MAMMALS THAT BREAK THE RULES:Genetics of Marsupials and
... Mammals share an XX female:XY male system of chromosomal sex determination in which the Y is male determining and the X is highly conserved because of its participation in X inactivation. Rules governing the organization and behavior of X and Y chromosomes were formulated by detailed studies in mous ...
... Mammals share an XX female:XY male system of chromosomal sex determination in which the Y is male determining and the X is highly conserved because of its participation in X inactivation. Rules governing the organization and behavior of X and Y chromosomes were formulated by detailed studies in mous ...
Gene targeting by hybridization-hydrolysis process
... oligonucleotides by the hybridization-hydrolysis process. After treatment, the second strand DNA would be synthesized by using a vector-specific sequence common to all recombinant molecules (upstream of the cDNA inserts). The targeted recombinant molecules would have been hydrolyzed and by consequen ...
... oligonucleotides by the hybridization-hydrolysis process. After treatment, the second strand DNA would be synthesized by using a vector-specific sequence common to all recombinant molecules (upstream of the cDNA inserts). The targeted recombinant molecules would have been hydrolyzed and by consequen ...
U n i v
... University of Pretoria etd – Abolnik C (2007) 2.1 INTRODUCTION Most outbreaks of influenza in domestic poultry are thought to have originated by the transfer of viruses from feral birds (Alexander 2000, Halvorson et al., 1983). The H6 subtype was first isolated from a turkey in 1965, and other H6 v ...
... University of Pretoria etd – Abolnik C (2007) 2.1 INTRODUCTION Most outbreaks of influenza in domestic poultry are thought to have originated by the transfer of viruses from feral birds (Alexander 2000, Halvorson et al., 1983). The H6 subtype was first isolated from a turkey in 1965, and other H6 v ...
Dragon Genetics - Sherrilyn Kenyon
... This example illustrates the Law of Independent Assortment, which states that, if two genes are on different chromosomes, then the alleles for these genes separate independently of each other during the formation of eggs or sperm. Therefore, the traits determined by these two genes are inherited in ...
... This example illustrates the Law of Independent Assortment, which states that, if two genes are on different chromosomes, then the alleles for these genes separate independently of each other during the formation of eggs or sperm. Therefore, the traits determined by these two genes are inherited in ...
MOLECULAR PROFILING OF RICE (Oryza sativa L
... variation in the genes underlying these traits. By using DNA markers to assist in plant breeding, efficiency and precision could be greatly increased. The use of DNA markers in plant breeding is called markerassisted selection (MAS) and is a component of the new discipline of ‘molecular breeding’. P ...
... variation in the genes underlying these traits. By using DNA markers to assist in plant breeding, efficiency and precision could be greatly increased. The use of DNA markers in plant breeding is called markerassisted selection (MAS) and is a component of the new discipline of ‘molecular breeding’. P ...
Molecular markers located on the DGAT1, CAST, and - Funpec-RP
... between SNPs and the previously described traits. Sire was fitted in the model as a random effect. The pdiff function of LSMEANS was utilized to evaluate significant differences in the performance of genotypes for SNPs that were identified as significant. All statistical analyses were conducted usin ...
... between SNPs and the previously described traits. Sire was fitted in the model as a random effect. The pdiff function of LSMEANS was utilized to evaluate significant differences in the performance of genotypes for SNPs that were identified as significant. All statistical analyses were conducted usin ...
Supplementary Information
... criteria – although all genes were determined as being located in CpG islands, the Illumina probe design specifications placed some reactions on the edges of CpG islands or outside of the CpG island. An additional 1,505 reactions covering 807 genes was also tested using the commercially available Il ...
... criteria – although all genes were determined as being located in CpG islands, the Illumina probe design specifications placed some reactions on the edges of CpG islands or outside of the CpG island. An additional 1,505 reactions covering 807 genes was also tested using the commercially available Il ...
The Optimal Discovery Procedure II: Applications to Comparative
... a high-dimensional study. This approach is based on the “optimal discovery procedure” (ODP), proven to be optimal in the companion paper (6). The ODP maximizes the expected number of true positives for each fixed level of expected false positives; this is also directly related to optimality in terms ...
