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The most serious threat which humans face is rapid global climate change, as the Earth shifts rapidly into a regime less hospitable to humans. To address the crisis caused by severe global climate change, it w...
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Open AccessWhole-genome sequences of 37 breeding line Bombyx mori strains and their phenotypes established since 1960s
Bombyx mori is a key insect in the sericulture industry and one of the very important economic animals that are responsible for not only the livelihood of many farmers internationally but also expended biomedical...
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Molecular cloning and characterization of RNA binding protein genes from the wild radish
Two cDNA clones encoding RNA binding proteins (RBPs) were isolated from a cDNA library constructed from salt-treated leaf tissues of wild radish (Raphanus sativus var. hortensis for raphanistroide). The deduced a...
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Microsatellite analysis of the silkworm strains (Bombyx mori): high variability and potential markers for strain identification
The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is of great economic value from an industrial perspective. Casual discrimination and accumulation of genetic information from a diverse variety of silkworms are essential for practical ...
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The complete mitogenome sequence of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
The 15,338-bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) was determined. This genome has a gene arrangement identical to those of al...
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Multi-stage Evolutionary Algorithms for Efficient Identification of Gene Regulatory Networks
With the availability of the time series data from the high-throughput technologies, diverse approaches have been proposed to model gene regulatory networks. Compared with others, S-system has the advantage fo...
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The flow cytometry and chromosome imaging method were jointly used for analyzing genome content and chromosomal DNA content of hexaploid wheat (AABBDD), hexaploid triticale (AABBRR), tetraploid wheat (AABB), a...
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The flow karyotypes of different maize (Zea mays L.) inbred and hybrid lines were analyzed. The accumulation and isolation of large quantities of high-quality metaphase chromosomes from root tips was achieved fr...
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Flow Cytometric Analysis and Chromosome Sorting of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Flow cytometric analysis was systematically performed to optimize the concentration and duration of hydroxyurea (DNA synthesis inhibitor) and trifluralin (metaphase blocking reagent) treatments for synchronizi...
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As an extension of the export-led growth of national economy overseas, direct investment by Korean multinationals has been rapidly increasing. This article explores the development of the overseas manufacturin...
