Systems for genome selection
View Patent ↗Systems, methods, compositions and apparatus relating to genome selection are disclosed.
1. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes, wherein the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes include a weighted combination of one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics; and
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes comprises:
hybridizing one or more nucleic acid sequence specific probes in vitro to the one or more nucleic acid sequences of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more probes includes a protein nucleic acid or an oligonucleotide.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
separating one or more of the one or more probes from one or more of the nucleic acid sequences of one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes is at least partially based on detecting the hybridization of the one or more probes in vitro to the one or more nucleic acid sequences of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting the hybridization of the one or more probes in vitro to the one or more nucleic acid sequences of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more male germ line haploid genomes is at least partially condensed.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more male germ line haploid genomes are part of one or more spermatozoa.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more male germ line haploid genomes are at least partially isolated from one or more spermatozoa.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more male germ line haploid genomes are part of one or more spermatids.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more male germ line haploid genomes are at least partially isolated from one or more spermatids.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes include one or more of one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms, one or more chromosomal characteristics, one or more methylation patterns, or one or more DNA sequences.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes is based at least partially on one or more target genetic characteristics.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes comprises:
comparing the one or more genetic characteristics of one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes with one or more of one or more reference or one or more target genetic characteristics.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics at least partially based on one or more genetic characteristics of one or more female germ line genomes.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
selecting one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics at least partially based on one or more genetic characteristics of one or more female germ line genomes.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein said step of comparing comprises:
selecting for one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes having one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein said step of comparing comprises:
selecting against one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes having one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics.
20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
separating the one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
21. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes, wherein the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes include one or more of one or more mitochondrial nucleic acid sequences, one or more telomeric sequences, or one or more telomeric lengths; and
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the one or more telomeric lengths are selected from the group consisting of a total genomic telomeric length, a telomeric length of one or more ends of one or more chromosomes, and a weighted combination of one or more telomeric lengths of one or more ends of one or more chromosomes.
23. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting for one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes having a weighted combination of one or more of the one or more reference genetic characteristics or the one or more target genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes; and
analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes, wherein analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes includes comparing the one or more genetic characteristics of one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes with one or more of one or more reference or one or more target genetic characteristics, wherein the comparing step includes selecting for one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes having one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics.
24. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting against one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes having a weighted combination of one or more of the one or more reference or the one or more target genetic characteristics;
analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes, wherein analyzing the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes includes comparing the one or more genetic characteristics of one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes with one or more of one or more reference or one or more target genetic characteristics.
25. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes; and
based at least partially on one or more genetic characteristics of one or more female germ line genomes.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
determining one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more female germ line genomes.
27. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of the one or more female germ line genomes; and
determining one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more female germ line genomes.
28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the one or more female germ line genomes are one or more haploid genomes.
29. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
providing the selected one or more male germ line haploid genomes to the one or more female germ line genomes.
30. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
co-localizing the selected one or more male germ line haploid genomes with the one or more female germ line genomes.
31. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes; and
providing the selected one or more male germ line haploid genomes to one or more female germ line genomes.
32. A method comprising:
hybridizing one or more probes in vitro to one or more nucleic acid sequences of one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
determining one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes;
selecting one or more of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes based at least partially on one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics of the one or more male germ line haploid genomes; and
co-localizing the selected one or more male germ line haploid genomes with one or more female germ line genomes.