Marker-assisted selection in pome fruit breeding
... MAS in pome fruit breeding Most of the available apple and pear markers can be used in marker-assisted selection but MAS efficiency can widely varying depending on the estimated genetic distance between the marker and the linked gene. Of course, the use of two markers flanking the gene of interest i ...
... MAS in pome fruit breeding Most of the available apple and pear markers can be used in marker-assisted selection but MAS efficiency can widely varying depending on the estimated genetic distance between the marker and the linked gene. Of course, the use of two markers flanking the gene of interest i ...
Adaptive Evolution of Proteins Secreted during Sperm Maturation
... Another potential signature of adaptive evolution in reproductive genes is their preferential location on the X chromosome (Vicoso and Charlesworth 2006). Genes with male-specific benefits are expected to accumulate on the X chromosome, especially if those same genes confer a cost in females (Rice 1 ...
... Another potential signature of adaptive evolution in reproductive genes is their preferential location on the X chromosome (Vicoso and Charlesworth 2006). Genes with male-specific benefits are expected to accumulate on the X chromosome, especially if those same genes confer a cost in females (Rice 1 ...
The 3`termini of transcripts originating from genes
... eucaryotes. This view has been substantiated by numerous investigations showing many different traits which are typical for archaebacteria (see (1) for review). He have been interested in mechanisms of gene expression of methanogenic bacteria on both levels, transcription and translation. The geneti ...
... eucaryotes. This view has been substantiated by numerous investigations showing many different traits which are typical for archaebacteria (see (1) for review). He have been interested in mechanisms of gene expression of methanogenic bacteria on both levels, transcription and translation. The geneti ...
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Tunisian Patients with a Classic Form
... We screened for six point mutations, large deletions, and noncommon mutations using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods, PCR, and sequencing of CYP21 gene, respectively. Mutations were found in 94.1% (96/102) of the disease chromosomes studied corresponding to 51 unrelated Tunisi ...
... We screened for six point mutations, large deletions, and noncommon mutations using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) methods, PCR, and sequencing of CYP21 gene, respectively. Mutations were found in 94.1% (96/102) of the disease chromosomes studied corresponding to 51 unrelated Tunisi ...
Genealogic Study in Down Syndrome
... meiotic nondisjunction. Consanguineous parents have a higher probability of being themselves the offspring of consanguineous marriages. Accordingly trisomic Down syndrome may be the result of a high probability for the parents (mothers in the present study), rather than for the Down patient, to be t ...
... meiotic nondisjunction. Consanguineous parents have a higher probability of being themselves the offspring of consanguineous marriages. Accordingly trisomic Down syndrome may be the result of a high probability for the parents (mothers in the present study), rather than for the Down patient, to be t ...
Mesoderm tissue development in Drosophila melanogaster Abstract
... regions for CG11148.7 In D. melanogaster, the dot chromosome has become mostly heterochromatin, which means the DNA has become tightly coiled and the information in these areas is not transcribed, in contrast to the high amount of euchromatin, or loosely coiled DNA that is transcribed actively into ...
... regions for CG11148.7 In D. melanogaster, the dot chromosome has become mostly heterochromatin, which means the DNA has become tightly coiled and the information in these areas is not transcribed, in contrast to the high amount of euchromatin, or loosely coiled DNA that is transcribed actively into ...
ExamView Pro - Genetics Final Exam.tst
... 28. The offspring of a ____________________ plant will always have the same alleles for a trait as the parent. 29. Mendel used ____________________-pollination to produce purebred plants. 30. If a ____________________ allele is present, its trait will appear in the organism. 31. In pea plants, the t ...
... 28. The offspring of a ____________________ plant will always have the same alleles for a trait as the parent. 29. Mendel used ____________________-pollination to produce purebred plants. 30. If a ____________________ allele is present, its trait will appear in the organism. 31. In pea plants, the t ...
“I” out of IPF Taking the Susan K. Mathai and David A. Schwartz
... Initial family-based studies indicated that rare variants in surfactant protein genes (SFTPA2 and SFTPC) [8–10] and telomerase related genes (hTERT and TERC) [11, 12] are associated with the development of familial interstitial pneumonia [8, 10, 13–17]. Rare variants of the telomerase genes were als ...
