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On the nature of intraspecific genetic variability: Evidence against the ruling paradigm [PDF]
Empirical evidence is presented which contradicts the established interpretation of the intraspecific genetic variability as the adaptive potential of the species: the uniform evolutionary tempo across the life kingdom, species discreteness, and absence of correlation between genetic variability and prosperity of extant species testify against the ...
arxiv
Estimation of the genetic Gaussian network using GWAS summary data [PDF]
Genetic Gaussian network of multiple phenotypes constructed through the genetic correlation matrix is informative for understanding their biological dependencies. However, its interpretation may be challenging because the estimated genetic correlations are biased due to estimation errors and horizontal pleiotropy inherent in GWAS summary statistics ...
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Determination of Ion Exchange Parameters by a Genetic Algorithm [PDF]
Modeling the process of ion exchange in glass requires accurate knowledge of the self-diffusion coefficients of the incoming and outgoing ions. Furthermore, correlating the concentration profile of the incoming ions to a change in refractive index ...
Honkanen, Seppo, West, Brian R.
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Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders
Autophagy plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including protein and organelle quality control, development, immunity, and metabolism. Hence, dysregulation or mutations in autophagy‐related genes have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases.
Sergio Attanasio
wiley +1 more source
Os objetivos deste trabalho foram estimar parâmetros genéticos para as características perímetro escrotal (PE), medido aos 12 (PE12, n = 652) e 18 (PE18, n = 607) meses de idade, idade ao primeiro parto (IPP, n = 1582), datas do primeiro (DPP, n = 1582 ...
Selmos Luiz Gressler+5 more
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Genetic covariance between two traits generates correlated responses to selection, and may either enhance or constrain adaptation. Silene latifolia exhibits potentially constraining genetic covariance between specific leaf area (SLA) and flower number in
Janet C. Steven+3 more
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On genetic correlation estimation with summary statistics from genome-wide association studies [PDF]
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been widely used to examine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and complex traits, where both the sample size n and the number of SNPs p can be very large. Recently, cross-trait polygenic risk score (PRS) method has gained extremely popular for assessing genetic correlation of ...
arxiv
Conditional inference in cis-Mendelian randomization using weak genetic factors [PDF]
Mendelian randomization is a widely-used method to estimate the unconfounded effect of an exposure on an outcome by using genetic variants as instrumental variables. Mendelian randomization analyses which use variants from a single genetic region (cis-MR) have gained popularity for being an economical way to provide supporting evidence for drug target ...
arxiv
The protonated form of butyrate, as well as other short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs), is membrane permeable. In acidic extracellular environments, this can lead to intracellular accumulation of SCFAs and cytosolic acidification. This phenomenon will be particularly relevant in acidic environments such as the large intestine or tumor microenvironments ...
Muwei Jiang+2 more
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An experimental test for genetic constraints in Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
In addition to natural selection, adaptive evolution requires genetic variation to proceed. Yet the G-matrix may have limited 'genetic degrees of freedom', with certain combinations of trait values unavailable to evolution. Such limitations are often referred to as genetic constraints.
arxiv