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Multibreed genomic prediction using summary statistics and a breed-origin-of-alleles approach

. Sharing information between countries may be the most optimal (Lund et al. 2011; Jorjani et al. 2012) , but political barriers and different handling of SNP information make it challenging (Tenopir et al ... develop crossbreeding using foreign breeds. However, due to logistics or political barriers (Tenopir et al. 2011) , the exchange of genotype and phenotype data from an entire breed population between

IBD sharing patterns as intra-breed admixture indicators in small ruminants

significant financial means, allowing to palliate the difficulties linked to the sometimes extreme climatic conditions, to the complex geography, to the political tensions, etc., and especially the ability to

Thinking about Evolution — Historical, Philosophical, and Political Perspectives

the book, and I believe it will be very useful (in spite of its forbidding price) for teachers of the history, sociology and philosophy of biology. Some essays, mainly the historical and `political ... historical framework in which genetic and evolutionary ideas have developed, to conceptual issues, and to the political in?uences and e?ects of past and present evolutionary ideas. Thinking about Evolution

The outstanding scientist, R.A. Fisher: his views on eugenics and race

biased towards the well-off, and that economic success is greatly assisted by parental wealth. Ironically, in view of Fisher’s conservative political views, a policy of encouraging equality of fertility ... (to which Fisher was not a signatory) (Crew et al. 1939) . This document was signed by 23 leading geneticists, including some with strongly left-wing political views like J.B.S. Haldane, H.J. Muller

High-value pleiotropic genes for developing multiple stress-tolerant biofortified crops for 21st-century challenges

, these have not reached end users because of the extremely high cost of regulatory compliance. Besides political, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethical concerns about modern biotech crops related to the ... pitched for promoting more public-sector research in GM technology so that there can be inclusiveness in access to technology (Husaini and Sohail 2018) . It is high time that political will be shown to

Royal dynasties as human inbreeding laboratories: the Habsburgs

), which was the result of the matrimonial policy conducted by the dynasty to establish political alliances through marriage. A strong inbreeding depression for both infant and child survival was detected in ... ; Bennassar et al., 2010) . As a consequence of the matrimonial policy conducted by the dynasty to establish political alliances through marriage, an important number of consanguineous marriages such as uncle

A comparison of patient visits to osteopathic and allopathic general and family medicine physicians: results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2003–2004

Background Osteopathic philosophy is consistent with an emphasis on primary care and suggests that osteopathic physicians may have distinctive ways of interacting with their patients. Methods The ... patients and preventive medicine services. Background Osteopathic philosophy maintains that: (1) the body is a unit and the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit; (2) the body is capable of self

The Biochemistry of Cell Signalling

thought-provoking book comes out of the Social Philosophy and Policy Foundation, an independent corporation established to promote advanced research in political philosophy and in philosophical analysis of

Individual-based assessment of population structure and admixture in Austrian, Croatian and German draught horses

differentiation, mainly caused by political and geographical factors. Thus, it was possible to separate the South German Coldblood from the Austrian Noriker population where no subpopulation structure was detected ... political separation of Germany in 1949. On the other hand, no clear differentiation could be determined among the other three ‘East German’ populations, recently separated into different breeding

Oxygen, life forms, and the evolution of sexes in multicellular eukaryotes

, Spurgin LG , Morrison CA , Godwin JL et al. ( 2015 ) Sexual selection protects against extinction . Nature 522 : 470 Michod RE ( 1995 ) Eros and evolution: a natural philosophy of sex . Addison-Wesley

Response to Janecka et al. 2017

across the western part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and continues equally arbitrarily across the western Himalaya, coinciding with the political border of Nepal. It also seems unclear that the clusters

The validity of three snow leopard subspecies: response to Senn et al.

management units (MU) for which policies should be developed, consistent with the political, economic, and cultural issues relevant to the respective MU. Our taxonomic revision is of great importance to the

Genome sequencing—the dawn of a game-changing era

human genome had begun in earnest. Well before the worm genome was finished, there was serious discussion about the possibility of sequencing the human genome. Discussions ranged from political through

Osteopathic research: elephants, enigmas, and evidence

the osteopathic profession. Discussion The present need for research on osteopathic manipulative treatment A.T. Still established the osteopathic philosophy based on anatomical and physiological ... believe and adhere to osteopathic philosophy. Two trends that make such student recruitment problematic, at least presently, are the accelerating rate of establishment of new colleges of osteopathic

A Life of Sir Francis Galton

History and Philosophy of Science School of Philosophy University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT , UK www.nature.com/hdy - In 1865, Francis Galton published two articles on ?Hereditary Talent and Character

MHC variability supports dog domestication from a large number of wolves: high diversity in Asia

: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings . Proc R Soc B Biol Sci 277 : 979 - 988 . Sundqvist A ( 2008 ). Conservation genetics of wolves and their relationship with dogs . Doctor of Philosophy thesis

Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal Pleistocene isolation followed by high gene flow in a wide ranging, but endangered, freshwater mussel

Large and Small Spatial Scales . Doctor of Philosophy Thesis . Miami University: Oxford, OH , USA. Near TJ , Page LM , Mayden RL ( 2001 ). Intraspecific phylogeography of Percina evides (Percidae

The somatically preoccupied patient in primary care: use of attachment theory to strengthen physician-patient relationships

patients. A central proposition of this paper is that because osteopathic primary care physicians incorporate a holistic philosophy in their treatment methods they are well suited to treat somatically ... physician-patient relationship through utilization and containment techniques compliment this holistic osteopathic philosophy of healing. The physician is better equipped to contemplate relationships with

Learning outcomes from a biomedical research course for second year osteopathic medical students

provided by faculty immediately following the presentation, reviewing the research concepts contained in that article that would be covered on the next quiz. The underlying philosophy of the course was that

The Century of the Gene

deserved better. GREGORY RADICK Division of History and Philosophy of Science School of Philosophy University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT U.K. Books received The Origin, Expansion and Demize of Plant