... Motivate the need for or importance ofthe principle; (2) Describe the underlying concepts and their applications using a combination of text, equations and figures; (3) Reinforce the principle and ... elucidate the complex interactions of genes andthe environment during the ontogenetic development of trees Inthe future, molecular approaches for measuring, understanding, managing and manipulating ... (Fig 2.11) The function ofthe TATA box is to identify the location ofthe start of transcription by facilitating the denaturation ofthe double helix The CCAAT box is involved inthe initial recognition...
... pooled remainder (the angles ofthe correspond more to the sec- sample size) The approach the center, the more representative ofthe remainder is the genetic information of this sample, and is equivalent ... organisms The objective ofthe present study was génétique / Samples inthe description ofthe genetic variation in oak populations and thus inthe characterization ofthe natural variability of forest ... quantifies the potential for creating genetic variation inthe next generation and is therefore an important determinant ofthe adaptability of forest tree populations In most cases, the single locus...
... surface Wing length was taken from the intersection ofthe anterior cross vein and longitudinal vein (L3) to the intersection of L3 with the distal wing margin Wing width was taken as the distance ... strains using the inbreeding coefficient F (FALCONER, 1981, p 241) i.e., Isofemale strains expanded to an infinite population size have an inbreeding coefficient of 1/4 due to sib-mating during the ... of variance (ANOVA), the between-line component of variance contains a quarter ofthe additive genetic variance and a quarter ofthe dominance variance, andthe within strain component contains...
... Morocco on the right, China inthe middle ofthe plan, the French and Canadian populations being close together on the left In three populations (Angoul8me, Poitiers and Canada) the eggs collected ... Islands On the other hand, there may be species, in which case a genetic cline would not be predicted The two forms should occurred in Spain with perhaps a zone of sympatry andthe occurrence of ... occur andthe observed differences in larvae correspond to differences in populations of their parents Since the female of Lymantria dispar does not fly andthe larvae very often feed on the same...
... population of TAD In contrast, seeds and cones were largest inthe high Rif and smaller inthe low lands Precipitation inthe high-altitude Rif is two-fold the precipitation inthe lowlands In fact, ... main objective ofthe present work is the analysis ofthe variation in morphological traits within and among Moroccan maritime pine populations In addition, we are interested inthe comparison ... Burban and Petit [13], based on mtDNA and RFLP analysis, have identified three maternal lineages in maritime pine, one ofthe lineages being specific of Morocco (i.e., the Moroccan lineage) The...
... negative one, and all the points involving a-Gpdh For s z lAdh F Est-6/-, the gametes carrying the Est-6allele andthe Est-6 and Est-6 s la-Gpdh F gametes are inthe positive direction ofthe first ... correlates with the sequence of intensity ofthe directional pressures for such loci The influence ofthe 2nd factor increases from figure to figure 5, showing in figure an equal distribution ofthe gametes ... directional trends inthe locations of Aldox lF or ls Alox gametes IV Discussion The directional phenomena, acting on half ofthe genome in one direction, and on the other half inthe opposite direction,...
... Indies, the Society Islands and Hawaii ; and populations intropical Africa, the Seychelles andthe Mascarene islands Between these main groups, we find populations living in regions with intermediate ... Mediterranean; Tropical Africa; the Seychelles andthe Mascarene Islands; Southern Africa; North America (northern USA and Canada); West Indies; southern USA and Mexico; the Society Islands and Hawaii; the ... from n initial lines, n/2 new lines were produced and 10 individuals per line were measured In some cases, the new lines were generated and studied after the initial lines had been kept inthe laboratory...
... of each population were transformed according to the following formula: % where is the value of individual k, for the variate jin the populationi and where Ln V is the mean ofthe logarithm of ... Another method proposed by Brotherstone and Hill or the 21 sympatric 21 (1986), based on the comparison between the observed andthe theoretical distributions ofthe standard deviations or ofthe ... geographical variability ofthe mean values ofthe traits, and also ofthe total phenotypic variance DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Our analysis ofthe within-population variability ofthe sibling species shows...
... where na and n are the number of bands of individuals a and b, and n the number ab b of bands shared by a and b This expression, which corresponds to the proportion of bands shared between individuals, ... composed ofthe offspring (a total of 16 individuals) ofthe couples inthe second generation In this genealogy, kinds or relationship exist and their relative proportions are given in table II Finally, ... number of bands varies from one individual to another; 2), there are homozygous loci and pairs of allelic bands inthe fingerprint of an individual; 3), unrelated individuals may share similar bands...
... with inbreeding coefficients in both populations and interpopulations 30 Analysis of Genetic Variation in Animals The inbreeding coefficient ofthe whole population (FIT = Factor of Inbreeding in ... analysis is done by individual genetic profiling (genetic fingerprinting), determining the interrelations between different individuals and evaluating their allele frequency in populations Microsatellite ... During recent years, the issue of conserving the biodiversity as a component ofthe conservation ofthe environment has been raised at an international level In this respect, one ofthe main...
