Sentences with phrase «major gene responsible»
«Our work showed that SPIKE is indeed one of the major gene responsible for the yield increase that breeders have spent many years searching for,» said Dr. Inez Slamet - Loedin, head of IRRI's Genetic Transformation Laboratory.
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The research team used single - gene amplification to study the gene responsible for HIV's major surface protein, env.
A therapy that replaces the faulty gene responsible for cystic fibrosis in patients» lungs has produced encouraging results in a major UK trial.
Researchers found that the gene XIST, which is responsible for inactivating one of the two copies of the X chromosome in cells that store genetic material, works overtime in female patients with mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.
«Even though the specific molecular changes that are found in PCB - resistant tomcod and killifish are different, in both species AHR2 seems to be one of the genes — possibly the major gene — that is responsible for the resistance,» Hahn said.
This in turn suggested that the genes controlling their immune system's responses (located in the major histocompatibility complex [MHC]-RRB- might be responsible for the side effects they were experiencing.
«Researchers will identify genes responsible for the lack of immune defenses associated with feline herpesvirus, a major cause of upper respiratory infections in cats, with the aim of developing a more effective vaccine,» Morris stated.
Researchers will identify genes responsible for the lack of immune defenses associated with feline herpesvirus, a major cause of upper respiratory infections in cats, with the aim of developing a more effective vaccine.