Sentences with phrase «ancient lineages in»

So she and postdoc Joseph Lachance, along with a multinational team, sequenced the DNA of three hunter - gatherer groups living in Africa today: the Hadza and Sandawe from Tanzania and the Pygmies from Cameroon, some of the most ancient lineages in the world.

The Ganges river dolphin is not only the only member of its genus, but of its family, Plantanistidae, representing an ancient lineage in the order Cetartiodactyla.

Not exact matches

As researchers recently sequenced the genomes of more than a dozen ancient members of our species, Homo sapiens, in Europe and Asia in rapid succession, they added a third genetic component: a «ghost» lineage of nomads who blew into northeast Europe from the steppes of western Asia 4000 to 5000 years ago.

«It's exciting evidence for a previously unrecognised species within the ancient lineage of Amazon river dolphins,» says Scott Baker of Oregon State University in Newport.

«It shows that the relationship between ticks and birds is an ancient one: It was present in the ancestors of both lineages.»

However, new research led by the University of Bristol has identified the cause of this «flip - flop» effect, and in doing so, has revealed sponges are the most ancient lineage.

But a second domestication in ancient Egypt, before the first millennium B.C., proved more successful: This later lineage spread rapidly around the world via land and sea trade routes — and eventually took over the internet.

In fact, both the genetic potential to use the ancient Wood - Ljungdahl carbon fixation pathway and indications for methanogenic traits as well as the ability to anaerobically oxidize methane and other short hydrocarbons have now been found in various lineages outside the Euryarchaeota — the phylum comprising traditional methanogens and methane oxidizerIn fact, both the genetic potential to use the ancient Wood - Ljungdahl carbon fixation pathway and indications for methanogenic traits as well as the ability to anaerobically oxidize methane and other short hydrocarbons have now been found in various lineages outside the Euryarchaeota — the phylum comprising traditional methanogens and methane oxidizerin various lineages outside the Euryarchaeota — the phylum comprising traditional methanogens and methane oxidizers.

«The finding of an ancient lineage that is present in Europeans and Near Easterners but not elsewhere in Eurasia was a major surprise of our study.

In the ancient lineage of paleognath birds (such as tinamous, ostriches and kiwis) the intermedium comes closer to the anklebone, producing a dinosaur - like pattern.

This illustration in a fish with a proven ancient lineage of a highly evolved system controlling variations in heart rate suggests that its evolution was necessarily linked to the advent of air breathing over primitive vertebrate lungs rather than the much later appearance of mammals.

«In the same way that the genome sequence of the platypus — a survivor of an ancient lineage — can help us study the evolution of all mammals, the genome sequence of Amborella can help us learn about the evolution of all flowers,» said Victor Albert of the University at Buffalo.

Importantly, none of the ancient horses analyzed in the study were inbred, which suggests that Scythian breeders succeeded in maintaining natural herd structures and did not perform selection through a limited number of valuable lineages.

The discovery of several new species of ancient origin can provide useful insights into the evolution of endemic frog lineages in the Western Ghats, which is a leading amphibian hotspot.

Walking upright is one of the defining features of the human lineage, and as feet are the only structure that make contact with the ground in bipeds, they can tell us a lot about our ancient relatives» way of moving.

Hakawai melvillei is extinct, but its ancient lineage and close relationships show how all these birds have a common ancestry in East Gondwana, before the landmass subsequently split up and New Zealand became isolated.

«We knew that the Yamnaya had this big genetic component that we couldn't place, and we can now see it was this ancient lineage hiding in the Caucasus during the last Ice Age,» said Manica.

Or at least, their lineage did, according to Spanish paleoanthropologists who analyzed 17 ancient skulls from a deep bone pit in the Atapuerca Mountains of northern Spain.

However, while most fish in the sea have bones, one ancient lineage — sharks, skates and rays — possess skeletons made entirely of cartilage.

Dr Gandini and her co-researchers have reached the conclusion that this lineage is more ancient than previously thought and that it has a deeper presence in Arabia than was earlier believed.

Putting together the genetic data on the ancient and modern samples, namely those already present in the literature and those analysed in this study, researchers have now proposed the following scenario to explain the Iceman's genetic history: Ötzi's paternal lineage, G2a, is part of an ancient genetic substrate that arrived in Europe from the Near East with the migrations of the first Neolithic peoples some 8,000 years ago.

A spruce gene map infers ancient plant genome reshuffling and subsequent slow evolution in the gymnosperm lineage leading to extant conifers.