... Initial family-based studies indicated that rare variants in surfactant protein genes (SFTPA2 and SFTPC) [8–10] and telomerase related genes (hTERT and TERC) [11, 12] are associated with the development of familial interstitial pneumonia [8, 10, 13–17]. Rare variants of the telomerase genes were als ...
Mutational Analysis of a Patient with Concomitant
... gene (CYP27) located on human chromosome 2. The disease is characterized by tendon xanthomatosis, juvenile cataracts and progressive neurological dysfunction. Smith-LemliOpitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol metabolism caused by mutations in the gene for ∆7-dehydroc ...
... gene (CYP27) located on human chromosome 2. The disease is characterized by tendon xanthomatosis, juvenile cataracts and progressive neurological dysfunction. Smith-LemliOpitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol metabolism caused by mutations in the gene for ∆7-dehydroc ...
igcse biology (double award) year 11 learning objectives for the first
... Flowering plants 3.3 describe the structures of an insect-pollinated and a wind-pollinated flower and explain how each is adapted for pollination Students will be assessed on their ability to: 3.4 understand that the growth of the pollen tube followed by fertilisation leads to seed and fruit formati ...
... Flowering plants 3.3 describe the structures of an insect-pollinated and a wind-pollinated flower and explain how each is adapted for pollination Students will be assessed on their ability to: 3.4 understand that the growth of the pollen tube followed by fertilisation leads to seed and fruit formati ...
1995+MCauley+Raveill.. - University of Virginia Information
... among established populations. Thus, estimates of k and FSTc are available. In this paper the influence of local founding events on genetic structure is evaluated by estimating FST0 from both allozyme and cpDNA allele frequency variation among 12 local demes of S. alba known to have been founded, be ...
... among established populations. Thus, estimates of k and FSTc are available. In this paper the influence of local founding events on genetic structure is evaluated by estimating FST0 from both allozyme and cpDNA allele frequency variation among 12 local demes of S. alba known to have been founded, be ...
Genes, Phenes and the Baldwin Effect
... evolutionary change." And while many evolutionary biologists accept the Baldwin Effect as a significant force in evolutionary change, the theory also has many detractors. For example, in a recent article, Piattelli-Palmarini [1990] writes, "One would have hoped that, in 1990, all talk of the Baldwin ...
... evolutionary change." And while many evolutionary biologists accept the Baldwin Effect as a significant force in evolutionary change, the theory also has many detractors. For example, in a recent article, Piattelli-Palmarini [1990] writes, "One would have hoped that, in 1990, all talk of the Baldwin ...
Introduction to a review series on myeloproliferative
... According to PubMed, the adjective “myeloproliferative” was used for the first time in the title of a scientific paper by William Dameshek in 1951, when he published an editorial in Blood entitled, “Some speculations on the myeloproliferative syndromes.”1 In this article, featured in the recent Blood ...
... According to PubMed, the adjective “myeloproliferative” was used for the first time in the title of a scientific paper by William Dameshek in 1951, when he published an editorial in Blood entitled, “Some speculations on the myeloproliferative syndromes.”1 In this article, featured in the recent Blood ...
A whole-genome assembly of the domestic cow, Bos taurus
... Another indicator of assembly completeness, and also of its potential for annotation, is the extent to which known gene sequences can be mapped onto it. We aligned 8,689 independently validated full-length cow mRNA sequences to the two assemblies, using spliced alignment mapping tools (see Materials ...
... Another indicator of assembly completeness, and also of its potential for annotation, is the extent to which known gene sequences can be mapped onto it. We aligned 8,689 independently validated full-length cow mRNA sequences to the two assemblies, using spliced alignment mapping tools (see Materials ...
High mutation rates in human and ape pseudoautosomal genes
... It has been suggested that recombination may be mutagenic, which, if true, would inflate intraspecies diversity and interspecies silent divergence in regions of high recombination. Here, we test this hypothesis comparing human/orangutan genome-wide non-coding divergence (K) to that in the pseudoauto ...
... It has been suggested that recombination may be mutagenic, which, if true, would inflate intraspecies diversity and interspecies silent divergence in regions of high recombination. Here, we test this hypothesis comparing human/orangutan genome-wide non-coding divergence (K) to that in the pseudoauto ...
Fruit Fly Phenotypes
... Lucky for scientists, and maybe not so lucky for fruit flies, there are all kinds of ways that fly DNA can be mutated to create interesting looking flies. These different visible traits that result from mutated DNA are called phenotypes. ...
