heredity and variation
... The application of our knowledge in many of these instance~ is indirect. We can have confidence in what we know of man only in so far as it coincides with what we know of the general laws which govern all animals and plants. More and more, biology conceives of life as a whole and judges the importan ...
... The application of our knowledge in many of these instance~ is indirect. We can have confidence in what we know of man only in so far as it coincides with what we know of the general laws which govern all animals and plants. More and more, biology conceives of life as a whole and judges the importan ...
Natural selection and the maximization of fitness
... but it does so without asserting that any particular outcome will result from this bias. Since my aim in this section is to disambiguate various senses of ‘maximization’ without commenting on the appropriateness of the usage, I will continue to refer to MAX-B as a ‘maximization principle’. Neverthel ...
... but it does so without asserting that any particular outcome will result from this bias. Since my aim in this section is to disambiguate various senses of ‘maximization’ without commenting on the appropriateness of the usage, I will continue to refer to MAX-B as a ‘maximization principle’. Neverthel ...
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
... Genes are regions in an organism’s DNA that encode information about heritable traits Alleles are different forms of the same gene • Offspring of sexual reproducers inherit new combinations of alleles, the basis of traits ...
... Genes are regions in an organism’s DNA that encode information about heritable traits Alleles are different forms of the same gene • Offspring of sexual reproducers inherit new combinations of alleles, the basis of traits ...
The somatic-visceral subdivision of the embryonic mesoderm is
... number of invaginating cells Previous studies suggest a correlation between the limits of the sna expression pattern and the extent of the ventral furrow (Ip et al., 1994). To obtain more rigorous evidence that the narrowed sna pattern results in a reduction in mesoderm invagination, embryos were do ...
... number of invaginating cells Previous studies suggest a correlation between the limits of the sna expression pattern and the extent of the ventral furrow (Ip et al., 1994). To obtain more rigorous evidence that the narrowed sna pattern results in a reduction in mesoderm invagination, embryos were do ...
Genomics Reveal Ancient Forms of Stanniocalcin in Amphioxus and
... receptor remains to be identified in any organism. Our data suggest that amphioxus STCa is most similar to the common ancestor of vertebrate STCs because it has an 11th cysteine necessary for dimerization, an N-glycosylation motif, although not the canonical one in vertebrate STCs, and similar gene ...
... receptor remains to be identified in any organism. Our data suggest that amphioxus STCa is most similar to the common ancestor of vertebrate STCs because it has an 11th cysteine necessary for dimerization, an N-glycosylation motif, although not the canonical one in vertebrate STCs, and similar gene ...
2014 HSC Biology Marking Guidelines
... evolve similar characteristics by natural selection in similar environments. The organisms cannot interbreed to share any new DNA generated by mutation. They are genetically isolated from each other. Yet they develop similar characteristics. Natural selection occurs when some variants in a populatio ...
... evolve similar characteristics by natural selection in similar environments. The organisms cannot interbreed to share any new DNA generated by mutation. They are genetically isolated from each other. Yet they develop similar characteristics. Natural selection occurs when some variants in a populatio ...
Analysis of DNA transcription termination sequences of gene coding
... are vastly different. The length of this region ranged from 60 bp (Pseudomonas putida AF150670) to 225 bp (Pseudomonas corrugata AY910767). In case of Pseudomonas USM4-55, Pseudomonas nitroreducens and Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes the size of the intergenic region is the same (141 bp), and they are ...
... are vastly different. The length of this region ranged from 60 bp (Pseudomonas putida AF150670) to 225 bp (Pseudomonas corrugata AY910767). In case of Pseudomonas USM4-55, Pseudomonas nitroreducens and Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes the size of the intergenic region is the same (141 bp), and they are ...
A Computational Intelligence Approach to Modelling Interstate Conflict
... failure of statistical methods might be attributed to the fact that the interstate variables related to MID are non-linear, highly interdependent and context dependent. This means conflict modelling requires more suitable techniques. Neural networks, particularly multilayer perceptrons (MLPs), have ...
... failure of statistical methods might be attributed to the fact that the interstate variables related to MID are non-linear, highly interdependent and context dependent. This means conflict modelling requires more suitable techniques. Neural networks, particularly multilayer perceptrons (MLPs), have ...
