Sentences with phrase «wide gene pool»

Due to random mutation or the wide gene pool, cats of any color can be born deaf (probably less than 1 %)- including orange - eyed whites.

A wide gene pool helps to make this breed very sturdy and healthy.

Generally mixed dogs are healthier than pure bred counterparts because they were procreated from a wider gene pool — cutting down on hereditary conditions.

Not exact matches

Small farms are also more likely to grow more variety, too, says CNAD, protecting biodiversity and preserving a wider agricultural gene pool, an important factor in long - term food security.

This is due a phenomenon called «hybrid vigor,» which refers to the robust health and hardiness of animals from a wide and varied gene pool.

Outcrossing is still actively done to insure a healthy breed with a wide and diverse gene pool, and it is working!

Because of the wider genetic pool, hybrids are able to eliminate some of its weak genes and inherit the good ones.

In search of genes associated with risk for psychopathic tendencies in children: a two - stage genome - wide association study of pooled DNA