Sentences with phrase «only large numbers of genes»

Not exact matches

«A study covering a large number of subjects, like the one in 2015, makes it possible to identify the relevant genes across the entire population; but their variations have only a limited impact on individuals.

Neanderthal genetic material is found in only small amounts in the genomes of modern humans because, after interbreeding, natural selection removed large numbers of weakly deleterious Neanderthal gene variants, according to a study by Ivan Juric and colleagues at the University of California, Davis, published November 8th, 2016 in PLOS Genetics.

The mice seem to develop normally when only one copy of the gene is removed, but microscopic inspection reveals a number of small «gaps,» or disorganized regions of tissue (on the scale of a few nanometers) on their aortas, the largest artery in their bodies.

«The sophisticated gene analysis that led to this finding was only possible because of the large number of ALS samples available,» said ALS Association chief scientist Lucie Bruijn, PhD, in a press release.

Despite the large number of breeds affected by HC only a single gene, the transcription factor HSF4, has been implicated in the development of cataracts in dogs to date.

In fact, culling large numbers of dogs from a gene pool only serves to further reduce the size of the gene pool.