homozygosity
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Known as runs of homozygosity, or ROH, these markers are multiple and particularly long in the genomes of the analyzed Himba, which indicates that their parents had a high likelihood of sharing an ancestor.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
New research from University of California, Davis, provides rare direct evidence showing that increased homozygosity -- meaning two identical alleles in a genome -- leads to negative effects on fertility in a human population.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
The research assesses the consequences of homozygosity among Namibia's Himba community, an isolated, agro-pastoralist population in which marriage between people with the same ancestor occurs.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
Despite the strong bias towards heterozygosity in these regions, a small proportion of either homozygous haplotype was always present, suggesting that there are genetic backgrounds in which homozygosity of any particular gene is not lethal.
From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014
The homozygosity of the mt-cpYFP transgene was verified by looking for 100% segregation of the transgene in the progeny for three generations.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
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