Sentences with phrase «inherited traits as»

Inherited traits as a result of selective breeding for fighting has created a lingering impact on the breed.

Not exact matches

Ever hear of mendle, or genetic engineering or really anything have to do with genes and dna and how dna from two individuals helps create a third with genetic traits inherited from both sets of dna either as dominant or recessive.

As it turns out, Jesus uses the metaphor of Father because in Oriental thought of that day the first born son was thought to inherit all, including character traits, from his father.

They constitute a tremendous complex of instincts and inherited traits, family and cultural background, education, and all the aspects of the individual's own past experience which remain in his memory and in his unconscious as continuing motivating forces.

A person owes his very existence to his parents, and inherits from them such traits as can be transmitted biologically.

Each inherited trait is determined by one or more genes and is not a feature of a single type - pattern as required by the blood theory.

A chip off the old block, a kid inherits a multitude of his or her parents» traits, such as eye and hair color.

Men inherit one X and one Y chromosome (which encodes the gene for maleness), so they are more likely to express recessive traits from the X, such as colour blindness and haemophilia.

Raised for dozens of generations in the lab of senior author Huda Akil, Ph.D., at the U-M Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute under carefully controlled conditions, the two breeds act as a way to study the effects of genetic and inherited traits on addiction - related behaviors.

An X-linked gene for homosexuality has long been proposed as a way to explain how the trait persists in the population even though gay men tend to have fewer offspring: The gene could increase fertility in females, who would have two «chances» to inherit it.

Strikingly, thin bones were always present in both ears, suggesting that the weakness may be a birth defect or inherited trait rather than an infection, such as meningitis or syphilis, which might affect the ears differently.

CF was known to be a genetic disorder, inherited as a recessive trait.

By contrast with the usual expectations, this resistance is inherited as a dominant trait, a characteristic that may have contributed to its rapid geographical expansion.

Unlike everything known so far, this resistance evolved in the field was inherited as a dominant trait.

That has implications for genetic models that predict how likely it is that members of a family will inherit a trait, whether it's a disease such as schizophrenia or a physical trait, such as height.

Flor found that both resistance in plants as well as avirulence in the pathogen were inherited, and that both traits were dominant.

Illustrating genetics with tongue - rolling or a hitchhiker's thumb as simple inherited traits makes the lessons more interesting and memorable.

Similarly, evolutionary biologists have known since Charles Darwin that natural selection eliminates inherited traits that reduce organisms» fitness, such as mosquitoes» susceptibility to the insecticide DDT.

Many human traits, such as height and blood sugar, show a similar pattern, and these traits can also be inherited (e.g., tall parents tend to have tall children).

My husband will tell you that I've inherited this trait, as I can't stand having one thing out of order in my house, but my mother is the queen of obsessive compulsiveness.

Mia's statement above reminded me of an inherited trait I have which is Mediterranean anemia: Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major).

As characters shed their defining traits, they inherit another's.

Marion is an insatiable martyr of thrift, a trait Lady Bird refuses to inherit or take seriously, which is why they fight so often: each in her given corner is as stubborn as the other.

There is, for instance, technically no Luke Skywalker figure (though the Han Solo proxy, Lone Star (Bill Pullman), inherits some of his traits), while Princess Leia is caricatured as a spoiled brat, thus subjecting to ridicule the «princess» instead of the «Leia» aspect of her identity.

In part one, Sedaris touches on speech therapy for his lisp at school, guitar lessons from a midget, inherited traits, artistic talent, sibling swearing, family pets, working as a teacher, toilet legacies, odd jobs, eating out in NYC, visitors to NYC, outward appearances, and technophobia.

There is a reason behind this odd (and adorable) behaviour of theirs, and as it turns out, it is a trait inherited from their ancestors!

This inherited trait is strongly affected by lifestyle and is evident in certain large breed dogs such as the Newfoundland, German Shepherd, Saint Bernard, and the Old English Sheepdog.

This disease is inherited as a dominant trait in both male and female cats.

The majority of these are inherited as autosomal recessive traits, but some are inherited as dominant or perhaps polygenic trait.

This syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.

The characteristics of a cross between an Irish wolfhound and another breed would be difficult to predict, as the offspring would have a wide spectrum of traits to inherit.

The inherited trait is known as Atopy (see What is Inhalant Allergy or Atopy below).

Just as a dog can inherit coat color and size from his parents, so can he inherit personality traits.

Inbreeding, such as is used to fix traits within pedigree breeds, will inevitably increase the risk on inherited defects coming to light.

As a result, the puppies may very well inherit undesirable personality traits.

MH is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, so the disorder can be passed on even if only one parent has the defective gene.

It was recognised that PKD was inherited as a simple autosomal dominant trait.

Prcd - PRA is inherited as a recessive trait.

ACHM2 in the German Shepherd is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, meaning that two copies of the mutation are required in order for the ACHM2 disease to occur.

It has been suggested that distichiasis is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, however, this has not been formally proven.

Just like traits such as personality and appearance can be associated with the dog breed, certain health problems are inherited.

Dogs with inherited entropion should not be bred, as they can pass the trait on to their offspring.

Thus, we disagree with earlier assumptions that canine distichiasis is inherited as a dominant trait [6, 15].

So, in this sense, it's never easy to know what a dog of this breed will end up turning like as it can inherit different traits in different amounts from both its parents.

If the Mini Labradoodle inherits more of the traits from the Labrador Retriever parent, then it will show up as having yellow, black, or chocolate color.

When clinically normal dogs produce affected offspring, it strongly suggests the disease is inherited as a simple recessive (or potentially a polygenic — multiple gene) trait, and both parents carry one «bad» copy of the gene causing the disease.

In considering the genetic bases for epilepsy in various dog breeds, including Irish wolfhounds it is important to consider that most forms of idiopathic generalized epilepsy in humans are inherited as complex genetic traits 36.

We and others have established that PCD is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, meaning that it takes two copies of the «bad» or PCD gene to cause the disease in the offspring (one copy came from the mother and one from the father).

The disease is inherited as a monogenic autosomal recessive trait, meaning that Carriers show no symptoms.

It is presumed to be inherited as a recessive genetic trait in many breeds, including the American Cocker Spaniel, Bedlington Terrier, English Springer Spaniel and Miniature Schnauzer.