Sentences with phrase «potential gene variations»

Dozens, even hundreds, of potential gene variations have been linked to the diseases.

Not exact matches

«Identifying which of these candidate genes actually causes variation in responses to cold snaps will give us the potential to understand whether evolution to climate change can occur in both wild and domesticated animals, allowing us to better predict which species or breeds will be «winners» and «losers» and to better mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate change on a wide range of organisms from beneficial pollinators to invasive pests,» said Theodore Morgan an associate professor of evolutionary genetics in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University and senior author of the study.

Using a variation of CRISPR, gene editing may be a potential strategy for mimicking the protective effects of a genetic mutation linked to heart disease.

Kwiatkowski and his team suspect that the variation might be subject to something called balancing selection — just like the sickle cell variation — where genes are selected because of their ability to protect against malaria, but are kept from becoming too common because of their potential downsides.

Importantly, there is a clear signature of the parents» sensitivity to high CO2 in the molecular phenotype of the offspring expressed by the differential regulation of genes controlling the circadian rhythm indicating adaptive potential through natural standing variation.