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Lung Disease and Cancer from Tobacco
... is responsible for 80-90% of lung cancer cases (2). Correlations have been made between genetic traits among family members and susceptibility to disease from the use of tobacco. Smoking There ... the cellular mechanisms which remove particles from the bronchial passages and results in 'smokers cough'. Genetic factors are also likely to be involved in lung cancer susceptibility. The carcinogens found ...
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Chemical Sensitivity Due to Genetic Differences
... to familial genetic traits such as brown hair or even the ability to effectively metabolize carcinogens found in tobacco. The passing of genes over thousands of generations results in genetic traits that reach beyond the immediate family and may extend throughout a nation or race of people. Examples of sensitive subpopulations due to genetic variation are ...
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Cloning Genes
... from Genentech's Access Excellence In the early 1970s, biochemists at Stanford University showed that genetic traits could indeed be transferred from one organism to another. In this experiment, the DNA of ... rDNA technology does not fully convey the enormous complexity and awesome economy and efficiency of genetic processes. But we can begin to understand how, by using rDNA, it is possible to ...
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American Clivia Society Plant Breeding in General definition and terms clivia
... with what he felt were undesired traits. This allows only the plants with his desired traits to survive and gives rise to ... can carry the genetic traits of each of its parents. This allows a breeder to further select and refine desirable traits by selection through ... flavor was sacrificed to meet that desired trait. Our crosses and genetic manipulations of Clivia may not have a far reaching global ...
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The Award of Excellence
... Olympic ice skater which she later declined, a classic yellow rose passing on its desired genetic traits to many prize winning offspring. In 1979 four varieties received the AOE award, `Cuddles' by ...
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Together with Gun Lövdahl, Rishikesh Bhalerao, Karin Ljung we involved in several Goran Sandberg`s projects:
... of birch in pulp and paper industry has increased the interest in the introducing new genetic traits into elite birch genotypes. On the other hand the birch is a traditional woody object ... constraction of transgenic plants expressing iaaH, iaaM and ipt genes is very reasonable. However, the genetic transformation of several forest trees has been reported, there are still no succesful protocols on ...
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Introduction to Griffith Buck Roses
... researching and hybridizing cultivars that produced spectacular blooms on plants with such strong genetic traits that the bushes were not only cold hardy, but were disease resistant and ... . Those cultivars which have adapted give outstanding performance from plants with tremendously strong genetic foundations. As our research continues, additional Buck cultivars suitable for Southern gardens will ...
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES ON NUTS AND FRUITS
... Publications Includes a publication on the characteristics of patented black walnut trees Eastern Black Walnut Genetic traits for improved nut production, available cultivars, prospects for crop development and commercial nut production |Resources ...
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Cecropia peltata L
... there is a progressive loss of these ant-related traits (25). Mainland individuals maintain trichilia in the greenhouse; these appear to be genetic traits and do not depend on ant stimulation for development ... in Panama. Ecology 49:565-566. Rickson, Fred R. 1977. Progressive loss of ant related traits of Cecropia peltata on selected Caribbean islands. American Journal of Botany 64:585-592. Silander ...
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Tree of Life: Genetic Connections
... from their parents. But how do you get from these obvious, close genetic relationships to the more distant genetic relationships between species that are as different as daisies and elephants? Consider an ... independently in each species. So each species will be characterized by a unique set of traits, and species that are more closely related will generally be more similar to one another ...
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