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... for which the number of analysed sequences is very high. Is there a similar variability in wild sheep and goats? Available data are too limited and not peer-reviewed to answer this conclusively. PrP analysis of Ovis canadensis (Bighorn sheep) (accession No. DQ648468 to DQ648477) suggests significant ...
... for which the number of analysed sequences is very high. Is there a similar variability in wild sheep and goats? Available data are too limited and not peer-reviewed to answer this conclusively. PrP analysis of Ovis canadensis (Bighorn sheep) (accession No. DQ648468 to DQ648477) suggests significant ...
Chapter 1 - ANU Repository
... genetic gain per unit capital per unit time invested, relative to pure species breeding. This is largely due to the involvement of multiple populations in hybrid improvement, yet only a single population in pure species improvement. Hence, while a large genetic gain may be made very quickly upon cre ...
... genetic gain per unit capital per unit time invested, relative to pure species breeding. This is largely due to the involvement of multiple populations in hybrid improvement, yet only a single population in pure species improvement. Hence, while a large genetic gain may be made very quickly upon cre ...
The virulence plasmids of Salmonella
... and VII, and in 2 of 9 strains of subspecies IV [11]. The spv region of subspecies I harbors five genes, spvRABCD, organized as a regulon and well conserved among serovars (Fig. 1). Sequencing of spv genes has provided no clues about their function, except in the case of SpvR, a 33-kDa polypeptide h ...
... and VII, and in 2 of 9 strains of subspecies IV [11]. The spv region of subspecies I harbors five genes, spvRABCD, organized as a regulon and well conserved among serovars (Fig. 1). Sequencing of spv genes has provided no clues about their function, except in the case of SpvR, a 33-kDa polypeptide h ...
Publication - The University of Texas Health Science Center at
... within multicase scleroderma families tend to have concordant scleroderma-specific autoantibodies, further supporting the concept of a genetic predisposition [10]. Based on these studies, a positive family history of scleroderma confers the strongest known relative risk for disease. The investigation ...
... within multicase scleroderma families tend to have concordant scleroderma-specific autoantibodies, further supporting the concept of a genetic predisposition [10]. Based on these studies, a positive family history of scleroderma confers the strongest known relative risk for disease. The investigation ...
Transvection Is Common Throughout the Drosophila
... et al. 2004). These lineages are further subdivided into hemilineages based on Notch activity (Truman et al. 2010), and these hemilineages can also be recognized by their neuron position and morphology. To have a genetic handle on these populations of neurons, we have been taking advantage of a rece ...
... et al. 2004). These lineages are further subdivided into hemilineages based on Notch activity (Truman et al. 2010), and these hemilineages can also be recognized by their neuron position and morphology. To have a genetic handle on these populations of neurons, we have been taking advantage of a rece ...
The Etiology of ADHD: Behavioral and Molecular Genetic
... the relevant measure of ADHD (i.e., inattention symptoms, hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms, or the overall ADHD composite) were selected as probands. As shown in Table 1, MZ and DZ probands exhibited a similar number of symptoms for all three measures of ADHD, suggesting that the severity of the p ...
... the relevant measure of ADHD (i.e., inattention symptoms, hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms, or the overall ADHD composite) were selected as probands. As shown in Table 1, MZ and DZ probands exhibited a similar number of symptoms for all three measures of ADHD, suggesting that the severity of the p ...
Abstracts - Parthenon Management Group
... The field of epigenetics explores the molecular mechanisms behind differential gene expression and the way in which related molecular marks are passed on during cell division. The most studied of these marks involve DNA methylation and histone modifications. The study of brain epigenetics can advanc ...
... The field of epigenetics explores the molecular mechanisms behind differential gene expression and the way in which related molecular marks are passed on during cell division. The most studied of these marks involve DNA methylation and histone modifications. The study of brain epigenetics can advanc ...
Population Genetics A Concise Guide
... Jessica Logan, Lynn Adler, Erik Nelson, and Caroline Christian. I regret that the names of a few others may have disappeared in the clutter on my desk. You have my thanks anyway. Chuck Langley taught a five-week graduate course out of the penultimate draft. He not only found many errors and ambiguit ...
... Jessica Logan, Lynn Adler, Erik Nelson, and Caroline Christian. I regret that the names of a few others may have disappeared in the clutter on my desk. You have my thanks anyway. Chuck Langley taught a five-week graduate course out of the penultimate draft. He not only found many errors and ambiguit ...
Strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Other
... species, including O factor 5 (determined by an acetyl group on the abequose branch of the O repeat unit and absent in some “wild” isolates of S. typhimurium). Very useful derivatives of strain LT2 were derived by Ames et al. for the widely used tests of mutagens and carcinogens (2). Analysis of wil ...
