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Maximization through optimization? On the relationship between hybrid performance and parental genetic distance
Heterosis is the improved performance of hybrids compared with their parental components and is widely exploited in agriculture. According to...
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Genetic improvement of speed across distance categories in thoroughbred racehorses in Great Britain
Several studies over recent decades have reported a lack of contemporary improvement in thoroughbred racehorse speed, despite apparent additive...
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Distance optimization and directional overcurrent relay coordination using edge-powered biogeography-genetic algorithms
The effective functioning and regulation of power systems crucially rely on the coordination of distance and directional overcurrent relays. Accurate...
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Genetic distance and ancestry proportion modify the association between maternal genetic risk score of type 2 diabetes and fetal growth
BackgroundMaternal genetic risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been associated with fetal growth, but the influence of genetic ancestry is not yet...
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Genetic distance from wolves affects family dogs’ reactions towards howls
Domestication dramatically changes behaviour, including communication, as seen in the case of dogs ( Canis familiaris ) and wolves ( Canis lupus ). We...
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Application of expression recognition based on genetic algorithm in English distance teaching platform
In Distance English teaching, teachers cannot take care of every student because of their own limitations. Therefore, more advanced technology is...
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Weighted edit distance optimized using genetic algorithm for SMILES-based compound similarity
A method for developing new drugs is the ligand-based approach, which requires intermolecular similarity computation. The simplified molecular input...
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Robustness of resistance surface optimisations: sampling schemes and genetic distance metrics affect inferences in landscape genetics
ContextLandscape genetics provides powerful tools to quantify the effects of landscape features on population connectivity, but robust results are...
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Loss of genetic diversity and isolation by distance and by environment in populations of a keystone ungulate species
Adaptive genetic and neutral variations are essential for maintaining population viability in changing environmental conditions. Habitat loss and...
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Partitioning genetic structure of a subterranean rodent at multiple spatial scales: accounting for isolation by barriers, distance, and environment
ContextUnderstanding genetic structure at multiple spatial scales and identifying drivers of genetic isolation are important for developing...
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Computational Linguistics Techniques in Measuring Genetic Distance of Living Organisms
With the appearance of new strains or versions of viruses and bacteria, it is crucial to identify the best methods to fight them efficiently. Thus we...
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Red Mangrove Propagule Bacterial Communities Vary With Geographic, But Not Genetic Distance
Bacterial communities associated with plant propagules remain understudied, despite the opportunities that propagules represent as dispersal vectors...
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Keeping Safe Distance from Obstacles for Autonomous Vehicles by Genetic Algorithms
Industrial automation and autonomous mobile robots have become increasingly popular in warehouses and factories worldwide. However, some of these...
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Distance function embedded genetic algorithm for maximizing the group efficacy measure of performance of machine-part cells
Cell formation problems in cellular manufacturing deal with the processing of similar part families in a machine group with the aim of variation of...
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Genetic Examination for Emergency Situations: Time, Distance, and Logistics
Genetic examination for emergency situations isn’t standard task now. Centralization of laboratory service with the system of bio couriers changed...
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Divergence of the Host-Associated Microbiota with the Genetic Distance of Host Individuals Within a Parthenogenetic Daphnia Species
The taxonomic composition of the microbiota in the gut and epidermis of animals is known to vary among genetically and physiologically different host...
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Geographic isolation and long-distance gene flow influence the genetic structure of the blue fan palm Brahea armata (Arecaceae)
The formation of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP) has impacted the microevolutionary dynamics of different species in ways that depend on...
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Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Linkage
This chapter provides a summary of fundamental materials on genetic algorithms. It presents definitions of genetic algorithm terms and briefly...
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Prediction of heterotic combinations using correlation between genetic distance, heterosis and combining ability in yellow sarson (Brassica rapa var. yellow sarson Prain)
Prediction of heterotic combinations from parental dissimilarity will improve the efficiency of heterosis breeding. This study was conducted to...
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Long-distance dispersal drives the genetic variation and historical demography of Quercus magnoliifolia and Quercus resinosa (Fagaceae) in the Mexican highlands
While hybridization and introgression can have a strong adaptive importance, it can impede divergence of species. Quercus magnoliifolia and Q. resinosa ...
