Not exact matches
The
other 10 percent, with only the «G»
versions of the
gene, showed no IQ advantage or disadvantage from breastfeeding.»
Capra and
others have evidence that Neandertal
versions of genes make humans more prone to some diseases (SN: 3/5/16, p. 18).
The scientists also generated a panel
of (reconstructed) ancestral and existing TRIM5
genes (19 total), expressed them in cultured cell lines, and exposed the cells to 16 different retroviruses (lentiviruses and
others) to see which TRIM5
versions conferred resistance to which viruses.
To ensure the introduced protein didn't interact with
other parts
of the neuron, the team used the mouse
version of the
gene rather than the nematode's usual invertebrate
version.
Modern chickens carry a
version of the thyroid - stimulating hormone receptor
gene, TSHR, that has been linked to several domesticated chicken characteristics: year - round egg laying, faster egg production at sexual maturity, reduced aggression toward
other chickens and less fear
of people.
By 12 months
of age, infants with this
gene variant whose needs were consistently attended to responded to stress just as effectively as did the babies with
other versions of the
gene.
They enable molecular biologists and geneticists to selectively chop DNA into pieces, which can then be assembled into new
versions of the
gene, inserted into the genomes
of other organisms, or sequenced as part
of an effort to map an organism's genetic material.
Whether the offspring gets the vanilla
version of a
gene from a mother and the chocolate
version from the father or the
other way around, the trait coded for by the pair
of genes will look the same.
On the
other hand, in no case did Africans and Neanderthals share similar
versions of a
gene, to the exclusion
of other humans.
Instead, there were thousands
of places in the genome where the frequency
of certain
versions of genes and
other DNA differed between wild and domesticated rabbits.
Other animals possess their own
versions of FOXP2, suggesting that it might be possible to determine which evolutionary changes to the
gene's DNA sequence are most closely related to our ability to talk.
The
gene affects credit - card debt the way
other genes have been found to play a role in breast cancer: a particular
version of the
gene increases risk, but many
other genetic and environmental factors are important, too.
Mountain climbers, rowers, and
other athletes tend to have this high - performance
version of the
gene.
People with one
version of the
gene have been shown in previous research to be less able to learn from rewards, while people with
other versions were less driven by reward in learning.
Other versions of this
gene seem to protect a person from the disease.
Earlier
versions of these «base editors,» which target typos related to the
other half
of disease - causing genetic spelling errors, have already been used to alter
genes in plants, fish, mice and even human embryos.
Hutchinson - Gilford progeria is caused by a spontaneous mutation during conception in a
gene called LMNA, which encodes a protein called prelamin A. Progeria patients experience a buildup
of an abnormal
version of prelamin A in their cells that, among
other changes, distorts the nucleus and alters
gene expression.
In two red - skinned varieties, however, they found only one
version of the mutated
gene; the
other version worked just fine.
«Our conclusions make sense, especially in light
of the work
of other researchers who have shown that the human
version of the FDNC5
gene has a deleterious mutation at the beginning,» Erickson said.
The researchers found that in B cell tumors, mutated overactive
versions of the Notch protein directly drive the expression
of the Myc
gene and many
other genes that participate in B cell signaling pathways.
Yet, the opposite relationship held for subjects with the
other of two common
versions of the
gene.
By inserting a slightly modified
version of the GFP
gene into the genomes
of other organisms, researchers have visualized a stunning range
of biological phenomena.
Carried over from previous releases is scene - specific commentary by director Mel Brooks, the 28 - minute documentary «Back in the Saddle» (with new interviews with Brooks,
Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, writer Andrew Bergman and
others, and plenty
of clips from the alternate TV
version), 1975 TV pilot Black Bart, inspired by the film and starring Lou Gossett Jr. and Steve Landesberg, ten minutes
of deleted and alternate scenes (including the full
versions of clips seen in the documentary), and the trailer.
There are in - fact two known
versions of the curly
gene, the most commonly seen is the Dominant - gened Curly horse, but a recessive
version also exists that shows up in
other breeds seemingly at random.
Whilst some
of the lost alleles may be deleterious
versions of genes, the process may at the same time increase the proportion
of other, mildly deleterious alleles, in the small
gene pool, and thus increase the incidence
of some diseases.
Although many
other colors
of dogs exist, their
versions of genes that code for those colors are not going into this new breed.
The most recessive
version of K is ky; two copies
of ky will allow another
gene, A (agouti,) to express itself in a number
of patterns commonly seen in
other breeds, such as tan points.
Dogs which produce multiple offspring with HD (or any
other polygenic trait), especially with multiple and unrelated mates, carry more «load» for HD — they have more
of the
gene versions necessary to produce HD even though they themselves have a superior phenotype.