Sentences with phrase «other genes responsible»

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Furthermore, despite the claim that evolution has no application, phylogenetic comparisons of humans and other organisms allows us to identify the precise location and putative function of genes responsible for developmental disorders.

Actually, science is continually showing us that while no one gene is defined as being responsible for a man or woman being attracted to their own gender, the complex reasoning behind it, much like many other parts of being a human being, is in fact based in genetics, in the physical.

She is identifying the enzymes in these natural products to find the genes responsible so that they can be introduced into other plants.

«We believe these master genes are responsible for traumatic brain injury adversely triggering changes in many other genes,» said Xia Yang, a senior author of the study and a UCLA associate professor of integrative biology and physiology.

The activity of four transcription factors — proteins that regulate the expression of other genes — appears to distinguish the small proportion of glioblastoma cells responsible for the aggressiveness and treatment resistance of the deadly brain tumor.

Scientists may have discovered the first gene responsible for how young — or old — we look to others.

Japanese scientists in August reported that they had not only found the genes responsible for this trait (and named them SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2), but had also successfully introduced those genes into other, more highly productive rice varieties.

Other researchers speculate that a gene called Sonic hedgehog might be responsible for the dumping of vision.

He did not suggest which specific gene or genes might be responsible, but his results indicate that genetics also accounts for 40 per cent of a person's tendency towards indirect aggression, such as breaking objects; 33 per cent of the tendency towards striking people and other forms of direct aggression; and 27 per cent of a propensity for verbal aggression.

Its appearance following starvation and other stresses is associated with changes in the expression of over 500 genes, most prominently genes for the structural RNAs that are components of the ribosome — the enzyme responsible for protein synthesis.

In most cases, the genes responsible for these processes are known as «transcription factors» — meaning that they are responsible for turning other genes on and off.

There are two other genes, on different chromosomes, that code for different forms of the enzyme, and the team is now investigating whether mutations in these genes might be responsible for the other cases of ALS.

This implies that other genes may be responsible and we hope to discover them using a similar methodology,» Dr Calvete will conclude.

The findings hint that the protozoa responsible for toxoplasmosis, amoebic dysentery, malaria, and other diseases may also insinuate themselves into human genes.

To identify genetic changes likely to be responsible for the giraffe's unique characteristics, including sprints that can reach 37 miles per hour (60 km / h), Cavener and Agaba compared the gene - coding sequences of the giraffe and the okapi to more than forty other mammals including the cow, sheep, goat, camel, and human.

Defective genes can be caused by mutations in either the maternally - inherited mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) or more frequently, the genes located on the autosomes, the 23 pairs of chromosomes which are responsible for all traits and all other genetic diseases.

These Hox genes control the activity of a multitude of other genes that are responsible for the early development of an organism.

The HLA (human leukocyte antigen) is a system of genes responsible for regulating immune responses, and peptides are short chains of amino acids that play key roles in regulating the activities of other molecules.

The gene responsible for the new strain's salt tolerance, taken from an ancient ancestor of modern wheat, may help other crops.

These could alter the expression of genes on other chromosomes, and might be partly responsible for behavioural differences between the sexes, says Rissman.

Other medical sequencing projects will use DNA sequencing to: discover new genes that are involved in common diseases; identify the genes responsible for dozens of relatively rare, single - gene (autosomal Mendelian) diseases; sequence all of the genes on the X chromosome from affected individuals to identify those involved in sex - linked diseases; and survey the range of variants in genes known to contribute to certain common diseases.

Among other findings, SWIF (r) identified several adaptive mutations in a set of genes responsible for energy and fat storage.

Within RD - Connect's sister project Neuromics, Hanns was the disease coordinator for the congenital myasthenic syndromes, and in this and several other exome sequencing projects was responsible for gene discovery and work on disease modifying factors influencing severity of phenotype.

Dr. Kunkel is universally recognized for the discovery of the genes responsible for muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders.

Other researchers postulate that the muscle volumizing effect of creatine might switch on a gene responsible for IGF - 1 production.

In another clinical study on healthy subjects done at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC), PrimaVie was found to upregulate the genes responsible for the synthesis of collagen and several other related proteins — a total of 17.

The vegan diet managed to activate genes responsible for preventing diseases and deactivate genes which cause different health conditions such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, heart disease, and other diseases (read more >).

Others can have genetic factors influencing the gene responsible for caffeine metabolism.

Since copper toxicosis (CT) was recognised in Bedlington terriers in the UK and in other countries studies have been carried out to identify the mutant gene or genes responsible.

Additional research will undoubtedly lead to discovering the genes responsible for primary glaucoma in other breeds.

This gene encodes a protein, P - glycoprotein that is responsible for pumping many drugs and other toxins out of the brain.

The defective gene responsible for the loss of the tail also affects other parts of the spine and may cause severe spinal and / or neurological problems.

Picards do not have a mutation in the gene that is responsible for CMR in these other breeds.

Researchers have identified genetic mutations that cause similar problems in other breeds of dogs and they want to compare those genes to the DNA in French Bulldogs to see if the same mutation might be responsible for the condition.

People focusing on breeding dogs with longer coats will also breed some genes responsible for hip dysplasia in a given dog, and if the other partner shows similar signs, the future generation surely will display a beautiful coat, but the offspring's body structure will also be poor.

The mutation of the MLPH gene which is responsible for dilute color in a number of other breeds is present in the Aussie.

Behrens, who co-chairs his firm's public policy practice group, said defense attorneys are already becoming more aggressive and citing other factors that may be responsible for an individual suffering from mesothelioma, including the BAP1 gene.

Like other genes in the dopaminergic system, the DRD4 gene regulates attention processes, is partially responsible for motivation, and has been linked to exploratory behaviors [30].

Fowler et al. (2009) found that a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the gene encoding monoamine oxidase A (responsible for catabolism of serotonin and other catecholamine neurotransmitters), and an insertion / deletion polymorphism in the SLC6A4 promoter (5 - HTTLPR) were associated with what the authors term the «emotional dysfunction» aspect of psychopathy (a construct that corresponds with CU traits) in a sample of adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[18].