Sentences with phrase «result of the mutation»

In one volunteer, Moore showed that the epitope target of the antibody was added to the virus as a direct result of a mutation to escape earlier antibody responses.

Microbes may acquire novel genes via some form of lateral transfer, but frequently, the novelty is the result of a mutation.

Evolution occurs as a result of mutations.

Current research shows that so - called «orphan genes» may appear as if by magic as a result of mutations in segments of DNA that previously had no function.

Bone marrow transplant cured compulsive behaviour in mice whose OCD symptom seems to be the result of a mutation in a gene never before linked to behaviour.

Unlike the more familiar case of antibiotic - resistant bacteria, where genetic mutations give rise to resistance, many adaptations in treatment - resistant cancers aren't the result of mutation.

Previously it was assumed that these viruses crossed the species barrier as a result of mutation or recombination with another pathogen.

Brown believes that about half of the inherited cases of ALS may be the result of mutations in the gene, and he suspects that some of the spontaneous cases may also be caused by defects in this gene.

They show that this new formulation reduces the minimal curative dose in a disease model, based on infections in mice, by 100-fold and, most importantly, circumvents drug resistance in a cell line that is resistant as a result of mutations in the transporter that mediates drug uptake.

The study findings suggest that a hard shell was formed as the result of mutations in a group of genes known as the Epidermal Differentiation Complex (EDC).

She was the first to prove that breast cancer is inherited in some families, as the result of mutations in the gene that she named BRCA1.

My work focuses on the molecular mechanism underlying both the motor neuron and cardiomyocyte phenotypes that develop as a result of mutations in Ighmbp2.

Our inability to synthesize vitamin C is the result of a mutation that occurred more than forty million years ago in our shared primate ancestor, affecting the gene that encodes the L - gulonolactone oxidase (GULO) enzyme.

As a result of these mutations, tumor cells grow faster, thus potentially leading to the quicker development of cancer.

That Corgi butt, which in most Pembroke Welsh Corgis comes with that fantastic natural bobtail, a result of a mutation in the...

Cancer is the result of mutations in the DNA that cause cells to reproduce abnormally and in great numbers.

That Corgi butt, which in most Pembroke Welsh Corgis comes with that fantastic natural bobtail, a result of a mutation in the T - box gene!

The Teddy guinea pig breed is the result of a mutation, this popular breed has a coat that is thick and kinky.

Many authorities feel the Basset was a result of a mutation in the St. Hubert strain.

While they look like they must be the result of «designer» breeding, their unique coat pattern is the result of a mutation in domestic shorthair cats.