Sentences with phrase «other dog genes»

Ostrander says that by identifying other dog genes for body size and for traits such as leg length and head shape, researchers may learn more about growth and its disorders — especially cancer — in humans and their best friends.

Not exact matches

Ko is working to adapt a procedure used so far in pigs, cows and other animals to target genes in cloned dogs.

The small breed variant probably represses IGF1 and other genes that cause larger breeds to grow, she says, adding that smaller dogs have less IGF1 in their blood.

The team also found that two clusters of these genes control different kinds of aggression: one directed at strangers and strange dogs, and the other directed at the owner and other dogs in the household.

By comparing our genetic make - up to the genomes of mice, chimps and a menagerie of other species (rats, chickens, dogs, pufferfish, the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and many bacteria), scientists have learned a great deal about how genes evolve over time, and gained insights into human diseases.

A total of 21,257 genes were identified, a number similar to that of human beings and other mammals, and they have been compared to those of cats, tigers, cheetahs and dogs.

Previous studies have suggested, among other things, that differences in dogs» ability to communicate are associated with variations in the genetic material located close to the gene that codes for the oxytocin receptor.

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.

One gene that popped out was WBSCR17, suggesting that it or other genes near it were important in dog evolution.

Some gene variants were found mostly in the friendly dogs and wolves, while others were found more often in unfriendly animals.

It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as humans and other mammals.

On the other hand, two Italian wolves with an unusual, black coat colour did not show any genetic signatures of hybridisation, except for carrying a dog - derived variant of a gene linked to dark colouration.

He and colleagues Lawrence Grossman and Derek Wildman compared approximately 10,000 protein coding genes culled from the dolphin genome with comparable genes from 9 other animals: a cow, horse, dog, mouse, human, elephant, opossum, platypus and chicken.

Church said he also believed the alteration of dogs and other large animals could open a path to eventual gene editing of people.

Assessment of aortic mRNA expression for dogs with MPS I and VII, and mice with MPS VII has centered on quantification of cytokine, complement, and other inflammation - related genes [31 — 34].

The paucity of single nucleotide diversity among breeds is consistent with other studies (29 — 32) and stands in stark contrast to the abundance of coding repeat variation we found in these same genes known to be involved in the developmental processes under selection in the radiation in dog breed morphologies.

Further, we show that the remarkable diversity of form in the dog, in contrast to some other species studied to date, appears to have a simple genetic basis dominated by genes of major effect.

Researchers have identified the gene mutation that causes NEwS, and a DNA test is now available that allows breeders to avoid producing affected puppies by never breeding two dogs to each other if they are both carriers of the abnormal gene.

Methods.: Dogs of various breeds, affected or unaffected with primary glaucoma, were genotyped for the Gly661Arg variant of ADAMTS10, as well as 7 other nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in other genes in the beagle POAG locus that segregate with disease.

Just because a dog has the gene for hip dysplasia however, does not mean he will be affected: the severity of the disease will be directly influenced by the dog's diet and other environmental factors such as exercise level or body condition — or so the theory goes.

Concurrently a study in Labrador retrievers has identified a mutant variant of ATP7B (Chr22) the Wilson disease copper transporter gene in their affected dogs while COMMD1 does not appear to be involved in affected dogs in this and other breeds.

On the other hand, if the dog's Pomeranian genes are more dominant, then the dog will look more like a Pomeranian.

This means there is not just one gene that causes it and there are other factors that influence whether your dog goes onto develop «bad» hips.

A number of different breeds contributed to the gene pool of the Rhodesian Ridgeback including the Bloodhound, Greyhound, Pointer, Mastiff, Airedale, and Africa's Hottentot Dog, among others.

Due to the high occurrence of health problems with the double merles in other breeds we do not have or produce any dogs in our program with the dominant merle gene.

The same genes (from related dogs) keep on being bred to each other, so there is no external blood and genetic material being added.

Remember that dogs that carry this mutation also carry other important good genes that we do not want to lose from the breed.

The dog's color can vary greatly with different mutated alleles on other genes.

Since all dogs with CEA have CH it can be managed in the same way one would manage any single gene recessive trait even though other as - yet unidentified genes cause the more serious defects.

So if there were genetic characteristics that made «pit bulls» more prone toward aggression toward other dogs, how long would it take for such a gene to no longer exist through selective breeding.

As long as some gene on a different chromosome does not interfere, all dogs with the dominant KB allele would be black in those areas of the coat where «dark» is called for, such as all over in some breeds or the saddle in other breeds.

Some dogs are more affected by their genes, while other dogs are more affected by their environment.

I agree it's significant that dogs have between four and 30 copies of the amylase gene, and this wide range would indicate that some dogs are much less able to handle starch than others.

Dogs of these breeds should be tested for the gene that causes copper storage problems, especially if they show evidence of jaundice, spontaneous bleeding or other symptoms related to the disease.

Dog breeds such as Labradors, Beagles, and Shelties are more prone to obesity than others, suggesting there is an inherited «fat gene» in dogs.

Although the mode of inheritance is recessive, male dogs born from a carrier female require just one copy of the mutation, the other gene linked to the X chromosome from which disease gets its name.

Bred to other Irish marked dogs, these dogs may produce pieds, depending on the genetic makeup of their mate, while the SiSi dogs can not provide a pied gene, and will not produce pieds, even when bred to one.

In summary, dog DNA testing is not based on individual genes, but on «snips» which can carry similarities to other breeds that look nothing like one another.

If we start to rule out potential breeding dogs based on one failed gene test, we may inadvertently increase inbreeding and the instance of other mutations that we don't have tests for.

(ref) The problem is that some dogs that carry these genes will never develop the disease (incomplete or variable penetrance) while others that appear free of those genes develop cardiomyopathy (DCM) all the same.

Such a dog could have a genetic make - up (genotype) that includes the genes for other colors.

This is due to the presence of the MDR1 gene that is also seen in other herding dogs including Australian shepherd, border collie, collie, Australian shepherd mini, English shepherd, McNab, Shetland sheepdog, old English sheepdog and breeds that are mixed with these.

This breeding should theoretically concentrate «Ch Blue Boy's» genes slightly more than other dogs in the pedigree.

Because some dogs that carry genes involved in SAS will be missed using the most current diagnostic tests - OFA or any other certification of a puppy's parents is not an absolute guarantee that the disease can not occur.

The way the toy poodle breed (and all other «toy» breeds) came into being was through selective inbreeding of the smallest dogs in the litters; essentially the breeders applied their understanding of how mutations may be caused to engineering a specific mutation into a dominant gene.

No, but she has inherited more wolf genes than many other dogs!

Coat color in dogs is influenced by more than seven genes, some of which actually mask the effects of others).

This kind of protectionism, while understandable, keeps the gene pool closed from even the introduction of new blood from other countries that do have very respectable registries and healthy dogs.

Amber - eyed dogs have eumelanin pigment in their eyes, but not as much — probably because of other genes which modulate how much is made.

The problem for some dogs and Ivermectin (and many other drugs for that matter) is that some dogs have a gene mutation that doesn't allow for the proper absorption of these chemicals in and out of the brain.