News tagged with genetic linkage maps
The curious chromosomes of a curious fruit
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus. ...
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Gene map aims to combat blood flukes
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The first microsatellite-based genetic linkage map has been published for Schistosoma mansoni, a blood fluke that is known to infect over 90 million people in Africa, the Middle East and the New World. Researchers writin ...
Mapping the crocodile genome
Jul 28, 2009 |
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The first ever genetic linkage map for a non-avian member of the Class Reptilia has been developed. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have constructed a first-generation genetic linkage map for th ...
Amphibian Froth: Unusual linkage pattern in a blue protein found in the foam nests of tropical frogs
Oct 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual blue protein called ranasmurfin and found in the foam nests of a Malaysian tree frog has aroused the interest of a team of British, Brazilian, and Malaysian researchers led by Alan Cooper at the ...
Scientists narrow search for genes associated with the ability to 'see' sounds
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in ...
Researchers Locate Genetic Link for Nicotine Dependence Among African Americans
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Virginia Health System have identified, for the first time ever, several genetic regions that are likely to carry the genes for nicotine dependence (ND) in an African American population. This ...
Virological evidence cannot prove transmission in HIV criminal cases
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Virological evidence cannot prove transmission in HIV criminal cases, warn experts in this week’s BMJ. Viral phylogenetics provides a way of assessing the relations between viruses from different people. It allows us to estimate ...
Study finds genetic link to human herpes susceptibility
Jan 28, 2008 |
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There’s a high probability that people who are prone to herpes simplex virus (HSV) outbreaks can inherit that susceptibility through their genes, University of Utah researchers report in a new study.
Gene hunters target child kidney failure
May 14, 2009 |
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Researchers are zeroing in on the genetic abnormalities predisposing to vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), one of the most common causes of urinary tract infections and kidney failure in children, reports a study in an upcoming ...
Researcher identifies possible genetic causes of borderline personality disorder
Dec 16, 2008 |
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is more common than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and is estimated to affect 2 percent of the population. In a new study, a University ...
Scientist explores secrets to life through worms
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Oct 17, 2008 |
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Who would have thought that worms found in your composter - only seen with a microscope - could be used to study genetic disorders in humans? With 700 million years of separation and roughly half of its genes ...
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