in the x direction, the water wants to flow in that direction) For a given hydraulic. conductivity, the vertical flow rate depends on the sum of the gravitational potential energy. gradient per unit weight of water (dz/dz =1) and the vertical gradient in soil water pressure.
Origin and spread of the 1278insTATC mutation causing TayâSachs disease in Ashkenazi Jews: Genetic drift as a robust and parsimonious hypothesis. Human Genetics 114 (4): 366â376. pmid 14727180.
Tay-Sachs disease An autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A which leads to an accumulation of Gm2 ganglioside (a fatty acid derivative) in the ganglion cells of both the retina and the brain.