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PCR: Identification of Genetic Polymorphisms

2017
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enables the amplification of a specific sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through the process of three main steps: template DNA denaturation, annealing of the primers to complementary sequences, and primer extension to synthesize DNA strands. By using this method, the target sequence will be copied and amplified at
Amanda M, Harbison, Jenny Ngoc Tran, Nguyen   +1 more
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Target Identification Strategies in Chemical Genetics

Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, 2004
Chemical inhibitors have had a profound impact on many diverse fields of biology. The goal of chemical genetics is to use small molecules to perturb biological systems in a manner conceptually similar to traditional genetics. Key to the advancement of the chemical genetic paradigm is the further development of tools and approaches for the ...
Gregory P, Tochtrop, Randall W, King
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FRICTION IDENTIFICATION WITH GENETIC ALGORITHMS

IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2005
Abstract Identification of the function part of the analytical model of the movement of a mass along vertical guide way is made. Indeed, knowledge of friction parameters is necessary to detect wear or mechanical failure. Because of the non linearity the identification is made using Genetic Algorithms (GA).
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Children and Genetic Identification of Talent

Hastings Center Report, 2011
The regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing has till now focused on identifying predispositions to specific health problems and quality issues in testing, such as analytical and clinical validity criteria. In the United States, for example, the Food and Drug Administration warned that federal regulations for medical devices will apply to ...
Yusuke, Inoue, Kaori, Muto
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Genetic Algorithm Based Adaptive System Identification

2007 IEEE 15th Signal Processing and Communications Applications, 2007
In this paper, the application of adaptive system identification based on genetic algorithm is realized. A high order unknown plant is modeled with a lower order adaptive finite impulse response (FIR) filter. Also, a performance comparison has been made between the conventional gradient based least mean square (LMS) algorithm and genetic algorithm (GA).
CETINKAYA, Bahadir, KARABOĞA, Nurhan
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Risk investigations involving genetic identification

Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 1999
AbstractRisk managers should consider misidentifications as causes of otherwise unexplained diagnostic and process errors. Genetic tests are powerful tools that can resolve problem cases and indicate ways to improve patient‐sample identification. Genetic typing, especially for DNA markers, has provided evidence of patient or sample identity in 21 of 22
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Gene Identification: Reverse Genetics

2013
The number of sequenced genes whose function remains unknown continues to climb with the continuing decrease in the cost of genome sequencing. Comparative genetics and bioinformatics have been invaluable in investigating the function of the genes that have been sequenced, but the elucidation of gene function in planta remains a huge challenge.
Erin Gilchrist, George Haughn
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Genetic algorithms in system identification

Proceedings IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control 1988, 2003
Current online identification techniques are recursive and local search techniques. In the present work, it is shown how genetic algorithms, a parallel, global search technique emulating natural genetic operators, can be used to estimate the poles and zeros of a dynamical system.
K. Kristinsson, G.A. Dumont
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Genetic identification of hybrid camelids

Zoo Biology, 1986
AbstractNorth American zoos in 1984 had the first opportunity in many years to obtain South American camelids after a long embargo on imports. The Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, purchased two alpacas and one presumptive llama during this period. The llama, however, appeared to be phenotypically intermediate between a llama and an alpaca. In
Edward J. Gentz, Terry L. Yates
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Genetic Identification of Centropomine Fishes

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 1999
Abstract The purposes of this study were to evaluate the present species classification, to develop genetic methods for diagnosing morphologically indistinguishable juveniles, and to investigate the potential for introgressive hybridization for species of the percoid fish genus Centropomus (Pisces: Centropomidae). We analyzed specimens representing all
Michael D. Tringali, Theresa M. Bert, Seifu Seyoum   +2 more
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