Sentence examples for axis of selection from inspiring English sources

Indeed, previous work with Drosphila has found that additive genetic variation in cuticular hydrocarbons has been eroded along the major axis of selection [ 11, 21].

A mass filter located along the central axis of the system allows for selection of the cluster size.

It aligns the force of selection along the male-female axis.

It occurs where the curve of selection differentials intersects with the horizontal axis (Fig. 3A).

Even as he defended Mr. Bush's selection of the "axis of evil," he suggested it was hardly a scientific sample by saying, "There are others that could have been tossed into this camp," without identifying them by name.

The selection of the axis of tremor is extremely important in this module.

Polarization involves selection of an axis of polarity, followed by the asymmetric organization of cytoskeletal elements and membranous organelles and cell wall growth along this axis.

Proponents of selection are worried.

As expected, both color composition and size responded rapidly to concerted selection imposed along the main axis of phenotypic variation (Fig. 1b, e; Fig. 2a, b).

This study determined the relationship between the medullary canal axis and the flexion-extension axis of the distal humerus as they relate to implant selection and design for elbow arthroplasty.

We used artificial selection to search for limits in this phenotype space, and selected for concerted (along the main axis of variation) and antagonistic (orthogonal to the main axis) change in the color composition or size of two eyespots.