Sentences with phrase «large genetic component»

Breed specific behavioural traits such as hunting, herding and calmness / aggression are, however, evidence of a large genetic component and specific behaviours show high heritabilities [4 - 8].

Since muscle fiber type does not appear to differ substantially between athletes of many groups and untrained controls in many (but not all) cases, it has been suggested that there is a large genetic component to the muscle fiber type displayed by any given individual.

Although training may play a role in causing fiber type shifts, there is likely a large genetic component in the determination of fiber type (possibly including the ACTN3 R allele).

Constellation of factors Twin studies have shown that identical twins (who share the same genes) are more likely to both suffer from the disorder than fraternal twins, which has demonstrated that «there's a large genetic component to the disorder,» Cantor says.

Not exact matches

But efforts to construct large - scale genetic circuits in mammalian cells have largely failed: For complex circuits to work, the individual components — the turning on and off of different genes — must happen consistently.

«Since there is a breed predisposition for panosteitis (German Shepherd Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Basset Hounds, Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retrievers and other large breeds), a valid theory is that there is a genetic component,» Dr. Forgeng explains.