A scan for positively
selected genes in the genomes of humans and chimpanzees Nielsen, R., C. Bustamante, A. G. Clark, S. Glanowski et al. 2005.
A scan for positively
selected genes in the genomes of humans and chimpanzees.
Not exact matches
Results from the Sequencing the Legends project are still being processed but indicate that the Bos taurus
genes lurking
in the Brahman
genome may have been
selected for important production traits associated with fertility, growth and temperament.
Patterns of genetic variation along the
genome also revealed a total of 121
genes selected by Scythian breeders, most of which are involved
in the development of forelimbs.
Whole
genome sequencing of modern and ancient horses unveils the
genes that have been
selected by humans
in the process of domestication through the latest 5,500 years, but also reveals the cost of this domestication.
One surprise revealed by the
genome work was that honeybees seemed to have a dearth of some
gene families
in select areas: taste, immunity and cell detoxification.
A multiple sequence alignment of
selected genes from all 95 unique, fully - sequenced adenovirus
genomes in GenBank and TMAdV is performed and the results displayed as a radial phylogenetic tree.
We'll have a post that goes into the mouse
genome editing process
in a bit more detail
in the coming weeks, but,
in this post, we will outline a simple method for
selecting the guide RNA, validating its efficacy
in vitro, and using it
in mouse embryos to generate
gene modified mouse lines.
According to Dr. Burgess, the team is now working to extend the period that sperm cells can be cultured, so there is more time to
select cells that have the foreign
gene inserted
in specific areas of the
genome in what is commonly called a «targeted
gene knockout.»
LDA analysis for RNA transcription of
selected genes located throughout the B. burgdorferi cN40
genome in flaB DNA - positive heart base (HB) and tibiotarsal (Tt) tissue samples from infected mice at 12 months following treatment with saline or antibiotic.
It's all very well to kick butt and take resources every year before dying at age 100: if you die childless, whatever
in your
genes helped make you a successful survivor is immediately
selected out, along with the rest of your personal
genome.