Sentences with phrase «with certain genetic markers»
For example, she says, «most people will benefit from eating a Mediterranean diet,» and it's tough to tell if the eating plan benefits those with a certain genetic marker more than than those without the marker.
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Linkage studies use genetic markers, which act like signposts, pointing researchers to the general area on the chromosome where genes associated with certain traits likely reside.
One project that AquaGen started up in 2005 was a collaboration with the Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) to make a precise map of the genetic markers that make certain salmon individuals resistant to the IPN (infectious pancreatic necrosis) virus.
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.
«We have a huge set of cannabis genomic data that will, hopefully, allow us to ID genetic markers associated with chemical results and certain patient outcomes,» Holmes says.