Sentences with phrase «hybrid vigor»

Teasing out the hidden subtleties of a type of hybrid vigor involving just one gene has provided the scientists with means to tweak the length of time that bushy tomato varieties can produce flowers.

Some experts believe in hybrid vigor — the idea that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than purebred dogs because they have a lower risk for inherited health problems.

This is due to what geneticists call hybrid vigor.»

In his previous work, CSHL Associate Professor Zach Lippman and Israeli colleagues identified a rare example of hybrid vigor involving a genetic defect in the gene that makes florigen, a hormone that controls the process of flowering and flower production.

Their research has revealed one genetic mechanism for hybrid vigor, a property of plant breeding that has been exploited to boost yield since the early 20th century.

It's true what they say about hybrid vigor.

A creative group of Toronto independent game developers believes that the games industry needs a little more hybrid vigor.

I discovered I could increase the per plant yield and also the pod size by employing a few simple practices such as choosing individual seedlings of the largest and most favorable growth characteristics and then when I began crossing varieties choosing seedlings that show distinguishing hybrid vigor!

The team is also investigating hybrid vigor using Chinese cabbage.

Based on these findings, they plan to conclusively identify the genes that regulate hybrid vigor.

Hybrid vigor refers to when a crossbreed plant or animal shows superior traits compared to its parents.

Among them, when MET1 (Methyltransferase 1, involved in maintaining CG methylation) and Pol IV (related to RdDM, RNA directed DNA methylation, which causes de novo methylation) lost their genetic functions, abnormalities were observed in DNA methylation, but there was no observable effect on hybrid vigor.

By analyzing gene expression and measured traits in aneuploids and polyploids, and in their hybrids, he derived the Gene Balance Hypothesis, an encompassing concept that can explain hybrid vigor (heterosis), as well as evolutionary selection in polyploids and in duplicated genes.

Do purebred dogs lack hybrid vigor and reproductive ability compared to mixed breeds?

Because of what is known as hybrid vigor, a mix - breed is the healthiest of all dogs.

We breed for great temperaments and intelligence as well as no / low shedding, hypoallergenic and hybrid vigor qualities.

This is the classic explanation for the theory of first generation hybrid vigor.

The closer the generations come together the more consistency there will be in the lines, but the genetic problems of the purebreds are more likely to reappear, and hybrid vigor diminishes.

As a rule, creating hybrids brings hybrid vigor to the breed.

Which brings us to the topic of hybrid vigor.

The good news is that hybrids like King Shepherds have what vets call hybrid vigor.

There tends to be a general belief that breeds who sit more in the «mutt» category than «purebred» have more hybrid vigor.

Our key target is to produce hybrid rice with consistently high - yield heterosis (hybrid vigor), good grain quality, tolerance to key environmental stresses, multiple resistances to insect pests and diseases, and high seed production yield.

As with other hybrid plants and animals, hybrid rice has both greater vigor and higher yield than either parent variety — this is commonly called «hybrid vigor».

Our research into hybrid rice now focuses on producing hybrid rice with consistently high - yield heterosis (hybrid vigor), good grain quality, tolerance to key environmental stresses, multiple resistances to insect pests and diseases, and high seed production yield.

It promotes what I call cultural vigor similar to the way in which molecular and genetic diversity promotes «hybrid vigor» in nature and thus strength, resilience and a higher potential for a problem - free future.

The findings may also help researchers solve the mystery of hybrid vigor, the as - yet unsolved puzzle as to why a hybrid offspring proves to be a better grower than what would be expected from the sum of its parents» genetic assets.

However, in an F1 hybrid created using a plant with a non-functional DDM1 chromatin remodeling factor (involved in maintaining DNA methylation by modifying chromatin structure), abnormalities were seen in DNA methylation, and the level of hybrid vigor was significantly lower.

First - generation hybrid plants (F1 plants) bred to exhibit these hybrid vigor attributes are widely cultivated.

A research group has discovered that a gene involved in maintaining DNA methylation is closely connected to hybrid vigor in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Hybrid vigor can be seen in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana (which belongs to the same Cruciferae family as Chinese cabbages).

In this research, the team used Arabidopsis thaliana with mutations in a gene related to DNA methylation, and by confirming the instances of hybrid vigor, they investigated which genes and epigenetic modifications regulating the genes were linked to hybrid vigor.

Recently there have been multiple reports that hybrid vigor is influenced by epigenetic regulation as well as genetics.

This demonstrated that DDM1 and hybrid vigor are closely linked, and the epigenetic modification regulated by DDM1 (DNA methylation) is important in hybrid vigor.

There have been few concrete reports of the genes involved in hybrid vigor, but based on this research, one of the key genes for hybrid vigor has been clarified.

First identified at CSHL by George Shull in 1908, hybrid vigor — or heterosis, as biologists call it — involves interbreeding genetically distinct plants to generate offspring more robust than either inbred parent.

Inter-breeding animals from two genetically distinct populations can sometimes lead to «hybrid vigor», in which offspring reap the benefits of their parents» individual qualities.

The Puggle is a cross between a Pug and a Beagle, and supporters claim they are healthier than either due to hybrid vigor.

By contrast, the random mating of mixed - breed dogs can increase «hybrid vigor» — meaning greater health and resistance to disease.

Mixed breeds might offer «hybrid vigor» and fewer problems, but mixed parentage is never a guarantee of perfect health.

The purpose of selective breeding such as this was to create a genetically sound cat with a large gene pool and hybrid vigor.

It is so sad that a lot of folks, including young veterinarians these days, buy into the «hybrid vigor» baloney.

One assumption underlying the Designer Dog phenomenon is that of hybrid vigor or heterosis, «increased vigor arising from crossbreeding different species of plants or animals.»

Mixed breed dogs, while not exempt from these medical problems, are less likely to develop them due to «hybrid vigor» — a variety of genetic material gives mutts a health advantage over their upper crust canine companions.

This is due a phenomenon called «hybrid vigor,» which refers to the robust health and hardiness of animals from a wide and varied gene pool.

If they are bred from a purebred poodle and a purebred Golden, this is known as «hybrid vigor».

Therefore, I am confident that hybrid vigor is indeed creating a healthier dog that will be with you for a long time.