Sentences with phrase «understanding of the genetic component»

Northern and Indigenous health issues as they pertain to genetics Maternal - child health issues Understanding of the genetic component to Aboriginal health of all ages

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To better understand the genetic components of longevity, the researchers analyzed the DNA of more than 800 subjects between the ages of 95 to 119 and compared it with DNA from random controls.

Prostate cancer is has a genetic component but it has until now been impossible to understand how aggressive the cancer might be Now a new multi-national study has discovered the basis of a simple blood test which can predict whether a man is susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer.

Despite dozens of regions in the genome associated with CAD, most of the genetic components of heart disease are not fully understood, suggesting that more genes are out there to be found.

Characterizing the genetic basis of adaptation is not only a longstanding goal of evolutionary biology, but is also an important component of understanding adaptation.

While the problem isn't well - understood, researchers believe there is a strong genetic component that is somehow linked to malnutrition or the ingestion of toxins by the mother during pregnancy.

While scientists now understand the genetic basis for moderately complex traits such as coat color and pattern, research in other species suggests that there is little or no significant genetic component to such indicators of performance as success in the show ring, The dog breeder, then, is often at a loss for accurate sources of information about performance traits he is interested in.

Although, the cause of elbow dysplasia is not fully understood, it is believed to have genetic and environmental components, i.e. nutrition, exercise and growth rate.