Sentence examples for understanding of traits from inspiring English sources

This can result in a greater understanding of traits or environments and the relationship between them.

As such Populus represents an ideal system in which to further understanding of traits such as seasonal senescence, dormancy/growth-arrest and juvenile to adult phase transition.

CNV analysis has recently gained greater attention and momentum, as the identification of CNVs can contribute to a better understanding of traits important to both humans and other animals.

Both offer a more fundamental understanding of traits, as biological entities, moving away from simple deterministic models (Denisssen & Penke, 2008; Penke, Denissen, & Miller, 2007; Roberts & Jackson, 2008; van Oers, de Jong, van Noordwijk, Kempenaers, & Drent, 2005).

In a few systems, our understanding of trait evolution now extends from genetic changes, through developmental patterns, to selective regimes in different habitats.

Our conclusions challenge current classifications and alter our understanding of trait evolution; for example, some diurnal birds evolved from nocturnal ancestors.

The genetic information acquired in QTL analysis, such as the number, location and magnitude of effects of genetic regions associated with a trait, also contributes significantly to the overall understanding of trait heritability [ 9].

In the present study, we sought to increase our understanding of wood traits in tropical trees by comparing wood chemical traits of saplings and large trees in 24 Panamanian rainforest tree species.

Our results suggest that methylation information can be useful in whole-genome prediction of complex traits and that it may help to enhance understanding of complex traits when epigenetics is under examination.

Previous genomic approaches have expanded our understanding of quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling traits of economic importance in pig production, e.g., feed efficiency, meat production, leanness; only recently have these included health traits and disease resistance.

His son volunteers with him, he added, "so that he gets a full, hands-on" understanding of those traits — although he admits that for Cie-Jay, part of the draw might be getting to sample everything sweet.