Sentences with phrase «variety of a particular gene»

Laurent Keller at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Kenneth Ross at the University of Georgia, Athens, were scanning the genes of various populations of fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) when they noticed something strange: Queen ants who had their own colonies carried two copies of the dominant variety of a particular gene — they were homozygous for the variety, that is — while those who shared a nest with other queens were heterozygous, carrying only one copy.

Not exact matches

Only in the past decade has RNA been discovered to carry out a wide variety of specific tasks in genetics, such as turning particular genes on or off.

By comparing Bhut Jolokia's RAPD markers with the reference markers, is was possible to determine which species» genes are part of this particular pepper variety.

They sent soil samples for DNA testing, looking for matches with particular genes known to be found in microbes and fungi; they tried to stimulate microbial growth on a wide variety of substances and then count the cells produced; and they used highly sensitive radiorespiration activity assays, which involve feeding the soil microorganisms a food source which has been labelled with radioactive carbon, which can then be used to detect if the microorganisms are active.

The results also showed that polymorphism, a genetic variant that can change the way a particular gene functions, is possible under a wide range of conditions, which results in a single population playing a variety of different behavioral games.

LAURA *** / **** Image B Sound B - Extras B starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson screenplay by Jay Dratler and Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt, based on the novel by Vera Caspary directed by Otto Preminger PINKY * / **** Image C Sound B - Extras A + starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan screenplay by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols, from a novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner directed by Elia Kazan by Walter Chaw A camp classic of a very particular variety, Otto Preminger's stylish, pedigreed Laura might best be read as a satire of Hitchcock's Rebecca, reuniting that film's Judith Anderson with another late, lamented mistress and acres more scenery to chew.

It has recently been determined that some herding breeds of dogs have a single mutation in a gene coding for a particular protein (P - glycoprotein) that will drastically affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a variety of medications used in veterinary medicine.