genetic mechanism

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genetic
adjective
uk
/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/us
/dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/
belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
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/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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Further investigations will have to show whichgeneticmechanismcauses placental dysplasia in mouse interspecific crosses.
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Unfortunately, thegeneticmechanismof these differences is not known.
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If mating occurs within pods, then fatheroffspring differences in calling behavior would be small and ageneticmechanismcould not be ruled out.
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Plant and animal breeders, faced with dramatic growth and morphological changes of domestic species over times, are interested in thegeneticmechanismunderlying these changes.
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The underlyinggeneticmechanismfor this is unclear but the relatively frequent occurrence of the pattern indicates that there could be some general mechanism that causes this phenomenon.
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This may lead to abnormalities in photosynthetic machinery and loss of yield, quite apart from any other effects through the nucleargeneticmechanism.
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Tonegawa is best known for figuring out thegeneticmechanismof the adaptive immune system.
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Thegeneticmechanismof bingdi lotuses is still under study and can not be copied for the time being.
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Sootiness is presumed to be heritable, though the precisegeneticmechanism, or series of mechanisms, is not well-understood.
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It is considered desirable in other breeds, though thegeneticmechanismis not fully understood.
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That is a typicalgeneticmechanismfor causing this type of polymorphism.
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Scientists are studying thegeneticmechanismfor this response.
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It is ageneticmechanismnot fully understood, but may be related to the pheomelanistic characteristics of e.
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Thegeneticmechanismbehind human skin color is mainly regulated by the enzyme tyrosinase, which creates the color of the skin, eyes, and hair shades.
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Thegeneticmechanismthat allows diagonal ambling gaits appears to be the same gene responsible for lateral ambling gaits.
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However, to further complicate matters, the genetics that lead to darker coat colors are also under study, and there exists more than onegeneticmechanismthat darkens the coat color.
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Alternatively, some children of depressed mothers may have a hereditary propensity to develop mood and other disorders through as yet unidentified genetic mechanisms.
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