Identification of loci affecting teat number by
... not same. In the QTL mapping study, the QTL was assumed to be fixed in alternative alleles in the two found breeds, respectively, and the markers of three generations (founders, F1 and F2) were used to track the QTL genotype in the F2 animals; while the SNP genotypes were considered as causative SNP ...
... not same. In the QTL mapping study, the QTL was assumed to be fixed in alternative alleles in the two found breeds, respectively, and the markers of three generations (founders, F1 and F2) were used to track the QTL genotype in the F2 animals; while the SNP genotypes were considered as causative SNP ...
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
... a 75 per cent chance of the child not being affected. In a small proportion of people, CAH is caused by a gene mutation (change) that happens by chance and cannot be predicted. A number of genes have been identified as causing different types of CAH – for instance, the most common form of CAH is c ...
... a 75 per cent chance of the child not being affected. In a small proportion of people, CAH is caused by a gene mutation (change) that happens by chance and cannot be predicted. A number of genes have been identified as causing different types of CAH – for instance, the most common form of CAH is c ...
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... 1) Compared to other mammals humans have a poor sense of smell. In contrast, people, apes, and most Old World Monkeys are trichomatic (can see blues, greens, and reds). Use the provided website links to explain how and why this shift between our senses may have occurred. 2) Define what a pseudogene ...
... 1) Compared to other mammals humans have a poor sense of smell. In contrast, people, apes, and most Old World Monkeys are trichomatic (can see blues, greens, and reds). Use the provided website links to explain how and why this shift between our senses may have occurred. 2) Define what a pseudogene ...
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... Genes and Alleles When doing genetic crosses, we call each original pair of plants the P, or parental, generation. Their offspring are called the F1, or first filial, generation. (Filius and filia are the Latin words for “son” and “daughter.”) What were Mendel’s F1 hybrid plants like? To his surprise, ...
... Genes and Alleles When doing genetic crosses, we call each original pair of plants the P, or parental, generation. Their offspring are called the F1, or first filial, generation. (Filius and filia are the Latin words for “son” and “daughter.”) What were Mendel’s F1 hybrid plants like? To his surprise, ...
The population dynamics during evolution under
... Single nucleotide mutations, chromosomal rearrangements, gene duplications, and transposon insertions are important evolutionary mechanisms by which adaptation occurs, and examples of all of these have been found in experimental evolution3,15,17-20. To investigate the underlying genome changes in ou ...
... Single nucleotide mutations, chromosomal rearrangements, gene duplications, and transposon insertions are important evolutionary mechanisms by which adaptation occurs, and examples of all of these have been found in experimental evolution3,15,17-20. To investigate the underlying genome changes in ou ...
Using Drosophila to Understand the Genetics of Circadian Rhythms
... gene silencing by expressing RNAi to interfere with specific gene products are also being used with increasing success in adult flies.6-8 This is helpful because using mutants to analyze adult phenotypes has a number of logical limits, despite their proven utility. In using a mutant adult to study b ...
... gene silencing by expressing RNAi to interfere with specific gene products are also being used with increasing success in adult flies.6-8 This is helpful because using mutants to analyze adult phenotypes has a number of logical limits, despite their proven utility. In using a mutant adult to study b ...
Gene Section ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics
... Hidden translocation is frequently found; either t(X;2)(q11;p23), or t(1;2)(q25;p23), or inv(2)(p23q35), or t(2;3)(p23;q21), or t(2;22)(p23;q11.2). Hybrid/Mutated gene 5' MSN, TPM3, ATIC, TFG, or CLTCL1 - 3' ALK. Abnormal protein N-term amino acids from the partner gene fused to the 562 C-term amino ...
... Hidden translocation is frequently found; either t(X;2)(q11;p23), or t(1;2)(q25;p23), or inv(2)(p23q35), or t(2;3)(p23;q21), or t(2;22)(p23;q11.2). Hybrid/Mutated gene 5' MSN, TPM3, ATIC, TFG, or CLTCL1 - 3' ALK. Abnormal protein N-term amino acids from the partner gene fused to the 562 C-term amino ...
