genetic background
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandbackground
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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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background
noun
uk/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Cloning creates variations independent ofgeneticbackground.
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Thirdly, interactions withgeneticbackgroundwere absent in both studies.
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Here, we analyse their interaction in a maizegeneticbackground.
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Dissection ofgeneticbackgroundunderlying meat quality traits in swine.
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Cloning creates phenotypic variations that are independent ofgeneticbackground.
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Wild-type mice (wt) with the samegeneticbackgroundwere treated similarly.
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Other genes may increase fitness only when in the right environment, or the rightgeneticbackground.
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There are two major differences between these studies, however : the mutation and thegeneticbackground.
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This inconsistency may be due to thegeneticbackgroundof this particular combination.
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Then, eachgeneticbackgroundmay be present in small numbers, if at all.
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The strains used in this experiment had the samegeneticbackground.
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This single inconsistency is likely to be due to thegeneticbackgroundof this particular combination.
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Epistasis and phenotypic plasticity in maize by using a more uniformgeneticbackground.
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Optimal positioning of markers to controlgeneticbackgroundin marker-assisted backcrossing.
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Flies can also be grown in controlled environments and theirgeneticbackgroundcan be manipulated.
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Rather, they are due to the change in additive selection coefficient withgeneticbackground.
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We assumed that the differences were caused primarily by thegeneticbackgroundof these parents.
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The most important result is the lack of interaction between either experimental treatment andgeneticbackground.
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This could be associated with the nature of the crop, environmental conditions or diversegeneticbackgroundobtained from different sources.
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This observation highlights the importance of consideration of thegeneticbackgroundwhen studying traits with variable penetrance.
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Again, controlling for thegeneticbackgroundconfound in this way strengthened the evidence supporting the target interaction.
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We will also analyze factors that can determine the individual variability in vulnerability, including thegeneticbackgroundand prenatal environment.
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However, it is very likely that dose and timing in combination with thegeneticbackgroundmay alter the outcome.
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