genetic basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandbasis
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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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basis
noun[C]
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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The second finding has come from studies on thegeneticbasisof narcolepsy using animal models.
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Research should therefore also be aimed at investigating thegeneticbasisof hemispheric connectivity and its role in dysfunctional social cognition in schizophrenia.
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The general objective of these studies is to understand thegeneticbasisof the drought resistance of these lines using molecular tools.
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Generative linguists do believe that there is ageneticbasisfor language, but it is just that: a basis.
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Future studies are needed to further delineate thegeneticbasisof atopy.
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Thus, it is difficult fully to understand thegeneticbasisof the response to selection.
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Statistical models for estimating thegeneticbasisof repeated measures and other function-valued traits.
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Inferences on the detailedgeneticbasisof inbreeding depression should thus be helpful for characterizing the genetic risk that may threaten small and fragmented populations.
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This contrast underscores the importance of understanding thegeneticbasisof functional differentiation among closely related species.
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Recent approaches into thegeneticbasisof inbreeding depression in plants.
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In practice, knowledge of the developmentalgeneticbasisof growth is crucial to increasing the efficiency of early selection in poplar.
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Geneticbasisof yield as viewed from a crop physiologist's perspective.
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Thegeneticbasisof response in mouse lines divergently selected for body weight or fat content.
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Thegeneticbasisof the differences between groups is likely to be much less pronounced.
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Quantitative genetic approaches can test specifically whether germination responses to controlled laboratory manipulations share ageneticbasiswith germination responses to field conditions.
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The application of early selection, however, has been very limited because of our ignorance of thegeneticbasisof growth and development.
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It is of great significance to develop a new source for broadening thegeneticbasisof semi-dwarfism.
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Such results may help pave the way for future molecular studies aimed to elucidate thegeneticbasisof snail-schistosome compatibility.
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