By comparing the V. carteri germ and somatic cell transcriptomes, Matt and Umen found that the somatic cells had more transcripts from young, lineage - specific genes, whereas the germ cells had more transcripts from ancient genes that are similar to those expressed in stem cells from animals and land plants.

We show the utility of this framework by focusing on a clade in the montane angiosperm genus Heuchera, noteworthy in that it experienced ancient introgression from circumboreally distributed species of Mitella, lineages now ~ 1300 km disjunct.

If both developmental processes evolved from an ancient primitive spermatogenesis prototype, one would predict the presence of at least some common male gametogenesis - specific regulators in both lineages.

A closest neighbour analysis in the phylogeny showed that Indian populations have an affinity towards Southern European populations and that the time of divergence from these populations substantially predated the Indo - European migration into India, probably reflecting ancient shared ancestry rather than the Indo - European migration, which had little effect on Indian male lineages.

Our results suggest that two distinct systems underlie quantity discrimination in both humans and fish, implying that the building blocks of uniquely human mathematical abilities may be evolutionarily ancient, dating back to before the divergence of bony fish and tetrapod lineages.

With rising interest in wellness comes responsibility to preserve the traditions and knowledge our teachers and our teachers» teachers shared with us — many of them come from ancient lineages that deserve reverence and proper acknowledgment, even if they are mysterious or unknown to you.

These teachers each play a profound role in the dissemination of dharma from its ancient roots, and the perpetuation of modern day parampara, the acceleration of lineage and teachings passed down from teacher to student over time.

In the ancient wisdom traditions, this an important practice to connect with your source of inspiration, continuousness support and blessings from the lineage masters.

It is unfortunate that students who have not yet matured in their own practice have changed the method and have cut out the essence of an ancient lineage to accommodate their own limitations.

1943: Tucked away in the idyllic hills south of Florence, the Rosatis, an Italian family of noble lineage, believe that the walls of their ancient villa will keep them safe from the war raging across Europe.

A study by UC Davis showed that there was a prevalence of genetic disorders in both populations (rescue and bred): «Recently derived breeds or those from similar lineages appeared to be more susceptible to certain disorders that affect all closely related purebred dogs, whereas disorders with equal prevalence in the two populations suggested that those disorders represented more ancient mutations that are widely spread through the dog population.»

In spite of his youthful history, the Labrala has some pretty ancient lineage that includes the Labrador retriever who dates back to 19th century Newfoundland where he was used as a working dog on fishing boats as well as the Vizsla who comes from Hungary and dates back almost a thousand years where he was used for hunting in Central EuropIn spite of his youthful history, the Labrala has some pretty ancient lineage that includes the Labrador retriever who dates back to 19th century Newfoundland where he was used as a working dog on fishing boats as well as the Vizsla who comes from Hungary and dates back almost a thousand years where he was used for hunting in Central Europin Central Europe.

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But it is just as likely that admixture of other breeds in the intervening five thousand years has blurred the DNA finger print of those breeds to the point where currently available tools can't detect the ancient lineage.

Despite their ancient lineage, Shar - Peis became well - known in the United States only in the early 1970s, when they were touted as a rare breed and a focused campaign to appeal to fanciers began.

With its roots in Turkestan, the Kangal comes from an ancient lineage of mastiffs, guarding livestock such as sheep against large predators.

Both of these fine breeds come from an ancient lineage of herding dogs in Turkey, and though they may share several similarities, they are also recognized as separate breeds.

In spite of its ancient lineage, the speedy hunter was not introduced to the United States until 1956, where it gained entrance to the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 197In spite of its ancient lineage, the speedy hunter was not introduced to the United States until 1956, where it gained entrance to the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 197in 1979.

He claims an ancient heritage, yet is of relatively recent lineage in terms of standardization of the breed.

The divergence estimate of 2300 years ago for all northern island lineages may be evidence of a severe bottleneck that either happened before 2300 years ago and resulted in the reduction of ancient mtDNA lineages, or an indication that northern island fox populations were panmictic due to human intervention before 2300 years ago.

The ancient gray fox lineage that gave rise to all island foxes appears to be unsampled and may be rare or extinct in the extant gray fox populations.

A farmer in Northern Mississippi whose playing of the fife, a small flute fashioned out of bamboo, coupled with his life as a farmer created a space for community, lineage and a transgressive existence connecting ancient African musical traditions within the context of farm life and the agency derived from this routine.

Amy Pleasant's exhibition «re / form,» at Whitespace Gallery through February 15, presents a lineage of human history and responses to issues of identity, from ancient to modern times, caused by weighing one's role in society against one's place in nature.