Tandem duplications and the limits of natural
... not expected to share polymorphic variation due to ancestry. Thus, we can measure the limits of standing variation and the incidence of parallel duplication across species, which should be broadly applicable to multicellular eukaryotic evolution. ...
... not expected to share polymorphic variation due to ancestry. Thus, we can measure the limits of standing variation and the incidence of parallel duplication across species, which should be broadly applicable to multicellular eukaryotic evolution. ...
Genetic polymorphisms in Drosophila
... D. ananassae 27 and D. melanogaster28. This has been explained by suggesting that the high degree of urbanization probably leads to an increase in the number of ecological niches and consequently the high degree of inversion polymorphism. The species of Drosophila which have been subjected to the st ...
... D. ananassae 27 and D. melanogaster28. This has been explained by suggesting that the high degree of urbanization probably leads to an increase in the number of ecological niches and consequently the high degree of inversion polymorphism. The species of Drosophila which have been subjected to the st ...
Functional Interactions of Genes Mediating Convergent Extension
... pigment epithelium. This is accompanied by increased pax2 expression and hypertrophy of the optic stalks in both wild-type and cyc mutant embryos (Ekker et al., 1995; Hammerschmidt et al., 1996a; Macdonald et al., 1995). A model has been proposed based on these results in which Shh or a related mole ...
... pigment epithelium. This is accompanied by increased pax2 expression and hypertrophy of the optic stalks in both wild-type and cyc mutant embryos (Ekker et al., 1995; Hammerschmidt et al., 1996a; Macdonald et al., 1995). A model has been proposed based on these results in which Shh or a related mole ...
Hybridization and speciation
... members of genetically distinct populations (Barton & Hewitt, 1985), producing offspring of mixed ancestry, then it occurs in almost all proposed processes of speciation. The only exceptions would be cases of completely allopatric or instantaneous speciation. Hybridization may cause interactions inv ...
... members of genetically distinct populations (Barton & Hewitt, 1985), producing offspring of mixed ancestry, then it occurs in almost all proposed processes of speciation. The only exceptions would be cases of completely allopatric or instantaneous speciation. Hybridization may cause interactions inv ...
The Effects of Deleterious Mutations on Evolution at
... descendants of all other classes are ultimately destined for elimination. This is equivalent to saying that the effective population size Ne (Wright 1931) is equal to the number of breeding individuals in this “least-loaded” class and is necessarily much smaller than the number of breeding individua ...
... descendants of all other classes are ultimately destined for elimination. This is equivalent to saying that the effective population size Ne (Wright 1931) is equal to the number of breeding individuals in this “least-loaded” class and is necessarily much smaller than the number of breeding individua ...
9th Grade Reading Problems of the Day
... Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless? Yes, they are often picked green and shipped long distances. Often they are refrigerated, which destroys their flavor and texture. But now researchers have discovered a genetic r ...
... Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless? Yes, they are often picked green and shipped long distances. Often they are refrigerated, which destroys their flavor and texture. But now researchers have discovered a genetic r ...
Genome-wide scan of bipolar disorder in 65 pedigrees: supportive evidence for linkage at 8q24, 18q22, 4q32, 2p12, and 13q12.
... The genetic maps were generated using CRIMAP based on the genotype data of the total sample with all markers included. Between one-half and two-thirds of markers were typically placed at 1000 : 1 odds using the build option of CRIMAP. For the remainder of the markers, the relative physical position ...
... The genetic maps were generated using CRIMAP based on the genotype data of the total sample with all markers included. Between one-half and two-thirds of markers were typically placed at 1000 : 1 odds using the build option of CRIMAP. For the remainder of the markers, the relative physical position ...
article in press
... So, with genotype matrices under the interactive allele requirement, we have two mathematical functions that can operate on the entire set of alleles in an organism’s genotype and will act on two alleles if and only if they are interactive alleles. We should note, though, that this requirement means ...
... So, with genotype matrices under the interactive allele requirement, we have two mathematical functions that can operate on the entire set of alleles in an organism’s genotype and will act on two alleles if and only if they are interactive alleles. We should note, though, that this requirement means ...
