Search Results - "Wilkins, F."

On the universal structure of human lexical semantics by Youn, Hyejin, Sutton, Logan, Smith, Eric, Moore, Cristopher, Wilkins, Jon F., Maddieson, Ian, Croft, William, Bhattacharya, Tanmoy

“…How universal is human conceptual structure? The way concepts are organized in the human brain may reflect distinct features of cultural, historical, and…”
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What good is genomic imprinting: the function of parent-specific gene expression by Wilkins, Jon F, Haig, David

“…Parent-specific gene expression (genomic imprinting) is an evolutionary puzzle because it forgoes an important advantage of diploidy--protection against the…”
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Genomic imprinting of Grb10: coadaptation or conflict? by Wilkins, Jon F

“…Mammalian development involves significant interactions between offspring and mother. But is this interaction a carefully coordinated effort by two individuals…”
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Sex-biased migration in humans: what should we expect from genetic data? by Wilkins, Jon F., Marlowe, Frank W.

“…Different patterns of mitochondrial and Y‐chromosome diversity have been cited as evidence of long‐term patrilocality in human populations. However, what…”
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Genomic imprinting and methylation: epigenetic canalization and conflict by Wilkins, Jon F.

“…Imprinted genes have patterns of expression that depend on the parent of origin of their alleles. Establishment of imprinting at a locus requires that the two…”
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Impulsive choices in mice lacking imprinted Nesp55 by Dent, C. L., Humby, T., Lewis, K., Plagge, A., Fischer‐Colbrie, R., Wilkins, J. F., Wilkinson, L. S., Isles, A. R.

“…Genomic imprinting is the process whereby germline epigenetic events lead to parent‐of‐origin specific monallelic expression of a number of key mammalian…”
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A Comparison of Cereal and Cereal/Vetch Crops for Fodder Conservation by Piltz, John W., Rodham, Craig A., Wilkins, John F., Hackney, Belinda F.

“…Experiments were conducted at three sites across southern New South Wales, Australia, over three years (2008 to 2010), to evaluate the agronomic and quality…”
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Red Queen theory of recombination hotspots by ÚBEDA, F, WILKINS, J.F

“…Recombination hotspots are small chromosomal regions, where meiotic crossover events happen with high frequency. Recombination is initiated by a double-strand…”
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Survival of the Curviest: Noise-Driven Selection for Synergistic Epistasis by Wilkins, Jon F, McHale, Peter T, Gervin, Joshua, Lander, Arthur D

“…A major goal of human genetics is to elucidate the genetic architecture of human disease, with the goal of fueling improvements in diagnosis and the…”
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Economic Returns from Cereal and Cereal/Vetch Forage Crops Grown as Fodder Conservation Options for Beef and Sheepmeat Production by Piltz, John W., Rodham, Craig A., Wilkins, John F., Hackney, Belinda F., Brown, Colin G.

“…The economic return from cereal or cereal/vetch crops was determined using previously published and new agronomic and herbage quality data from experiments…”
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Insights Into Students’ Experiences and Perceptions of Remote Learning Methods: From the COVID-19 Pandemic to Best Practice for the Future by Nguyen, Trang, Netto, Camila L. M., Wilkins, Jon F., Bröker, Pia, Vargas, Elton E., Sealfon, Carolyn D., Puthipiroj, Pipob, Li, Katherine S., Bowler, Jade E., Hinson, Hailey R., Pujar, Mithil, Stein, Geneva M.

“…This spring, students across the globe transitioned from in-person classes to remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented change…”
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A Separation-of-Timescales Approach to the Coalescent in a Continuous Population by Wilkins, Jon F

“…This article presents an analysis of a model of isolation by distance in a continuous, two-dimensional habitat. An approximate expression is derived for the…”
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Lower Concentration of n-3 in the Red Blood Cells and Plasma of Lambs when their Dams were Fed a Diet High Compared with Low in n-6 Fatty Acids at Joining by Clayton, E. H, Wilkins, J. F, Refshauge, G, Friend, M. A

“…Feeding ewes a diet high in n-6 in late gestation can affect fatty acid concentrations in the newborn lamb. The effect of feeding ewes a high n-6 diet prior to…”
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Renal denervation attenuates the sodium retention and hypertension associated with obesity by KASSAB, S, KATO, T, WILKINS, F. C, RONG CHEN, HALL, J. E, GRANGER, J. P

“…Recent studies have indicated that obesity is associated with hypertension, sodium retention, and increased sympathetic nervous system activity. The purpose of…”
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Epidemiological trends and future care needs for pelvic floor disorders by Dieter, Alexis A, Wilkins, Maggie F, Wu, Jennifer M

“…We sought to provide a review of the recent literature regarding the prevalence and epidemiological trends in pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) including pelvic…”
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Intragenomic conflict over bet-hedging by Wilkins, Jon F., Bhattacharya, Tanmoy

“…Genomic imprinting, where an allele's expression pattern depends on its parental origin, is thought to result primarily from an intragenomic evolutionary…”
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The Coalescent in a Continuous, Finite, Linear Population by Wilkins, Jon F, Wakeley, John

“…In this article we present a model for analyzing patterns of genetic diversity in a continuous, finite, linear habitat with restricted gene flow. The…”
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Costs and consequences of the conflict over infant sleep by Wilkins, Jon F

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Genomic imprinting of two antagonistic loci by Wilkins, Jon F., Haig, David

“…We present a model that considers the coevolution of genomic imprinting at a growth factor locus and an antagonistic growth suppressor locus. With respect to…”
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Development and testing of a bacterial biosensor for toluene-based environmental contaminants by Willardson, B.M. (Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.), Wilkins, J.F, Rand, T.A, Schupp, J.M, Hill, K.K, Keim, P, Jackson, P.J

“…A bacterial biosensor for benzene, toluene, and similar compounds has been constructed, characterized, and field tested on contaminated water and soil. The…”
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