolution within natural populations (Darwin 1859). Despite the centrality of selection to Darwin’s theory of evolution, he never quantified selection in the wild. In the century following the publication of The Origin of Sp ...
... Natural and sexual selection are the primary mechanisms that cause adaptive evolution within natural populations (Darwin 1859). Despite the centrality of selection to Darwin’s theory of evolution, he never quantified selection in the wild. In the century following the publication of The Origin of Sp ...
Competitive speciation
... trough, it may be depressed below zero. This is a Case 1 situation. However, the depression may not be that severe (Fig. lC), and the wave may succeed in passing the trough. At that time, competitive pressure on the trough will emanate both from its right and its left. If the trough is still able to ...
... trough, it may be depressed below zero. This is a Case 1 situation. However, the depression may not be that severe (Fig. lC), and the wave may succeed in passing the trough. At that time, competitive pressure on the trough will emanate both from its right and its left. If the trough is still able to ...
Modifying effects of phenotypic plasticity on interactions among
... being a more effective predator; Pfennig & Murphy, 2002). In addition, omnivory in S. multiplicata was positively associated with the presumed abundance of S. bombifrons in their native ponds, when raised under identical conditions, indicating a genetic component, in addition to the plastic componen ...
... being a more effective predator; Pfennig & Murphy, 2002). In addition, omnivory in S. multiplicata was positively associated with the presumed abundance of S. bombifrons in their native ponds, when raised under identical conditions, indicating a genetic component, in addition to the plastic componen ...