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... We report here the functional characterization of a rice Aux/IAA gene, OsIAA9. RTPCR results showed that expression of OsIAA9 was induced by exogenously applied auxin, suggesting that OsIAA9 is an auxin response gene. Bioinformatic analysis showed that OsIAA9 has a repressor motif in Domain I, a deg ...
... We report here the functional characterization of a rice Aux/IAA gene, OsIAA9. RTPCR results showed that expression of OsIAA9 was induced by exogenously applied auxin, suggesting that OsIAA9 is an auxin response gene. Bioinformatic analysis showed that OsIAA9 has a repressor motif in Domain I, a deg ...
From Gene Trees with HGT to Species Trees
... Use only (xy|z)• of conn.comp. of T ? → (ab1 |d)• → species triple (AB|D) (not sufficient) For each transfer edge (v , w ) add all triples (xy|z)N with x , y descend. of w, z descend. of v in T ? (or vice versa): ...
... Use only (xy|z)• of conn.comp. of T ? → (ab1 |d)• → species triple (AB|D) (not sufficient) For each transfer edge (v , w ) add all triples (xy|z)N with x , y descend. of w, z descend. of v in T ? (or vice versa): ...
Evolution of a pseudo-control region in the mitochondrial genome of
... species. However, the idea of an avian standard gene order was refuted by the discovery of a new mitochondrial gene rearrangement found in Falco peregrinus and other birds (Mindell et al. 1998). In this novel arrangement (Fig. 1) the C R has moved to a location between the cyt b and ND6 genes and co ...
... species. However, the idea of an avian standard gene order was refuted by the discovery of a new mitochondrial gene rearrangement found in Falco peregrinus and other birds (Mindell et al. 1998). In this novel arrangement (Fig. 1) the C R has moved to a location between the cyt b and ND6 genes and co ...
Quantitative Genetics: II
... Quantitative Genetics: II - Advanced Topics: In this section, mathematical models are developed for the computation of different types of genetic variance. Several substantive points about genetic variance components and their effect on the analysis of behavioral data are also made. The reader unint ...
... Quantitative Genetics: II - Advanced Topics: In this section, mathematical models are developed for the computation of different types of genetic variance. Several substantive points about genetic variance components and their effect on the analysis of behavioral data are also made. The reader unint ...
Exclusion of PAX9 and MSX1 mutation in six families affected by
... The present study includes subjects from six families affected by severe tooth agenesis associated with other dental anomalies and systemic entities. All of them were patients of the Odontology Service of the Primary Health Centre of Cassà de la Selva (Girona-Spain). According to the regulations of ...
... The present study includes subjects from six families affected by severe tooth agenesis associated with other dental anomalies and systemic entities. All of them were patients of the Odontology Service of the Primary Health Centre of Cassà de la Selva (Girona-Spain). According to the regulations of ...
The Stress Responses of Probiotic Lactobacilli and a
... investigate their stress responses. Fluorescence 2-D difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) was applied to study the heat shock response of L. gasseri ATCC 33323. In addition to classical chaperons DnaK and GroEL, four Clp AAA+ (ATPases associated with a variety of cellular activities) ATPases were d ...
... investigate their stress responses. Fluorescence 2-D difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) was applied to study the heat shock response of L. gasseri ATCC 33323. In addition to classical chaperons DnaK and GroEL, four Clp AAA+ (ATPases associated with a variety of cellular activities) ATPases were d ...
redundancy and regulatory interactions between two
... library at different frequencies. The DNA sequence and predicted amino acid-coding potential of the rarer of the two cDNAs was identical to the more common cDNA except for an insertion of four codons (QQLF inserted between amino acids 103 and 104). Comparison of the cDNA and genomic sequences reveal ...
... library at different frequencies. The DNA sequence and predicted amino acid-coding potential of the rarer of the two cDNAs was identical to the more common cDNA except for an insertion of four codons (QQLF inserted between amino acids 103 and 104). Comparison of the cDNA and genomic sequences reveal ...
localization of histone gene transcripts in newt lampbrush
... Ideal preparations have the bivalent chromosomes well separated from one another, all their lateral loops should be anchored down on the coverglass surface, and they should be reasonably free from nucleoli. These considerations determine the ideal oocyte size with which to work, as large as possible ...