... species, including O factor 5 (determined by an acetyl group on the abequose branch of the O repeat unit and absent in some “wild” isolates of S. typhimurium). Very useful derivatives of strain LT2 were derived by Ames et al. for the widely used tests of mutagens and carcinogens (2). Analysis of wil ...
Patterns and Power of Phenotypic Selection in Nature
... Using body size as a proxy for fitness (body size correlates with several important fitness components in larval amphibians), Pfennig and colleagues (2007) found that the mode of selection operating on trophic morphology varies for different species and populations. Specifically, in mixed-species po ...
... Using body size as a proxy for fitness (body size correlates with several important fitness components in larval amphibians), Pfennig and colleagues (2007) found that the mode of selection operating on trophic morphology varies for different species and populations. Specifically, in mixed-species po ...
Polyploidy
... Chromosomal Duplication ...an event that results in the increase in the number of copies of a particular chromosomal region, ...
... Chromosomal Duplication ...an event that results in the increase in the number of copies of a particular chromosomal region, ...
Lactose tolerance
... splits apart the two sugars (galactose and glucose) that make up lactose. The gene for lactase is known as LCT, and it is mostly expressed in cells in the epithelium of the small intestine. Although nearly everyone can produce the enzyme at birth, the majority of people outside Northern Europe lose ...
... splits apart the two sugars (galactose and glucose) that make up lactose. The gene for lactase is known as LCT, and it is mostly expressed in cells in the epithelium of the small intestine. Although nearly everyone can produce the enzyme at birth, the majority of people outside Northern Europe lose ...
Inbreeding in Swine, nsif-fs4 - National Swine Improvement Federation
... have done well. Certain families may demonstrate superior performance, but if a family group has poor average performance, it should be discarded quickly. Inbreeding also promotes an increase in prepotency which is the ability of an individual to consistently pass on its characteristics. This prepot ...
... have done well. Certain families may demonstrate superior performance, but if a family group has poor average performance, it should be discarded quickly. Inbreeding also promotes an increase in prepotency which is the ability of an individual to consistently pass on its characteristics. This prepot ...
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN PLANTS C Robertson McClung
... component to this regulation in several angiosperms (33, 116). Typical reporters are unsuitable for circadian studies. Even though mRNA abundance oscillates in response to clock-gated transcription, the reporter activity (e.g. β-glucuronidase or chloramphenicol acetyltransferase) is too stable to al ...
... component to this regulation in several angiosperms (33, 116). Typical reporters are unsuitable for circadian studies. Even though mRNA abundance oscillates in response to clock-gated transcription, the reporter activity (e.g. β-glucuronidase or chloramphenicol acetyltransferase) is too stable to al ...
19. - 21. März 2014 in Essen - Deutsche Gesellschaft für
... Essen gilt als „die Gesundheitsstadt“ und bietet über 45-tausend Menschen sichere und moderne Arbeitsplätze in der Gesundheitsbranche. In vielen Gebieten der Spitzenmedizin hat sich Essen einen internationalen Ruf erarbeitet. Von weit her reisen Menschen an, um die erstklassigen Angebote in Bereiche ...
... Essen gilt als „die Gesundheitsstadt“ und bietet über 45-tausend Menschen sichere und moderne Arbeitsplätze in der Gesundheitsbranche. In vielen Gebieten der Spitzenmedizin hat sich Essen einen internationalen Ruf erarbeitet. Von weit her reisen Menschen an, um die erstklassigen Angebote in Bereiche ...
Heterozygote Advantage: The Effect of Artificial Selection in
... fitness in mutant homozygotes because of low survival, mating, and/or reproduction. Here when artificial selection or another fitness component besides survival results in zero fitness, we will indicate this using quotes as “lethal.” Typically such recessive lethals would generally be at a very low ...
... fitness in mutant homozygotes because of low survival, mating, and/or reproduction. Here when artificial selection or another fitness component besides survival results in zero fitness, we will indicate this using quotes as “lethal.” Typically such recessive lethals would generally be at a very low ...
Gene List for Cucurbita species
... A complete list of genes for Cucurbita species was last published 12 years ago (33). Since then, only updates have been published (72, 73). The genus Cucurbita L. contains 12 or 13 species (50). As far as is known, all have a complement of 20 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 40). This new gene list for Cu ...
... A complete list of genes for Cucurbita species was last published 12 years ago (33). Since then, only updates have been published (72, 73). The genus Cucurbita L. contains 12 or 13 species (50). As far as is known, all have a complement of 20 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 40). This new gene list for Cu ...
Slides from Lecture 4
... • Many mutations have no effect at all, others are lethal. • In general, even though mutations often have negative immediate effects, they give evolution new material to work (or, rather, experiment) with. ...
... • Many mutations have no effect at all, others are lethal. • In general, even though mutations often have negative immediate effects, they give evolution new material to work (or, rather, experiment) with. ...