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Genetic Mechanisms for Adapting to a Changing Environment
... chance(e.g. genetic drift) and adaptive (e.g. natural selection) forces shaped the genetic divergencebetweenallelic alternatives prior to, during, and/or after an isolation event. Yet, it is the relative roles of chance and .adaptive forces that strike at the very heart of the neutralist/selectionis ...
... chance(e.g. genetic drift) and adaptive (e.g. natural selection) forces shaped the genetic divergencebetweenallelic alternatives prior to, during, and/or after an isolation event. Yet, it is the relative roles of chance and .adaptive forces that strike at the very heart of the neutralist/selectionis ...
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Special Issue on
... evolutionary computation for solving a wide range of scheduling problems. We invite papers representing high quality research which reflects the recent advances of evolutionary computation in scheduling and demonstrates state-of-the-art theory and practice in this area. Despite many successes, signi ...
... evolutionary computation for solving a wide range of scheduling problems. We invite papers representing high quality research which reflects the recent advances of evolutionary computation in scheduling and demonstrates state-of-the-art theory and practice in this area. Despite many successes, signi ...
Article On the Complexity of Chloroplast RNA
... translation rely on a large cohort of nucleus-encoded proteins that act specifically on a single target transcript or a small set of targets. For example in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas, trans-splicing of the two split introns of psaA requires at least 14 nucleus-encoded proteins. To investigate ...
... translation rely on a large cohort of nucleus-encoded proteins that act specifically on a single target transcript or a small set of targets. For example in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas, trans-splicing of the two split introns of psaA requires at least 14 nucleus-encoded proteins. To investigate ...
Perspectives on Memetics -Cultural Transmission as a
... Memes mutate in every act of transmission (imitation), even by the same person!!!! Meme’s eye view “does more to distort than enlighten our understanding of cultural processes” (p. 1) Gil-White, Francisco (2004). Common Misunderstandings of memes (and genes). In S. Hurley & N Chater (Eds), Perspecti ...
... Memes mutate in every act of transmission (imitation), even by the same person!!!! Meme’s eye view “does more to distort than enlighten our understanding of cultural processes” (p. 1) Gil-White, Francisco (2004). Common Misunderstandings of memes (and genes). In S. Hurley & N Chater (Eds), Perspecti ...
Hox Targets and Cellular Functions
... Hox genes are a group of genes that specify structures along the anteroposterior axis in bilaterians. Although in many cases they do so by modifying a homologous structure with a different (or no) Hox input, there are also examples of Hox genes constructing new organs with no homology in other regio ...
... Hox genes are a group of genes that specify structures along the anteroposterior axis in bilaterians. Although in many cases they do so by modifying a homologous structure with a different (or no) Hox input, there are also examples of Hox genes constructing new organs with no homology in other regio ...
Bioinformatics Sequencing
... Local alignment methods find related regions within sequences - they can consist of a subset of the characters within each sequence. For example, positions 20-40 of sequence A might be aligned with positions 50-70 of sequence B. This is a more flexible technique than global alignment and has the adv ...
... Local alignment methods find related regions within sequences - they can consist of a subset of the characters within each sequence. For example, positions 20-40 of sequence A might be aligned with positions 50-70 of sequence B. This is a more flexible technique than global alignment and has the adv ...
Solid Tumour Section Liver: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics
... Southeast Asia especially in Laos and Northeast Thailand, areas suffering from endemic infection with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. Hepatolithiasis, another risk-factor, is also more frequently seen in East Asian than in Western countries. ...
... Southeast Asia especially in Laos and Northeast Thailand, areas suffering from endemic infection with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini. Hepatolithiasis, another risk-factor, is also more frequently seen in East Asian than in Western countries. ...
What role does natural selection play in speciation?
... and viability are equivalent. However, there is a linear trade-off between the chances of settling in either niche, whereas viabilities may be constrained arbitrarily. With a convex trade-off, a sexual population evolves a single generalist genotype, whereas with a concave trade-off, disruptive sele ...
... and viability are equivalent. However, there is a linear trade-off between the chances of settling in either niche, whereas viabilities may be constrained arbitrarily. With a convex trade-off, a sexual population evolves a single generalist genotype, whereas with a concave trade-off, disruptive sele ...