... 1956) and as the offspring of D pini live grouped in colonies during larval devel- opment, the data analysed are the parental genotypes obtained from their offsprings A sample of 129 D pini colonies ... results not exclude the hypothesis ofthe existence of adult migrations speading the outbreak andof population exchanges between mountains and lowlands For the three populations of central France, ... plain and mountain conditions, respectively (Géri, 1988; Géri and Goussard, 1988, 1991; Beaudoin et al, 1992) However, this situation is not exclusive of a strengthening ofthe plain and mountain...
... Preferential pollination between the pollen ofthe receptive species andthe ovule ofthe hybrids is a prerequisite to the final inclusion ofthe chloroplast genome ofthe donor species into the receptive ... studies When comparing the same species inthe different studies, the levels of gene diversity were always lower inthe study of Manos and Fairbrothers, indicating the use of different electrophoretic ... than 37% ofthe total diversity Interestingly, values obtained for the red oaks were ofthe same magnitude inthe different studies, despite the important differences found for A A and , c ec...
... frequencies (p) using the maximum likelihood approach of Ritland and Jain (1981) and Ritland and El Kassaby (1985) The assumptions used were those ofthe mixed mating model (Fyfe and Bailey, 1951): ... amount ofthe effective selfing caused by consanguineous matings is directly estimated from the slope ofthe regression line of outcrossing-pollen gene frequencies on the additive value ofthe maternal ... At last, the beginning andthe length ofthe flowering period vary according to annual climatic conditions This can induce interannual variations of phenological gaps and class overlaps These variations...
... within and among populations, respectively G the proportion of ST is interpopulation gene diversity H T mean frequency ofthe RESULTS Details of gel and electrophoresis buffer and staining mixtures ... variants The same allele pre- vails at every locus in all populations with the exception ofthe G6PDH The frequency ofthe G6PDH-1 allele exceeds that of G6PDH-2 at the provenances Pfitsch and Vintschgau, ... clone of both European and Japanese larch (Bergmann and Ruetz, 1987) The finding of four MDH loci in many other conifers (Wheeler et al, 1983; Cheliak and Pitel, 1985; Yeh et al, 1985; Fins and...
... [38,42] The inactivation ofthe MC4R gene inthe mouse has resulted in a maturity onset obesity syndrome, demonstrating the role of this gene in regulation ofthe energy balance [13] In pigs, the ... Chinese breeds where allele C is fixed inthe Meishan and Fengjing [7] Inthe case ofthe RsaI site the highest frequencies for allele E (above 0.70) were found inthe Duroc, Hampshire and Landrace ... crosses retained the “superior” Genetic variation in local Romanian pigs 419 traits from both breeds and formed the basis ofthe new breed Their manner of breeding following the initial crossing is...
... 1985) In France, introductions took place inthe years 1950-1965 and wild-living populations are now present inthe mountains ofthe Alps, the Pyr6n6es, the C6vennes andthe Massif Central The ... hemoglobin The aim of this study was to determine the effects of founder events variability of introduced mouflon populations Genetic variation and discussed in relation to the history ofthe introductions ... classification ofthe coordinates of individuals was performed (1985) Major from the axes were retained to produce a dendogram tested by a contingency table analysis (populations x andthe randomness of the...
... takes account ofthe reduction in selection intensity as compared with the theory, ofthe relationships between mates and inbreeding induced inthe offspring andofthe changing variance of gene effects ... parameters they use Andthe increasing knowledge on QTLs implied inthe genetic determinism of selected traits will provide elements for such a modelling Inthe second part, the hypothesis of an infinite ... was of course expected and it illustrates the strong influence ofthe infinitesimal hypothesis on the predictions However, the infinitesimal model remains quite robust so long as the number of...
... at twofold or higher levels inthe presence of copper sulfate and one, ZRT1, encoding a high-affinity zinc transporter, was expressed at half the level inthe presence of copper sulfate Of these ... variation inthe number of tandem copies ofthe CUP1 locus [19,20] and could be due to use of copper sulfate in vineyards as a fungicide against powdery mildew since the 1880s [18] We have found an incomplete ... is the average ratio across all strains, Vi is the effect of strain i on the transcript ratio, ViMj is the interaction between the ratio of transcripts in strain i and medium treatment j (either...
... fraction ofthe total genetic variation ofthe parental popuIt has slow lation » S ’ AYR M theory ofthe founder’s principle andofthe ensuing genetic revolution thus admits that the few original ... number of founders the breaks inthe gene pool may be significant enough to result in a drastic reconditioning ofthe gene pool ofthe new colony resulting in a genetic revolution More or less inthe ... inthe Bonlez strain than inthe Oregon strain; this, most proreflects the past history of these two strains, Oregon having been adapted for fifteen years at a constant temperature of 25 °C and...
... role of MPO polymorphism inthe development of cognitive decline in MS This study was mainly designed to investigate whether some clinical and individual variables andthe occurrence ofthe -463 ... Ratios and CI were estimated using logistic regression adjusted for age and sex gene being involved in AD pathology, possibly through oxidation of Aβ or ApoE, promoting their aggregation into insoluble ... analysed the results FC performed the statistical analysis RN, ML, AC, VA, DP and RC partecipated to acquisition of data AQ conceived the study and partecipated in its design and coordination and...