... Lucky for scientists, and maybe not so lucky for fruit flies, there are all kinds of ways that fly DNA can be mutated to create interesting looking flies. These different visible traits that result from mutated DNA are called phenotypes. ...
Breeding and Genetics: Computational Issues in Genomic
... 521 Genomic selection using low-density SNPs. D. Habier, J. C. M. Dekkers*, and R. L. Fernando, Department of Animal Science and Center for Integrated Animal Genomics, Ames, IA. Genomic selection (GS) using high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms (HD-SNPs) is promising to improve respon ...
... 521 Genomic selection using low-density SNPs. D. Habier, J. C. M. Dekkers*, and R. L. Fernando, Department of Animal Science and Center for Integrated Animal Genomics, Ames, IA. Genomic selection (GS) using high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms (HD-SNPs) is promising to improve respon ...
Cancer - Stanford University
... History of Oncogenes: Rous Sarcoma Virus “What can be the nature of the generality of neoplastic changes, the reason for their persistence, their irreversibility, and for the discontinuous, steplike alterations that they frequently undergo? A favorite explanation has been that oncogenes cause alter ...
... History of Oncogenes: Rous Sarcoma Virus “What can be the nature of the generality of neoplastic changes, the reason for their persistence, their irreversibility, and for the discontinuous, steplike alterations that they frequently undergo? A favorite explanation has been that oncogenes cause alter ...
Lecture I
... Soft inheritance is the term coined by Ernst Mayr to include such ideas as Lamarkism. It contrasts with modern ideas of inheritance, which Mayr called hard inheritance. Since Mendel, modern genetics has held that the hereditary material is impervious to environmental influences (except, of course, m ...
... Soft inheritance is the term coined by Ernst Mayr to include such ideas as Lamarkism. It contrasts with modern ideas of inheritance, which Mayr called hard inheritance. Since Mendel, modern genetics has held that the hereditary material is impervious to environmental influences (except, of course, m ...
A method for finding molecular signatures from gene expression data
... Find a seed gene for a new signature component: For each gene i among available genes: modeli = DLDA(previous.components + genei ) Select as seed gene: i with lowest (cross-validated) error, pred.error.modeli . Add new signature component if pred.error.modeli < last.pred.error − c1 s.e. (c1 = 1). In ...
... Find a seed gene for a new signature component: For each gene i among available genes: modeli = DLDA(previous.components + genei ) Select as seed gene: i with lowest (cross-validated) error, pred.error.modeli . Add new signature component if pred.error.modeli < last.pred.error − c1 s.e. (c1 = 1). In ...
EAs
... "Greedy crossover selects the first city of one parent, compares the cities leaving that city in both parents, and chooses the closer one to extend the tour. If one city has already appeared in the tour, we choose the other city. If both cities have already appeared, we randomly select a non-selec ...
... "Greedy crossover selects the first city of one parent, compares the cities leaving that city in both parents, and chooses the closer one to extend the tour. If one city has already appeared in the tour, we choose the other city. If both cities have already appeared, we randomly select a non-selec ...
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) factsheet for patients
... The human body is made up of millions of tiny cells, each of which contains identical copies of the genes which we inherit from our parents. These genes function like an instruction manual, or a recipe book for the cells to construct the proteins which make up the body. Human cells each contain abou ...
... The human body is made up of millions of tiny cells, each of which contains identical copies of the genes which we inherit from our parents. These genes function like an instruction manual, or a recipe book for the cells to construct the proteins which make up the body. Human cells each contain abou ...
Yeast whole-genome analysis of conserved regulatory motifs
... • Additional intriguing stories found, to be explored ...
... • Additional intriguing stories found, to be explored ...
case report: association of waardenburg syndrome with
... for him. Limit setting was, however, used to minimise the impact of this behaviour on other activities. It was also noticed that Y used to sweat during some of the episodes. Aggression occurred on occasions when he wanted food but could not have it. The role of diabetes mellitus was also explored as ...
... for him. Limit setting was, however, used to minimise the impact of this behaviour on other activities. It was also noticed that Y used to sweat during some of the episodes. Aggression occurred on occasions when he wanted food but could not have it. The role of diabetes mellitus was also explored as ...