HTN Planning Approach Using Fully Instantiated
... Abstract—Many planning techniques have been developed to allow autonomous systems to act and make decisions based on their perceptions of the environment. Among these techniques, HTN (Hierarchical Task Network) planning is one of the most used in practice. Unlike classical approaches of planning. HT ...
... Abstract—Many planning techniques have been developed to allow autonomous systems to act and make decisions based on their perceptions of the environment. Among these techniques, HTN (Hierarchical Task Network) planning is one of the most used in practice. Unlike classical approaches of planning. HT ...
Pathfinding Algorithms in Multi
... and can potentially imitate a human brain. When an environment contains several of these agents interacting with each other, they are known as multi-agent systems. A lot of information about the multi-agent systems can be discussed but I will focus this thesis on the pathfinding specifics. In a game ...
... and can potentially imitate a human brain. When an environment contains several of these agents interacting with each other, they are known as multi-agent systems. A lot of information about the multi-agent systems can be discussed but I will focus this thesis on the pathfinding specifics. In a game ...
Detection of chromosome 2 and chromosome 7 within X-ray
... lagging chromosomes induced by spindle poisons is micronucleation, which occurs after mitosis during nuclear membrane formation. The cytokinesis block method using cytochalasin B allows detection of cells which have undergone division, as binucleated cells, and micronuclei occurring in such cells ca ...
... lagging chromosomes induced by spindle poisons is micronucleation, which occurs after mitosis during nuclear membrane formation. The cytokinesis block method using cytochalasin B allows detection of cells which have undergone division, as binucleated cells, and micronuclei occurring in such cells ca ...
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... point for success. Using a Pakistani family in genetic studies is advantageous because ~70% of all marriages are between either 1st or 2nd cousins. Consanguineous marriages result in a population structure with greatly increased incidence of recessive genetic disorders. This might be true for comple ...
... point for success. Using a Pakistani family in genetic studies is advantageous because ~70% of all marriages are between either 1st or 2nd cousins. Consanguineous marriages result in a population structure with greatly increased incidence of recessive genetic disorders. This might be true for comple ...
Systematic Studies on the Family Cucurbitaceae
... study has described the inheritance of rind toughness among watermelon families with non-explosive rind. The inheritance of rind color and pattern has been studied since the 1930s. The most common rind colors are solid green (dark, medium, and light), striped (narrow, medium, and wide dark green str ...
... study has described the inheritance of rind toughness among watermelon families with non-explosive rind. The inheritance of rind color and pattern has been studied since the 1930s. The most common rind colors are solid green (dark, medium, and light), striped (narrow, medium, and wide dark green str ...
Tandem Genetic Duplications in Phage and Bacteria
... between haploid lac+ donors (Hfr lacI-Z+ Y+ A +) and haploid lac- recipients (P lacI+ Z+ Y-A+), one unexpected heterogenote was identified among 928 lac+ excon jugants. This strain was concluded to contain a tandem duplication of the lac region, each copy of which harbored one parental allele. Sin ...
... between haploid lac+ donors (Hfr lacI-Z+ Y+ A +) and haploid lac- recipients (P lacI+ Z+ Y-A+), one unexpected heterogenote was identified among 928 lac+ excon jugants. This strain was concluded to contain a tandem duplication of the lac region, each copy of which harbored one parental allele. Sin ...
Evolutionary Emergence: The Struggle for Existence
... exceptions. Most of Darwin’s theory would seem to have been ignored. Where natural selection has been used (in the systems examined later in the thesis), serious problems of evolvability can be identified. This thesis puts the natural selection of artificial organisms, preferably worded as “The Stru ...
... exceptions. Most of Darwin’s theory would seem to have been ignored. Where natural selection has been used (in the systems examined later in the thesis), serious problems of evolvability can be identified. This thesis puts the natural selection of artificial organisms, preferably worded as “The Stru ...
WUS and STM in shoot meristem regulation
... suggesting that STM fulfils two functions: it inhibits differentiation of the cells in the embryo apex and prevents outgrowth of the cells separating the cotyledon primordia in the periphery. Repression of differentiation by STM in the SAM primordium appears to occur mainly via repression of the MYB ...
