Sentences with phrase «effects of gene flow»

In contrast, smaller isolated populations are genetically decoupled from the mitigating effects of gene flow can rapidly radiate.

Not exact matches

The effect of this assortative mating is to reduce gene flow between geographical groups, and to increase the genetic distance between groups.

Activation of NOTCH1 by blood flow causes a domino effect, triggering numerous other genes in the network to turn on or off, resulting in suppression of inflammation and calcification.

«It's a solid study,» says Nick Haddad, an ecologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, «and it's unique in that nobody's looked at the effects of corridors on gene flow.»

They used CRISPR / Cas -9 to delete various sections of the Notch1 gene, and found that deleting the section that codes for the intracellular domain had no effect on permeability, while deleting the section that codes for the tiny transmembrane domain (TMD) caused vessel leakage to increase under flow conditions.

... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation of wind farms have both potential and known impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii) noise effects, visual impacts, vibration and shadow flicker effects from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.

At the same time, FWS recognizes that it has not evaluated the potential long - term effects of big renewable energy projects that fragment or isolate desert tortoise conservation areas, possibly «cutting off gene flow between these areas.»