By
examining gene expression patterns, the new study found that parrot brains are structured differently than the brains of songbirds and hummingbirds, which also exhibit vocal learning.
Not exact matches
Traditional strain - selection techniques are supplemented with strain screening, which can involve
examining gene -
expression patterns through PCR or understanding global
gene expression in relation to environmental factors using
gene chips.
They
examined the effect of meditation on
gene expression patterns in both novice and regular meditators.
Gene expression patterns in the hippocampus samples were
examined using DNA microarrays that measured the
expression levels of over 30,000
genes (transcripts) per sample.
Kaur et al. [68]
examined selected
gene expression patterns in rat retinas from 3 to 14 days after hypoxia.
(A) The
expression patterns of germ cell marker
genes in monkey testis (5 years old), mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF), monkey ES cells (ES), and developing EBs (days 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28) were
examined using an RT - PCR analysis.
The only clue indicating that differences in
gene expression level are not the reason for the observed correlation between the recombination rate and the size of introns is that we do not see a comparable
pattern when
examining the size of exons, the number of exons per
gene, and the overall size of proteins.
In addition, the conference will
examine the possibility that modifying
patterns of family interaction may alter the
expression of
genes linked to health and illness