Sentences with phrase «using molecular markers»

«It is certainly exciting to see this idea of using molecular markers to identify signatures of different breeds — which had its origins in basic evolutionary genetics — make it all the way to a commercial product that has the potential to provide useful information to and satisfy the curiosity of millions of dog owners,» he said.

With the advent of more and more sophisticated ways to measure genetic variation and relatedness using molecular markers, such as allozyme polymorphisms and DNA - based markers, not only can individuals be tracked as to their parentage, but changes in allele patterns over time and thus the effects of evolution on populations can be «seen» in the genetic information.

«Sea turtle crisis: Moisture, not just heat impacts sex of sea turtle hatchlings: Sex - ratio study first to use molecular marker to explain why and how moisture affects the nest.»

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Proceedings of COST SUSVAR / ECO-PB Workshop on organic plant breeding strategies and the use of molecular markers, Driebergen, Netherlands, 17 - 19 January 2005.

(2005) Proceedings of the COST SUSVAR / ECO-PB Workshop on organic plant breeding strategies and the use of molecular markers.

Several studies have used cell - surface markers — proteins found on the outer membranes of tumor cells — to identify glioblastoma stem cells; but the specific markers used have been controversial and can not reflect molecular processes going on within tumor cells.

Although a variety of molecular methods are still in use, microsatellite DNA markers have become the marker of choice for population studies.

In 2009, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) revised its guidelines to add that doctors may consider the use of molecular markers when the initial biopsy is inconclusive.

Researchers have been tracking the spread of artemisinin - resistant parasites first by looking for signs in patients, and later by using multiple mutations in the parasite's Kelch13, or K13, gene, as molecular markers for resistance.

A chromosome - specific BAC library was used to assemble 82 % of the chromosome into 1036 contigs that were anchored with 1443 molecular markers, providing a major resource for genetic and genomic studies.

Molecular markers — pieces of DNA that «mark» a specific gene — allow researchers to comb the genetic blueprint of a plant, match the sequence with a certain trait using computer programs, and develop seeds.

Another student who was using phage - display technology to identify new molecular markers in ovarian cancer attended a clinic in gynecologic oncology once a week throughout her dissertation research.

After extracting tiny amounts of ancient DNA from the mummies» bones, the researchers amplified 16 short tandem repeats (short sequences in the DNA that create a genetic fingerprint) and eight polymorphic microsatellites (hereditary molecular markers) to testable quantities using techniques commonly employed in criminal or paternity investigations.

This means that the materials are usually non-adapted (exotic or semi-exotic), but their desirable traits can be used in crosses, genetic studies, molecular marker development and parent - building.

The booklet discusses in detail and in simple language agricultural biotechnology as it compares with conventional breeding, the agricultural biotechnology tools used in crops such as tissue culture and micropropagation, molecular breeding and marker - assisted selection, and genetic engineering and GM crops.

Working closely with more than 200 data contributors, WWARN is able to use this powerful resource to perform pooled analyses that uncover new insights into the emergence and spread of malaria drug resistance, including evaluating the efficacy of antimalarial combination therapies (ACTs), and examining whether known molecular markers can predict clinical outcomes.

Scientific theme The theme for the July workshop is liquid biopsy: the potential of molecular markers in the blood or other bodily fluids to be used to detect disease state.

Over the past years, we have built innovative methods, using deep learning and artificial intelligence to design and evaluate optimal breeding strategies from phenotypic, molecular marker and whole - genome data.

With multiyear field studies, Xue identified plant traits related to drought tolerance, which can be used by breeders to develop drought - tolerant wheat cultivars and geneticists to screen molecular markers and speed the breeding process.

We are investigating the evolutionary origins of this phenomenon, which appears to be derived from past interspecific hybridisation events, using various molecular genetic markers and the consequences on the biology of the species.

The first study by Bell and colleagues re-analyzed outcomes from a prior phase 3 study of anaplastic gliomas using a subset of molecular markers.

This result gives rise to the possibility of using nanodiamonds, suitably treated to attach themselves to targets that we would like to detect, as MRI markers for molecular imaging applications.

My primary research focus has been in the use of individualized approach in the management of gynecologic cancer, extremity soft tissue sarcoma through molecular markers and precision radiotherapy.

When the molecular imaging research community improves image standardization, there is a greater likelihood of harmonization; i.e., that a specific imaging procedure can be used as a marker across clinical trials; not simply for one clinical trial.

We studied the remodeling of cytoskeleton networks during invadopodia formation and elongation using ultrastructural analysis, spatial distribution of molecular markers, and RNA interference silencing of protein expression.

Six Xa genes have been tagged with molecular markers and used to help identify new resistant lines, resulting in the release of resistant varieties in several countries.

It therefore expands the use of molecular genetic techniques beyond the cell for which you have a marker to the ones it «talks» to.»

In recent years, many labs have dedicated enormous resources to identifying new molecular cancer markers through «unbiased» direct profiling of human cancers using DNA microarray approaches.

Whole genome association analysis studies that utilize single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers have been used to identify the molecular causes of various traits and conditions including genetic mutations within breeds that cause coat color variations [15], hairlessness [25] and defects in spinal development [26].

The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for heat tolerance in the most promising donors and tagging these with molecular markers that could be used in selecting for the trait (s) could effectively offset the difficulty of screening cultivars in the field due to the unpredictability of heat stress occurrence during flowering.

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