Sentences with phrase «genome of affected dogs»

The genome of affected dogs is compared to the genome of healthy dogs of the same breed to identify defects implied in the mechanisms of that disease.

This will include robotic DNA extraction, genome - wide mapping with high density gene chips (querying 175,000 DNA markers), and next - gen sequencing of the entire genome of an affected dog (interrogating every letter of the 2.4 billion letter genetic code).

Investigators at the Broad Institute are attempting to identify the mutation (s) responsible for JRD in Golden Retrievers by comparing the genomes of affected dogs to the genomes of healthy dogs.

Not exact matches

In fact, Ostrander, who works at the NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, was one of the lead authors of a white paper arguing for support to sequence the dog genome at a level of quality already available at the time for the mouse, «to better understand the genetic basis of complex diseases affecting both human and dog.»

We propose to use a technique called genome - wide association analysis to evaluate the differences in the genetic material of affected dogs (dogs infected with Aspergillus spp.).

If we can obtain the necessary samples from extremely affected dogs, we can achieve a successful genome mapping of hip dysplasia.