NOUN
- a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
How To Use genetic marker In A Sentence
- While the smaller bacterial genomes can be tackled by direct sequencing, larger ones like that of drosophila or humans require the use of genetic markers.
- From what I heard, this is a engineered bio-agent, perhaps a bacterial vector, that would have a gene inserted for the manufacture of some biotoxin or another that would only become active in the presence of specific genetic markers, allowing it to be tailored to attack people of particular ancestry but not others. Prof. Steve Steve Costume Contest - The Panda's Thumb
- And while Cassandra's genetic marker for nonverbal IQ is three points higher than average, Laszlo and I are just normal.
- Mitochondrial DNA as an ideal genetic marker has been successfully applied to the study of population and evolutionary genetics of crabs.
- The finding of a common set of genetic markers in both Ashkenazi and Sephardi Cohanim worldwide clearly indicates an origin pre-dating the separate development of the two communities around 1000 CE.
- This genetic marker might help identify subpopulations of individuals genetically prone to insulin resistance, autoimmunity, and heart disease.
- Unlike genetic markers, which reveal small "typographic" variations in the spelling of genes, epigenetic markers indicate places where entire genes have been silenced or activated. Beyond the Book of Life
- The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of fish was used to study the genetic structure as a molecular genetic marker of four populations of red common carp.
- I'd also point out that the delectable S A Smith overeggs her cake by claiming, 'retroelements are just dandy for phylogenetic analysis', what the paper she cites actually says is, 'The presence of a retrotransposon at a single locus in multiple taxa remains an extremely powerful phylogenetic marker, but caution is required before concluding that the existence of a particular SINE at a particular locus in multiple individuals is indicative of common ancestry'. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- In sum, technologies such as tissue culture, anther culture, embryo rescue, protoplast fusion, and genetic markers are likely to bring undreamed of breakthroughs that will transform Africa's native grains. 13. Other Cultivated Grains
