Sentences with phrase «as gene carriers»

Pair bonding may not be the best or only way to serve our genes but then there is no reason why we have to accept the so called «selfish gene» theory, that we are of value only as gene carriers (the theory popularised by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene.

«We have absolutely no clue» about side effects, Huard says, but he and other researchers are worried about immunologic reactions to the virus that serves as the gene carrier.

Not exact matches

As research advances, scientists hope to determine the precise location of a given gene so they can test entire populations to identify carriers of the disease gene.

Knowing the sex of a fetus is important when the mother is a carrier of an X-chromosome gene that can cause a disease such as muscular dystrophy.

A UK - based team hopes to begin field tests of gene drives in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the main carrier of malaria in Africa, as soon as 2024.

Kuiken worries that this could sow suspicions about gene drives in parts of the world that view the US military in a less - than - favourable light, including countries that stand to benefit from the elimination of disease carriers such as mosquitoes.

Prospective parents who may be carriers of a genetic disorder, such as Tay - Sachs disease or Cystic fibrosis, can know for certain by having their own genes tested.

Individual screening tests can already identify silent carriers of many single faulty recessive genes — the kind that, when inherited in double (one copy from each parent), can lead to conditions such as cystic fibrosis and Tay - Sachs disease.

Researchers also added that detection of APOE 4 is particularly striking, as carriers of the gene have higher odds of committing suicide.

The platform serves as a potential way to help researchers quickly discover new carriers for a broad range of treatments, from small molecules to gene therapies.

As I explained in part 1, carriers of the E4 gene are likely the least suited to the modern high - carb diet.

The longitudinal study involving 957 Chinese seniors aged 55 years or older has found that regular consumption of tea lowers the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly by 50 per cent, while APOE e4 gene carriers who are genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease may experience a reduction in cognitive impairment risk by as much as 86 per cent.

This is a serious shortcoming because of the significance of dogs that would / could be classed as «carriers» and which would never develop copper toxicosis but, never - the-less, had the potential to pass on a copy of the mutant gene to their offspring.

To find this out, test mating is done to a dog that is affected with the genetic problem (resulting usually in puppies that are both affected and non-affected carriers) or by inbreeding to a related dog that also doesn't show the signs of being affected (usually litter mates are used) this will usually result in some puppies free of the problem, some puppies as carriers, and some puppies affected if both dogs carry the problem gene (this is not as accurate as breeding to an affected dog, but you are less likely to have to put all the puppies down).

To find this out, test mating is done to a dog that is affected with the genetic problem (resulting usually in puppies that are both affected and non-affected carriers) or by inbreeding to a related dog that also doesn't show the signs of being affected (usually littermates are used) this will usually result in some puppies free of the problem, some puppies as carriers, and some puppies affected if both dogs carry the problem gene (this is not as accurate as breeding to an affected dog, but you are less likely to have to put all the puppies down).

The DNA - based Improper Coat (IC) test detects the presence of the insertion in the RSPO2 gene and determines genotype of a tested dog as being NORMAL, CARRIER or HOMOZYGOUS AFFECTED (Improper Coat).

One of the lines showed positive as a carrier of the piebald gene.

Collies and other herding breeds are rare but known carriers of this gene, making ivermectin derivatives such as selamectin a better alternative for herding breeds in general.

Certainly, if the currently offered stud dog is used, it will introduce the recessive b gene rapidly into our dogs as every offspring will carry at least oen copy of the recessive b gene an serve as carriers.

Sex - Linked Disorders For sex - linked (also known as x-linked) recessive defective genes for which carrier tests exist, breeders should follow the same «breed and replace» recommendations as are outlined above in the discussion of autosomal recessive disorders.

The Curly Hair test: The Curly Hair test allows one to determine the genotype of a tested dog as being normal / clear of the KRT71 mutation (i.e. having two copies of the normal gene); a carrier of one copy of the mutation; or a homozygote for the KRT71 mutation (i.e. having two copies of the mutant variant).

It is a genetic condition and as many as 17 % of the wirehaired Dachshunds are carriers of the gene that cause this condition.

This is useful for breeders as they can prevent the condition from being passed on to a litter by not breeding with a dog that is a known carrier of the brittle bone disease gene.

In breeds with small gene pools, as is the case with many pure breeds, elimination of identified carriers may not be the best strategy, as genetic diversity would become dangerously compromised.

Some testing labs refer to having one copy of MDR1 or other genes as having «carrier» status.

As is the case in many genetically - based diseases, the single rare gene mutation that causes the problem was unknowingly spread when a normal - appearing carrier dog was used for breeding (ref)

If deafness is carried as a theoretical simple autosomal recessive gene (d), the breeding of two hearing carriers (Dd)(Table 1) will result, on average, in 25 % affected dogs (dd), 50 % hearing carriers (Dd), and 25 % free of the defect (DD).

In a small gene pool like FCRs, it would be unwise to eliminate carriers as valuable genetic variation could be lost.

It was stated, «A fallacious use of the closest common ancestor analysis is to identify the ancestor as a carrier of the defective gene.

A fallacious use of the closest common ancestor analysis is to identify the ancestor as a carrier of the defective gene.

As long as the frequency of a gene for a recessive disorder remains low in the population, the particular gene may be passed along for many generations before by chance 2 carriers are mated and affected individuals are borAs long as the frequency of a gene for a recessive disorder remains low in the population, the particular gene may be passed along for many generations before by chance 2 carriers are mated and affected individuals are boras the frequency of a gene for a recessive disorder remains low in the population, the particular gene may be passed along for many generations before by chance 2 carriers are mated and affected individuals are born.

If a puppy is for sale as a parti gene carrier and it isn't from the type of breeding listed above, the puppy will have genetic testing done for the piebald gene, to prove it is a parti gene carrier.

Technically referred to as the Toller PRDC (Progressive Rod Cone Degeneration) test, the new procedure is a gene marker test that can predict with 99 percent accuracy a Pattern A (clear), Pattern B (carrier) or Pattern C (affected) Toller.

These dogs are therefore referred to as Carriers, because they carry this one copy of the recessive gene.

Geographical regions characterized by cultural collectivism exhibit a greater prevalence of S allele carriers of the serotonin transporter gene, even when cultural regions rather than nations served as the unit of analysis.