Sentences with phrase «short generation times»

These studies are challenging and are more feasible for organisms with short generation times, but are possible for sea urchins, particularly tropical species.

However, since ocean acidification happens extremely fast compared to natural processes, only organisms with short generation times, such as microorganisms, are able to keep up.

«Because of the short generation times of planktonic organisms and the rapid succession of different populations, it becomes possible to study adaptation processes in the natural environment.»

Pigeons provide a nice model for testing these hypotheses because they have short generation times, and researchers can easily test eggs for the presence of inherited antibodies.

Due to their very short generation times, this could deliver much faster results.

«Short generation times and high mutation rates associated with short lifespan and fast growth enable new species to appear at a faster rate in the tropics,» he says.

«Smaller birds tend to have faster metabolic rates and shorter generation times,» Field explains.

But geneticists chose Arabidopsis as their model organism based on its relative genetic simplicity, as well as its short generation time.

Smaller body size tends to mean a shorter lifespan and a shorter generation time.

Moreover, it is called the «green cancer» due to the negative effects it has on the environment as well as its invasive characteristics: rapid growth, short generation time, its ability to both reproduce alone and vegetative propagation, and profuse production of seeds which are easily spread.

The larger the population size of a species and the shorter its generation time is, the higher the chances are that it can adapt to new environmental conditions through selection or mutation.

Among vertebrates, the fish model displays easy high density breeding (short generation time), favourable biological peculiarities (accessibility and transparency of the eggs, genome sequenced for both species used on the platform), original technological approaches (confocal and two - photon microscopy), as well as a wide accessibility to fully transparent larvae usable up to 5 days after fertilization.

Evolutionary theory suggests that parasites and pathogens should evolve more rapidly than their hosts because they tend to have shorter generation times and often experience strong selection.

The short generation time and relatively compact genome of Arabidopsis make it an ideal model system for understanding numerous features of plant biology, including ones that are of great pharmaceutical or agricultural value.

Genetic studies using samples along the distribution range of both subspecies and based on a few dozen nuclear markers have revealed loci of relatively high divergence (0.3 — 1.2 %) between subspecies embedded in a genome otherwise characterized by low levels of differentiation and high levels of bidirectional gene flow [21], [24]--[26], likely facilitated by high effective population sizes, high dispersal, and a relatively short generation time [21], [24]--[26].

Its small stature and short generation time facilitates rapid genetic studies, and many phenotypic and biochemical mutants have been mapped.

However, rapid movement by natural dispersal is unlikely on a century time - scale, except for weedy species with short generation time and highly dispersable propagules.

First, it is a short generation time relative to the speed of environmental change that makes «reproducing rapidly» relevant to the ability of a species / population to track environmental changes in an adaptive manner.

Adaptation through natural selection over coming decades may also facilitate persistence in a changing ocean, especially for species from warmer latitudes that have a comparatively shorter generation time compared with polar species.

Not exact matches

Technically, PotCoin is almost identical to Litecoin, with just a few differences: a shorter block generation time, quicker halving schedule, and a higher maximum number of coins.

Time, in short, to say that this is a moral issue every bit as compelling as the civil rights movement of a generation ago, and every bit as demanding of our commitment and our sacrifice.

Due to the time frames involved in spawning generation after generation of complex creatures, such experimentation is necessarily limited to specimens with short life spans / gestational periods like bacteria, single cell organisms and fruit flies.

A short time later Mary tells Elizabeth that all generations will consider her (Mary) blessed because of the child that will be born to her.

Joseph Smith and L. Ron Hubbard showed just how easily the unscrupulous can start a religion and within a short time the simple minded will believe and within a generation they are raising their children to believe so no matter how brilliant and educated individuals in the next generation are, they are being pre-programmed with this nonsense and are unable to shake it.

The curse of plentiful rich food may mean that young Australians become the first generation in a long time to live shorter lives than their parents.

For the first time in recorded history, this generation of children is projected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.

We sit back and nod our heads to news that for the first time a generation's life expectancy will be shorter than that before it.

«About 800 megawatts of power has been added to our generation within the shortest period of time.

Paternal and maternal chromosomes are shuffled together in each generation, so that over time the DNA segments from any individual become shorter.

The volume of material that is heated is very small and survives for a very short time — seconds, perhaps — followed by very little heat generation during sliding because the lubricant is very weak.»

«And these large increases in house prices over a relatively short period of time have provided a large advantage to the older generation, for who it was much cheaper to get on the property ladder.

The generation time of whales is shorter than humans and chimpanzees, yet whales have a slower substitution rate.

For the first time in centuries, the current generation of children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents...

«While President Kennedy's life was tragically cut short, his vision lives on in the generations he inspired — volunteers who serve as ambassadors for peace in distant corners of the globe, scientists and engineers who reach for new heights in the face of impossible odds, innovators who set their sights on the new frontiers of our time.»

This social media generation that we're presently in is more time - starved than ever and simply has a shorter attention span.

Luke's journey toward becoming a Jedi wouldn't be complete without the events of Empire, just as Jean - Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation fame was marked for the rest of the series by his short time among the Borg Collective (to name one of the most famous TV cliffhangers of the past 30 years).

And I hate to have to bring it up, but with two studios releasing their second and third racing titles, this generation, just before GT Sport and having been in development for a shorter period of time and still looking like having a deeper 1 player mode, does leave me puzzled.

The 993 had a short life, but it was only meant to address the shortcomings of the previous 964 generation and buy time for Porsche to develop its water - cooled engines.

Buick has arranged for very short first drives of its entire second - generation Regal line, and I have time to drive two of them; a TourX and a GS Sportback.

Since the Optima landed in Canada in 2009, it has been reworked more times than any other midsize sedan — this is the fourth generation in a very short timeframe.

The Range Rover Evoque has a latest generation system which can park in a very short space (just 1.2 times the length of the car); when required, the system allows the driver to shuffle backwards and forwards to achieve an optimum parking position.

Our goal is to develop a next - generation hybrid drive system smaller in size and lighter in weight, offering improved overall fuel economy, better acceleration, and longer all - electric range — all while maintaining a short charging time.

The current generation is the only generation of the Suzuki Equator at this time, but there have been a few notable changes over its short run.

The fourth generation Acura TL has had a hard time fitting in during its short lifetime.

It's believed that the current seventh - generation (C7) and future eighth - generation (C8) Corvettes will be produced alongside one another for a short time, while America's droves of retired grandfathers acclimate to the change.

First introduced in 2000, the RS4 has evolved into one of Audi's most iconic nameplates, despite being available for short periods of time with each generation.

The new generation Opel / Vauxhall Insignia is on the market for a very short time.

This pent - up demand, again, crosses all generations, but over time — and perhaps a relatively short amount of time — that demand is going to be flushed out.

Just a short time ago, Amazon unleashed its newest generation of kindle e-readers, which promise a better performance and sell for only $ 139.

I think they were expecting relatively «big» sales for gravity rush 2 in a short time, but sadly, gravity rush is a niche franchise, and this type of games tent to get sales on the long run, as people get to know them either from youtube, friends or just out of curiosity, and good chunk of the time, they are considered just as good if not better than most mainstream games (especially in this generation).