Effects of cadmium on the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activity
... ABSTRACT. This study examined the antioxidative responses of the marine macroalga Ulva fasciata Delile to cadmium (Cd) stress. Exposure to 0, 5, 10, 20 and 50 µM CdCl2 for 4 days did not affect growth, 2,3,5-tri phenyltetrazolium chloride reduction ability, H2O2 production, or lipid peroxidation. Th ...
... ABSTRACT. This study examined the antioxidative responses of the marine macroalga Ulva fasciata Delile to cadmium (Cd) stress. Exposure to 0, 5, 10, 20 and 50 µM CdCl2 for 4 days did not affect growth, 2,3,5-tri phenyltetrazolium chloride reduction ability, H2O2 production, or lipid peroxidation. Th ...
The trp Operon - aandersonbiology
... yet your finger cells do not produce insulin. How do pancreatic cells “know” to produce insulin? The basic answer to this question lies in the fact that genetic information is not simply inherited and automatically used in every cell all the time. Each cell uses or expresses only a small portion of ...
... yet your finger cells do not produce insulin. How do pancreatic cells “know” to produce insulin? The basic answer to this question lies in the fact that genetic information is not simply inherited and automatically used in every cell all the time. Each cell uses or expresses only a small portion of ...
Regulation of Bacterial Conjugation in Microaerobiosis by
... produce strict anaerobiosis; for this reason, the term ‘‘microaerobiosis’’ is used. Diethyl sulfate mutagenesis: Fifty microliters of diethyl sulfate (DES) were dissolved in 5 ml of liquid E medium without carbon source and kept at 37° during 10 min in a screw-capped tube. One hundred microliters of ...
... produce strict anaerobiosis; for this reason, the term ‘‘microaerobiosis’’ is used. Diethyl sulfate mutagenesis: Fifty microliters of diethyl sulfate (DES) were dissolved in 5 ml of liquid E medium without carbon source and kept at 37° during 10 min in a screw-capped tube. One hundred microliters of ...
Feature Selection Using Fuzzy Objective Functions
... fuzzy models we use is presented in Section 3. The ACO feature selection algorithm is presented in Section 4. In Section 5 Feature selection has been an active research area in data min- the results are presented and discussed. Some conclusions are ing, pattern recognition and statistics communities ...
... fuzzy models we use is presented in Section 3. The ACO feature selection algorithm is presented in Section 4. In Section 5 Feature selection has been an active research area in data min- the results are presented and discussed. Some conclusions are ing, pattern recognition and statistics communities ...
Mutations in type I collagen genes resulting in osteogenesis
... Functions associated with crucial versus noncrucial domains might include their role in thermal stability of collagen, its secretion from the cell or interactions with collagenous or noncollagenous molecules in the extracellular matrix. The genetic background and other modifiers appear to be importa ...
... Functions associated with crucial versus noncrucial domains might include their role in thermal stability of collagen, its secretion from the cell or interactions with collagenous or noncollagenous molecules in the extracellular matrix. The genetic background and other modifiers appear to be importa ...
Multiple Domains Exist within the Upstream Activator
... schematically in Figure 1, integrates into the plant nuclear genome where its genes are expressed. Some T-DNA genes encode enzymes that synthesize plant hormones, resulting in the tumor phenotype. Other T-DNA genes direct the synthesis and secretion of unusual amino acid and sugar derivatives called ...
... schematically in Figure 1, integrates into the plant nuclear genome where its genes are expressed. Some T-DNA genes encode enzymes that synthesize plant hormones, resulting in the tumor phenotype. Other T-DNA genes direct the synthesis and secretion of unusual amino acid and sugar derivatives called ...
The Inheritance of Apomixis in Poa pratensis
... side). In contrast with the preventer genes Apv and Ppv, which are involved in the regular program of sexual seed formation, the initiator genes Ait and Pit should not have functional homologs in sexual ancestors. Therefore, hemizygosity may be expected for these loci in interspecific hybrids betwee ...
... side). In contrast with the preventer genes Apv and Ppv, which are involved in the regular program of sexual seed formation, the initiator genes Ait and Pit should not have functional homologs in sexual ancestors. Therefore, hemizygosity may be expected for these loci in interspecific hybrids betwee ...