... a high-dimensional study. This approach is based on the “optimal discovery procedure” (ODP), proven to be optimal in the companion paper (6). The ODP maximizes the expected number of true positives for each fixed level of expected false positives; this is also directly related to optimality in terms ...
Positive and Negative Selection on Noncoding
... During the past two decades, evidence has accumulated of adaptive evolution within protein-coding genes in a variety of species. However, with the exception of Drosophila and humans, little is known about the extent of adaptive evolution in noncoding DNA. Here, we study regions upstream and downstre ...
... During the past two decades, evidence has accumulated of adaptive evolution within protein-coding genes in a variety of species. However, with the exception of Drosophila and humans, little is known about the extent of adaptive evolution in noncoding DNA. Here, we study regions upstream and downstre ...
Présentation PowerPoint
... The cross-over point occurs between the G base of a core site GTTRRRY and the first T base of a second core site. The gene cassettes in an integron are expressed from a common promotor region located in the 5’CS of the integron. The level of the expression of cassette-associated genes may be affecte ...
... The cross-over point occurs between the G base of a core site GTTRRRY and the first T base of a second core site. The gene cassettes in an integron are expressed from a common promotor region located in the 5’CS of the integron. The level of the expression of cassette-associated genes may be affecte ...
Animal Behaviour SPECIAL ISSUE: KIN SELECTION
... expression analyses could identify shared molecular functions or biological processes that are repeatedly associated with a behavioural phenotype, and inferences at this level may also provide evidence for a behavioural toolkit. For example, in the honeybee, transcriptomic analyses with microarrays ...
... expression analyses could identify shared molecular functions or biological processes that are repeatedly associated with a behavioural phenotype, and inferences at this level may also provide evidence for a behavioural toolkit. For example, in the honeybee, transcriptomic analyses with microarrays ...
The Effect of Chromosomal Position on the Expression of the
... described in Experimental Procedures. To be useful for studies of position effect, lines containing single transposon inserts had to be prepared from the initial population of transformants obtained. Since rosy gene expression is affected by several unlinked genes (see Finnerty, 1976) it was necessa ...
... described in Experimental Procedures. To be useful for studies of position effect, lines containing single transposon inserts had to be prepared from the initial population of transformants obtained. Since rosy gene expression is affected by several unlinked genes (see Finnerty, 1976) it was necessa ...
Supplementary Information (doc 408K)
... having a compound heterozygous genotype if they were observed to transmit one allele and not transmit a different allele, indicating these alleles reside on different chromosomes (Figure S2). It is possible for two variants to occupy the same parental chromosome with only one of them being transmitt ...
... having a compound heterozygous genotype if they were observed to transmit one allele and not transmit a different allele, indicating these alleles reside on different chromosomes (Figure S2). It is possible for two variants to occupy the same parental chromosome with only one of them being transmitt ...
Color and Scent: How Single Genes Influence Pollinator Attraction
... Quantitative trait loci analysis provides rough map positions, and each of the identified loci may still consist of multiple linked genes. Thus, the next logical step is to identify the genes underlying the QTL. The search for “pollination syndrome genes” in plants has been in full progress during t ...
... Quantitative trait loci analysis provides rough map positions, and each of the identified loci may still consist of multiple linked genes. Thus, the next logical step is to identify the genes underlying the QTL. The search for “pollination syndrome genes” in plants has been in full progress during t ...
interPopula: a Python API to access the HapMap Project dataset
... The HapMap project [1] (http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/) is an effort to identify and catalogue genetic similarities and differences in humans. The project makes information available on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and it more recently added information on copy number variation (CNV). H ...
... The HapMap project [1] (http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/) is an effort to identify and catalogue genetic similarities and differences in humans. The project makes information available on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and it more recently added information on copy number variation (CNV). H ...
Deer Colors
... Albino deer are white and as rare as gold. If you ever see an all-white deer in the woods, you will be very lucky. These deer, called albino whitetails, are quite rare. Only one deer in 100,000 is born this way, say biologists. Chances of seeing one in the wild are very low. It might be easier findi ...
... Albino deer are white and as rare as gold. If you ever see an all-white deer in the woods, you will be very lucky. These deer, called albino whitetails, are quite rare. Only one deer in 100,000 is born this way, say biologists. Chances of seeing one in the wild are very low. It might be easier findi ...
coexpression database for animal species by
... lower levels of expression; i.e. with average counts across all runs <30, were omitted. After conversion to a base-2 logarithm with a pseudo-count of 1, quantile normalization was applied to the data from each experiment, and the average expression levels were subtracted from each gene for each expe ...
