1 US officials fear that the treaty might undermine the commercial protection afforded to gene tech companies through the World Trade Organisation deal on intellectual property rights.
2 The team suspects that a double dose of a particular gene on the Z chromosome is instead crucial for maleness, and that this gene is inactivated by high temperatures.
3 Size, shape, and strength of chick beak is impacted when the gene is manipulated.
4 It looks as if the concept of the isolated gene as a unit of selection is an idealized abstraction from reality.
5 The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome.
6 The gene is activated by a specific protein.
7 Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.
8 Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.
9 An individual may pass on to future generations its genes for tallness.
10 Imprinting and cell differentiation both involve the closing down of genes but the mechanisms are evidently distinct.
11 Research on genes should open the door to exciting new medical treatments.
12 Each individual receives two genes, one inherited from each parent.
13 Scientists are hoping that the complete code of Chromosome 21 will allow them to pinpoint the individual genes responsible for each Downs Syndrome disease.