... Ideal preparations have the bivalent chromosomes well separated from one another, all their lateral loops should be anchored down on the coverglass surface, and they should be reasonably free from nucleoli. These considerations determine the ideal oocyte size with which to work, as large as possible ...
6 Gene Interaction
... consist of only one phenotype, yet the offspring have three phenotypes, and (2) the progeny appear in an approximate ratio of 1:2:1. These facts should tell you immediately that you are dealing with a heterozygous heterozygous cross involving one gene and that the erminette phenotype must be the h ...
... consist of only one phenotype, yet the offspring have three phenotypes, and (2) the progeny appear in an approximate ratio of 1:2:1. These facts should tell you immediately that you are dealing with a heterozygous heterozygous cross involving one gene and that the erminette phenotype must be the h ...
Inference of homologous recombination in bacteria using whole
... In previous work, we developed a method to infer the clonal genealogy of a group of organisms, while simultaneously identifying for each branch of that genealogy the genomic locations where recombination occurred. The implementation of that method in software is called ClonalFrame [13]. ClonalFrame ...
... In previous work, we developed a method to infer the clonal genealogy of a group of organisms, while simultaneously identifying for each branch of that genealogy the genomic locations where recombination occurred. The implementation of that method in software is called ClonalFrame [13]. ClonalFrame ...
2 - Genetics
... Episome transfer: Donor and recipient cells were mated by standard techniques (MILLER 1972). With strains carrying zaf-13::TnIO on the episome it was possible to use TetR for selection since tetracycline resistance is dominant. This method was used in a two-step procedure to select for mutD on the F ...
... Episome transfer: Donor and recipient cells were mated by standard techniques (MILLER 1972). With strains carrying zaf-13::TnIO on the episome it was possible to use TetR for selection since tetracycline resistance is dominant. This method was used in a two-step procedure to select for mutD on the F ...
EVOLUTION EXPERIMENTS WITH MICROORGANISMS: THE DYNAMICS AND GENETIC BASES OF ADAPTATION
... mutation13,33. The step-like aspect occurs because any new beneficial mutation must increase from a low initial frequency; during its ascendancy, it has little effect on mean fitness until it is present in a substantial fraction of the population. Also, whereas sexual reproduction allows two or more ...
... mutation13,33. The step-like aspect occurs because any new beneficial mutation must increase from a low initial frequency; during its ascendancy, it has little effect on mean fitness until it is present in a substantial fraction of the population. Also, whereas sexual reproduction allows two or more ...
Life 9e - Garvness
... Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 31. In humans, a widow’s peak is caused by a dominant allele W, and a continuous hairline is caused by a recessive allele w. Short fingers are caused by a dominant allele S, and long fingers are caused by a recessive allele s. Suppose a woman with a continuous hair ...
... Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 31. In humans, a widow’s peak is caused by a dominant allele W, and a continuous hairline is caused by a recessive allele w. Short fingers are caused by a dominant allele S, and long fingers are caused by a recessive allele s. Suppose a woman with a continuous hair ...
Promega Notes 49: Firefly Luciferase Engineered for Improved
... encoded amino acid sequence. We also removed three palindromic sequences which could spuriously affect expression (22bp, 18bp, and 16bp, each with one mismatch). iii) Codon usage. In general, codon usage presumably reflects the availability of tRNA isoforms in different organisms; efficiently expres ...
... encoded amino acid sequence. We also removed three palindromic sequences which could spuriously affect expression (22bp, 18bp, and 16bp, each with one mismatch). iii) Codon usage. In general, codon usage presumably reflects the availability of tRNA isoforms in different organisms; efficiently expres ...
Evaluation of deindividuation – essay plan
... Infidelity and jealousy For males, it is in their interest (in terms of evolution) to mate with as many females as possible. However, since females are fussy, males have to compete to be chosen and aggression may be part of this. Females may well favour males who show that they are strong and capabl ...
... Infidelity and jealousy For males, it is in their interest (in terms of evolution) to mate with as many females as possible. However, since females are fussy, males have to compete to be chosen and aggression may be part of this. Females may well favour males who show that they are strong and capabl ...