... suggesting that STM fulfils two functions: it inhibits differentiation of the cells in the embryo apex and prevents outgrowth of the cells separating the cotyledon primordia in the periphery. Repression of differentiation by STM in the SAM primordium appears to occur mainly via repression of the MYB ...
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... copies of each gene: one from each parent. So, the offspring from this first-generation cross between teosinte and maize—the F1 generation—would have one copy of each gene from teosinte and one from maize. These F1 plants would then be crossed with one another to produce the F2 generation. This is w ...
... copies of each gene: one from each parent. So, the offspring from this first-generation cross between teosinte and maize—the F1 generation—would have one copy of each gene from teosinte and one from maize. These F1 plants would then be crossed with one another to produce the F2 generation. This is w ...
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... of fixed nitrogen in the AS is not known. There have been no systematic studies in this region targeting the distribution, diversity, and abundance of organisms capable of these conversions. Knowledge of the diversity, distribution, and relative abundance of denitrifiers and anammox bacteria will he ...
... of fixed nitrogen in the AS is not known. There have been no systematic studies in this region targeting the distribution, diversity, and abundance of organisms capable of these conversions. Knowledge of the diversity, distribution, and relative abundance of denitrifiers and anammox bacteria will he ...
... It was this completely non-committal quality of JOHANNSEN’S proposed terms that impressed me, since they harmonized with the complete openmindedness that I have always considered essential in scientific research. The proposal to use “heterosis” instead of “heterozygosis” can be explained in a manner ...
MicroRNA Analysis
... •Over-expression and knockdown functional studies - There are three basic approaches to induce RNA interference: • synthetic RNAi and siRNA duplexes • vectors carrying RNAi cassette expressing shRNA or artificial miRNAs • in vitro transcription and dicing of dsRNA to generate pools of siRNA. •SILAC ...
... •Over-expression and knockdown functional studies - There are three basic approaches to induce RNA interference: • synthetic RNAi and siRNA duplexes • vectors carrying RNAi cassette expressing shRNA or artificial miRNAs • in vitro transcription and dicing of dsRNA to generate pools of siRNA. •SILAC ...
gsea user guide
... create a chip annotation file. However, you can create gene sets that contain porcine probe identifiers, which means you can still run the gene set expression analysis. One final note concerning consistent feature identifiers across files: within GSEA, HUGO gene symbols and probe identifiers are cas ...
... create a chip annotation file. However, you can create gene sets that contain porcine probe identifiers, which means you can still run the gene set expression analysis. One final note concerning consistent feature identifiers across files: within GSEA, HUGO gene symbols and probe identifiers are cas ...
Revisiting the Impact of Inversions in Evolution
... where the interacting loci reside (Nei 1967, Pepper 2003). Because inversion polymorphisms generate low recombination rates among the standard (noninverted) and inverted arrangements, they facilitate the spread of the coadapted alleles. Inversions carrying favorable alleles then spread to fixation un ...
... where the interacting loci reside (Nei 1967, Pepper 2003). Because inversion polymorphisms generate low recombination rates among the standard (noninverted) and inverted arrangements, they facilitate the spread of the coadapted alleles. Inversions carrying favorable alleles then spread to fixation un ...
Mutation Accumulation in Populations of Varying Size
... different population size—1, 5, and 25 individuals—for 10 generations. We chose bottleneck sizes for the first experiment that would be expected to capture mutations having a fairly broad array of selection coefficients. The dynamics of mutations with effects Ⰶ1/(2Ne) are expected to be governed exc ...
... different population size—1, 5, and 25 individuals—for 10 generations. We chose bottleneck sizes for the first experiment that would be expected to capture mutations having a fairly broad array of selection coefficients. The dynamics of mutations with effects Ⰶ1/(2Ne) are expected to be governed exc ...
Identification of Genetic and Epigenetic Risk Factors for Psoriasis
... thesis examination committee, Dr. Anne Bowcock. It is difficult to overstate my gratitude to Anne. It was such a great honor and pleasant to work with Anne and during the past 6 years, she has been giving me enthusiastic supervision in ensuring my academic, professional, financial, and moral well-be ...
... thesis examination committee, Dr. Anne Bowcock. It is difficult to overstate my gratitude to Anne. It was such a great honor and pleasant to work with Anne and during the past 6 years, she has been giving me enthusiastic supervision in ensuring my academic, professional, financial, and moral well-be ...