... lower levels of expression; i.e. with average counts across all runs <30, were omitted. After conversion to a base-2 logarithm with a pseudo-count of 1, quantile normalization was applied to the data from each experiment, and the average expression levels were subtracted from each gene for each expe ...
- Wiley Online Library
... and around regulatory elements is vital for their proper function. It is important to clarify that none of these known issues undermine the work with isolated cis-regulatory elements (these studies will continue to be useful). Instead, they make us think that additional levels of analysis are necess ...
... and around regulatory elements is vital for their proper function. It is important to clarify that none of these known issues undermine the work with isolated cis-regulatory elements (these studies will continue to be useful). Instead, they make us think that additional levels of analysis are necess ...
Ancestry of neuronal monoamine transporters in the Metazoa
... structure and substrate kinetics may provide information on the origin and number of genes that encode SLC6 monoamine transporters in the Metazoa (Chen et al., 2004; Höglund et al., 2005). Do the genes encoding the transporter for each specific monoamine in the metazoan CNS derive from a common ance ...
... structure and substrate kinetics may provide information on the origin and number of genes that encode SLC6 monoamine transporters in the Metazoa (Chen et al., 2004; Höglund et al., 2005). Do the genes encoding the transporter for each specific monoamine in the metazoan CNS derive from a common ance ...
Caspary T, Cleary MA, Baker CC, Guan XJ, Tilghman SM. Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Jun;18(6):3466-74. Multiple mechanisms of imprinting on distal mouse chromosome 7.
... Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic process that results in the preferential silencing of one of the two parental copies of a gene. Although the precise mechanisms by which genomic imprinting occurs are unknown, the tendency of imprinted genes to exist in chromosomal clusters suggests long-range reg ...
... Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic process that results in the preferential silencing of one of the two parental copies of a gene. Although the precise mechanisms by which genomic imprinting occurs are unknown, the tendency of imprinted genes to exist in chromosomal clusters suggests long-range reg ...
cell culture mycoplasmas
... continuous cell cultures. Whereas many of the species specific mycoplasma strains can be detected in primary cell cultures, cultures of later passages contain mycoplasma species which are naturally not associated with the donor species. Although more than 20 different species were isolated from cell ...
... continuous cell cultures. Whereas many of the species specific mycoplasma strains can be detected in primary cell cultures, cultures of later passages contain mycoplasma species which are naturally not associated with the donor species. Although more than 20 different species were isolated from cell ...
Article Old but Not (So) Degenerated—Slow
... Degeneration of the nonrecombining chromosome is a common feature of sex chromosome evolution, readily evident by the presence of a pair of largely heteromorphic chromosomes, like in eutherian mammals and birds. However, in ratites (order Palaeognathae, including, e.g., ostrich), the Z and W chromos ...
... Degeneration of the nonrecombining chromosome is a common feature of sex chromosome evolution, readily evident by the presence of a pair of largely heteromorphic chromosomes, like in eutherian mammals and birds. However, in ratites (order Palaeognathae, including, e.g., ostrich), the Z and W chromos ...
Evolution at the Subgene Level: Domain Rearrangements in
... structure indicating similarity at the subgene level. (B ) In conventional phylogenetics, genes that descend from a single common ancestor are clustered into a gene family, and the history of gene families are viewed through gene trees (black lines) that evolve inside a species tree (blue area). Dup ...
... structure indicating similarity at the subgene level. (B ) In conventional phylogenetics, genes that descend from a single common ancestor are clustered into a gene family, and the history of gene families are viewed through gene trees (black lines) that evolve inside a species tree (blue area). Dup ...
Genetics Practice Problems Key
... 4. The ability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide is an autosomal dominant phenotype, and the inability to taste it is recessive. If a taster woman marries a taster man who in a previous marriage had a nontaster daughter, what is the probability that their first child will be: a. A nontaster ...
... 4. The ability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide is an autosomal dominant phenotype, and the inability to taste it is recessive. If a taster woman marries a taster man who in a previous marriage had a nontaster daughter, what is the probability that their first child will be: a. A nontaster ...