One indication for selection is the higher prevalence of malformations in Ayder referral hospital than in Mekelle hospital.
This, together with the low SNP level for the two genes, is a strong indication for selection of a "function" associated with the corresponding proteins.
The higher competitive ability of the male sperm to outperform the hermaphroditic sperm in fertilizing oocytes would be an indication for selection acting on males.
> -wrap-foot> Although some amino acids showed indications for the selection of preferred codons, others did not indicating that in some cases the preferred codons are not favored at evolutionarily constrained sites.
Another limitation of this study is the small number of cases in the series; this is attributed to the indications for patient selection.
For TAAR4 there are some indications for positive selection in some tailed Old World monkeys and in Glires (including rat and mouse).
In no case did we find indications for positive selection.
The absence of such data for joint prostheses can be contrasted with the rich history of survival modeling for heart valves which has led both to relative product stability and well-defined indications for product selection [ 7, 20].
Several published guidelines recommend early and broad-spectrum empiric therapy for patients with a suspicion of VAP; however, uncertainty exists regarding the indications for and selection of appropriate agents.
These might represent the earliest indications of selection for grain size increase under cultivation, but possibly a local dead-end trajectory.
