DESIGNING ARTIFICIAL SELECTION EXPERIMENTS
... directly increasing functions of the number of generations ( t ) . Because the first selected parents are chosen in the zero generation, the expectation of D is zero regardless of the size of N for the progeny means of the first generation. But inbreeding depression could exist in the first progeny ...
... directly increasing functions of the number of generations ( t ) . Because the first selected parents are chosen in the zero generation, the expectation of D is zero regardless of the size of N for the progeny means of the first generation. But inbreeding depression could exist in the first progeny ...
Evi3 - Blood Journal
... were used to PCR-amplify overlapping cDNA fragments from the MarathonReady spleen cDNA kit (Clontech, BD Biosciences) with the use of the Expand High Fidelity PCR kit (Roche). Evi3 cDNA was cloned into pBluescript SK⫺ (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) in 3 steps with the use of 2 internal EcoRI sites and b ...
... were used to PCR-amplify overlapping cDNA fragments from the MarathonReady spleen cDNA kit (Clontech, BD Biosciences) with the use of the Expand High Fidelity PCR kit (Roche). Evi3 cDNA was cloned into pBluescript SK⫺ (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) in 3 steps with the use of 2 internal EcoRI sites and b ...
DHPS-WDR83 overlapping SNPs detection in QTL region for meat pH
... DNA stretch [18]. With this system of regulation the mRNA expression and proteins levels are regulated concordantly. The NAT method of regulation was identified in several mammalian genomes [18,21]. NATs principal functions are related to the regulation of the expression of sense transcripts, the hy ...
... DNA stretch [18]. With this system of regulation the mRNA expression and proteins levels are regulated concordantly. The NAT method of regulation was identified in several mammalian genomes [18,21]. NATs principal functions are related to the regulation of the expression of sense transcripts, the hy ...
Schlichting, CD and Smith, H
... The adaptive domain of developmental plasticity and contiguous phenomena Phenotypic plasticity: definition and scope of the concept Any discussion of the topic of phenotypic plasticity has to contend with the existence of numerous understandings of what the term ‘means’. Here we argue that the broade ...
... The adaptive domain of developmental plasticity and contiguous phenomena Phenotypic plasticity: definition and scope of the concept Any discussion of the topic of phenotypic plasticity has to contend with the existence of numerous understandings of what the term ‘means’. Here we argue that the broade ...
Research Project Final Report
... the model legume Medicago truncatula and have generated gene specific markers for faba bean, showing that cultivars are internally heterogeneous. For seed quality, we have isolated novel mutants for antinutritional proteins that impact on animal feed quality. Two classes of proteins were targeted, o ...
... the model legume Medicago truncatula and have generated gene specific markers for faba bean, showing that cultivars are internally heterogeneous. For seed quality, we have isolated novel mutants for antinutritional proteins that impact on animal feed quality. Two classes of proteins were targeted, o ...
Karyotyping
... photographic images of the chromosomes are cut out and arranged in homologous pairs by their size and shape. The karyotype can be analyzed to determine the sex of the individual and whether there are any chromosomal abnormalities. For example, the karyotype of a female shows two X chromosomes, and t ...
... photographic images of the chromosomes are cut out and arranged in homologous pairs by their size and shape. The karyotype can be analyzed to determine the sex of the individual and whether there are any chromosomal abnormalities. For example, the karyotype of a female shows two X chromosomes, and t ...
Top Ten Ways to Ensure Valid RNAi Data
... single nucleotide mismatch in the middle of an siRNA can abolish its activity [1,2]. In contrast, another report indicates that siRNAs can silence non-target genes containing as few as 14–15 consecutive complementary nucleotides [3]. Therefore, until we reach a better understanding of siRNA specific ...
... single nucleotide mismatch in the middle of an siRNA can abolish its activity [1,2]. In contrast, another report indicates that siRNAs can silence non-target genes containing as few as 14–15 consecutive complementary nucleotides [3]. Therefore, until we reach a better understanding of siRNA specific ...
Modes of Inheritance
... multiple genes? 2. Which type of inheritance leads to a blend of two traits? ...
... multiple genes? 2. Which type of inheritance leads to a blend of two traits? ...
Concept note on updating the IBC`s reflection on the
... 12. The problem is that there is a conflict between the wish to know and the ability to provide understandable data; moreover some of the results are clear-cut – you do or do not have a gene which gives a high cancer risk; but on the other hand what does it mean that your risk for X is 1.2 times tha ...
... 12. The problem is that there is a conflict between the wish to know and the ability to provide understandable data; moreover some of the results are clear-cut – you do or do not have a gene which gives a high cancer risk; but on the other hand what does it mean that your risk for X is 1.2 times tha ...
Lost along the way: the significance of evolution in reverse
... Discussing reverse evolution as an influential evolutionary phenomenon is fraught with problems, the least of which is the debate about whether it actually exists. Furthermore, although the concepts of regression, reversal and loss are not contentious, the idea of these being interrelated processes ...
... Discussing reverse evolution as an influential evolutionary phenomenon is fraught with problems, the least of which is the debate about whether it actually exists. Furthermore, although the concepts of regression, reversal and loss are not contentious, the idea of these being interrelated processes ...
Sexual conflict and sexual selection Sexual conflict and sexual
... Note: Female choice may also be the result of males manipulating females. In this case it is good for the manipulating male, but not for the female. ...
... Note: Female choice may also be the result of males manipulating females. In this case it is good for the manipulating male, but not for the female. ...
