dominant gene

How To Use dominant gene In A Sentence

• The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.
• It was thought to be controlled by two dominant genes and you needed both. Times, Sunday Times
• In a few cases, such diseases may be caused by a dominant gene. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
• When a person is carrying a mutation in an autosomal dominant gene, each egg or sperm cell has a 50 percent chance of containing the nonfunctioning gene copy and a 50 percent chance of containing the normal copy of the gene. Genetics and Alagille Syndrome
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• In a few cases, such diseases may be caused by a dominant gene. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
• Our findings provide the first example of a single overdominant gene for yield and suggest that single heterozygous mutations may improve productivity in other agricultural organisms. Naturejobs - All Jobs
• Furthermore, studies using dominant genetic markers do not properly allow for the disentanglement between genetic variation within loci and within genotypes.
• To find such overdominant genes, the US-Israeli team developed a novel approach by turning to a vast tomato "mutant library" - a collection of 5000 plants, each of which has a single mutation in a single gene that causes defects in various aspects of tomato growth, such as fruit size, leaf shape, etc. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
• Gene distribution was out of balance. Dominant genes were more than recessive ones.