Sentences with phrase «broader gene pool»

Sometimes unethical breeders advertise hybrids as being healthier than purebred dogs because of the broader gene pool, but this hasn't always proven to be true.

Their future survival depends on a broader gene pool which includes not only earlier cultivars, but also material from wild varieties and the closest relatives of a species.

Not exact matches

«It has historically been a challenge to understand how mating preferences for ornamental traits can evolve when every individual succeeds in getting a mate,» Stern explains, in part because the seemingly simple selection process of monogamous pairs, where mates couple up and remove themselves from the broader gene - swapping pool for good, is tricky to handle mathematically.

In Eric Lander's lab at the Broad Institute, she scanned the entire human genome to figure out which genes have changed within the last 10,000 years and which have spread rapidly in the human gene pool due to natural selection.

[5][18] Later, the purebred English Mastiff entered the gene pool in order to establish larger bone structure, a broader head, and a deeper chest.