Nucleic Acids Research
... for gee transcription; viz. none of the ORFs of kl is preceded by recognisable yeast nuclear promoter elemnts, although all four are preceded by a motif identical with, or closely related to, the sequence ACT(A/T)AATATATGA. Thiis has been termed the Upstream Conserved Sequence or WCS9, and transcrip ...
... for gee transcription; viz. none of the ORFs of kl is preceded by recognisable yeast nuclear promoter elemnts, although all four are preceded by a motif identical with, or closely related to, the sequence ACT(A/T)AATATATGA. Thiis has been termed the Upstream Conserved Sequence or WCS9, and transcrip ...
Human and fly protein-coding genes contain more stop resistant
... ¹ Lab. Biodados, ICB-UFMG. It is well known that genetic code minimizes the effect of mutations and similar codons usually codify for the same amino acid, avoiding non-synonymous mutations. Although somewhat allowing mutation resistance, synonymous codons may vary in their mutational distance to sto ...
... ¹ Lab. Biodados, ICB-UFMG. It is well known that genetic code minimizes the effect of mutations and similar codons usually codify for the same amino acid, avoiding non-synonymous mutations. Although somewhat allowing mutation resistance, synonymous codons may vary in their mutational distance to sto ...
Bayesian Networks
... - CNs and BNs relate when using the Causal Markov Assumption : “given the values of a variable's immediate causes, it is independent of its earlier causes”, if this holds, then BN==CN X ...
... - CNs and BNs relate when using the Causal Markov Assumption : “given the values of a variable's immediate causes, it is independent of its earlier causes”, if this holds, then BN==CN X ...
Gibson Assembly™ – Building a Synthetic Biology Toolset
... two-step thermocycle-based in vitro recombination method utilizing these enzymes was used to join 101 overlapping DNA cassettes into four parts of the M. genitalium genome, each between 136 kb and 166 kb in size. This milestone marked the first assembly of a genome derived from a free-living organis ...
... two-step thermocycle-based in vitro recombination method utilizing these enzymes was used to join 101 overlapping DNA cassettes into four parts of the M. genitalium genome, each between 136 kb and 166 kb in size. This milestone marked the first assembly of a genome derived from a free-living organis ...
From Gene to Protein
... from DNA that specifies amino acids Transfer RNA (tRNA)= carries a specific amino acid to ribosome based on its anticodon to mRNA codon Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)= makes up 60% of the ribosome; site of protein synthesis snRNA=small nuclear RNA; part of a spliceosome. Has structural and catalytic roles srp ...
... from DNA that specifies amino acids Transfer RNA (tRNA)= carries a specific amino acid to ribosome based on its anticodon to mRNA codon Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)= makes up 60% of the ribosome; site of protein synthesis snRNA=small nuclear RNA; part of a spliceosome. Has structural and catalytic roles srp ...
Beyond Four Bases: Epigenetic Modifications Prove Critical to
... that strain’s “methylome.” That information gives valuable clues about the gene regulation processes of the E. coli strain in the German outbreak. The research projects are also a glimpse into the relatively nascent field of generating full-genome data sets for multiple dimensions — such as DNA, RNA ...
... that strain’s “methylome.” That information gives valuable clues about the gene regulation processes of the E. coli strain in the German outbreak. The research projects are also a glimpse into the relatively nascent field of generating full-genome data sets for multiple dimensions — such as DNA, RNA ...
Genetics Coin Toss Lab
... Name______________________________________Block_____Date______________ 4. Using the Punnett square below, record the resulting offspring. Calculate the Expected Probability and record it as a percentage in your Data Table. 6. Toss all four coins (at the same time) 50 times and record the results on ...
... Name______________________________________Block_____Date______________ 4. Using the Punnett square below, record the resulting offspring. Calculate the Expected Probability and record it as a percentage in your Data Table. 6. Toss all four coins (at the same time) 50 times and record the results on ...
Testing Species Boundaries in Biodiversity Studies
... these issues (Moritz 1994). Discordance between a character tree and a species tree, for example, may result from hybridization and subsequent transfer of mtDNA lineages between species that are otherwise distinct in their morphologies and/or nuclear genomes (Degnan 1993). The fixation of diagnosabl ...
... these issues (Moritz 1994). Discordance between a character tree and a species tree, for example, may result from hybridization and subsequent transfer of mtDNA lineages between species that are otherwise distinct in their morphologies and/or nuclear genomes (Degnan 1993). The fixation of diagnosabl ...
Gill: Gene Regulation II
... Transcription factors bind DNA, turn on or off different promoters and enhancers, which in-turn turn on or off different genes, some of which may themselves be transcription factors, which again changes the presence of TFs in the cell, the state of active promoters/enhancers etc. ...
... Transcription factors bind DNA, turn on or off different promoters and enhancers, which in-turn turn on or off different genes, some of which may themselves be transcription factors, which again changes the presence of TFs in the cell, the state of active promoters/enhancers etc. ...
Reading (Homework)
... chromosomes, they have two alleles for any X-linked trait. Therefore, they must inherit two copies of the recessive allele to express the recessive trait. This explains why X-linked recessive traits are less common in females than males. An example of a recessive X-linked trait is redgreen color bl ...
... chromosomes, they have two alleles for any X-linked trait. Therefore, they must inherit two copies of the recessive allele to express the recessive trait. This explains why X-linked recessive traits are less common in females than males. An example of a recessive X-linked trait is redgreen color bl ...