Sentences with phrase «shared gene effects»

Not exact matches

That pattern of inheritance would suggest the strong effect of a single gene mutation, and it would most likely crop up in families that had a lot of shared genes through the intermarriage of first cousins.

Studies that compare genetically identical twins with fraternal twins — who only share half of their twin's DNA — help distinguish the effects of genes from the effects of shared environmental factors such as housing, schooling and childhood nutrition.

Rogers studies the molecular mechanisms underlying aging in C. elegans, a tiny, soil - dwelling roundworm that is a favorite animal model in aging research because its short lifespan allows scientists to quickly assess the effect of anti-aging interventions and because it shares many of its genes with humans.

The passive model can be used to explain the genetic effects as a result of the overlap in 50 % of the genes that a parent and a biological child share.

Genetic, shared, and non-shared environmental effects were estimated for each temperamental construct and psychiatric disorder using the statistical program MX. Multivariate genetic models were fitted to determine whether the same or different sets of genes and environments account for the co-occurrence between early temperament and preschool psychiatric disorders.