Sentences with phrase «on dog genomes»

Domesticating dogs from gray wolves more than 15,000 years ago involved artificial selection and inbreeding, but the effects of these processes on dog genomes have been little - studied.

Not exact matches

The performance of our workflow was assessed on vertebrate genome assemblies of various qualities (platypus, pig, horse, dog, mouse and human).

Based on the six other published mammalian genomes (human, chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog and cow), the sequencers estimated that the feline genome contained some 20,000 genes.

Dr Penso - Dolfin, added: «Our results represent a clear improvement in our knowledge of the dog genome, paving the way for further research on the evolution of gene regulation, and the contribution of microRNAs to pathological conditions.

Cats rely less on their sense of smell for huntings than dogs do, which is apparent from the smaller repertoire of olfactory receptor genes in the feline genome.

The second update was received on the 9th December when the BTHG was informed that «the work of analysing the genomes across all the dogs in the project to identify and check out possible candidate genes was progressing satisfactorily».

In the first of these, received on the 21st June, Dr Haywood stated that «the genome sequencing had been completed, that detailed analysis of the data from six of the dogs had been carried out over the summer and that Dr Cathryn Mellersh and the geneticists at the AHT would now be extending the analysis to cover the remaining twenty - nine dogs».

Researchers at several universities are working on the canine genome project, a massive undertaking to identify the hundreds of thousands of genes situated on the 39 pairs of chromosomes that make the dog a dog.

DNA analysis, focusing on differences between living dog and wolf genomes, seemed to suggest they must have split much more recently — between 11,000 and 16,000 years ago.

After completing the dog genome sequencing project, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and collaborators are now working on identifying disease genes predisposing to cancer.

Now, scientists are tracking down new clues between genetics and behavior by comparing the genomes of dog and wolf, zeroing in on the relatively small sections of DNA that explain why dog and wolf pups may seem so similar, only to grow up to be so different.

The University of Minnesota Canine Genetics Laboratory completed the genome association study and identified the abnormal gene sequence, then began working on a DNA test to allow for breeding dogs to be screened.

Our proprietary Embark SNP - chip queries over 200,000 locations across your dog's genome, allowing for comprehensive results on disease risks & traits, as well as future discovery.

Genome wide genotyping using the Illumina version 1 SNP array has been performed on 366 dogs of several breeds (Zhou et al., 2010).