The phrase "attributed to a selective" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing specific characteristics or traits that are assigned to a selective group or category.
Example: "The findings were attributed to a selective bias in the sample population."
Alternatives: "assigned to a specific" or "ascribed to a selective".
However, the decrease in the H units and the resultant increase in the S units can be attributed to a selective methoxylation at the 3 and 5 position of the H-unit (and/or 5 position of the G unit, if at all) aromatic ring.
With regards selection pressure, heterozygosity for the PRNP M129/V129 missense polymorphism (a genotype disfavouring prion replication) was attributed to a selective advantage against cannibalistic acquisition of prion infectivity in prehistoric humans [31].
Previous studies of retinal protein expression in SV2B knockouts revealed a selective loss of synaptotagmin 1 in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of the retina [26], which the authors attributed to a selective interaction between SV2B and synaptotagmin.
Increased monocyte counts in mice receiving HFD have been attributed to a selective expansion of the classical monocyte subset (Swirski et al, 2007).
In contrast to T cells, B cells derived from FTY displayed a significantly enhanced migratory activity, which could be attributed to a selective increase of the migration of regulatory B cells in subsequent experiments.
For the most part, WS types arising via the new pathways do not differ in fitness relative to known WS types and therefore their rarity cannot be attributed to a selective disadvantage.
This trend has been previously attributed to an unknown selective advantage or genomic location; however the authors here provide evidence for the preference of phase 1 codons from a simple base-pair compositional perspective.
Comparisons of the polymorphisms within Domestic cattle and Water buffalo with the rate of ancient polymorphisms should help identify whether any differences in evolutionary rate can be attributed to a relaxation of selective constraint.
Differences in genetic diversity generated in the two hosts in vivo can likely be attributed to a combination of differing selective pressures and levels of replication.
A number of studies have discussed whether an observed low share of girls among some immigrant groups in Western Europe and North America can be attributed to a practice of sex selective abortions [ 1- 5].
The increased rate of fixation of unpreferred codons along the D. melanogaster lineage has long been attributed to a lineage-specific relaxation of selective pressures favoring GC-ending preferred codons (Akashi 1995, 1996; McVean and Vieira 2001).
