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Chromosome identification in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) using in situ hybridization with massive pools of single copy oligonucleotides and transferability across Arecaceae species
Chromosome identification is essential for linking sequence and chromosomal maps, verifying sequence assemblies, showing structural variations and...
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Genetic breaks caused by ancient forest fragmentation: phylogeography of Staudtia kamerunensis (Myristicaceae) reveals distinct clusters in the Congo Basin
Documenting species and population diversity is becoming increasingly important as the destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems are leading...
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Unequal misses during the flash-induced advancement of photosystem II: effects of the S state and acceptor side cycles
Photosynthetic water oxidation is catalyzed by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PSII). This process is energetically driven by...
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Trait Based Association Map** in Plants
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) estimate the likelihood of association between genotype and phenotype in any large collection of material and... -
Fine-map** and characterization of qSCN18, a novel QTL controlling soybean cyst nematode resistance in PI 567516C
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qSCN18 QTL from PI 56756C was confirmed and fine-mapped to improve soybean resistance to the SCN population HG Type 2.5.7 using... -
Population-genomic analyses reveal bottlenecks and asymmetric introgression from Persian into iron walnut during domestication
BackgroundPersian walnut, Juglans regia , occurs naturally from Greece to western China, while its closest relative, the iron walnut, Juglans sigillata ...
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Achiasmatic meiosis in the unisexual Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa
Unisexual reproduction, which generates clonal offspring, is an alternative strategy to sexual breeding and occurs even in vertebrates. A wide range...
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Is partial desynapsis in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) pollen mother cells linked to aneuploidy in the crop?
Trisomic cauliflower plants ( Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis ) display abnormal curd phenotypes that seriously decrease commercial value of the...
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Identification of high-copy number long terminal repeat retrotransposons and their expansion in Phalaenopsis orchids
BackgroundTransposable elements (TEs) are fragments of DNA that can insert into new chromosomal locations. They represent a great proportion of...
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Prospects of Marker-Assisted Recurrent Selection: Current Insights and Future Implications
The long-term goal of a breeder is to increase genetic variation by bringing desirable genes from natural populations into the breeding population....
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Measurement of transgene copy number in transgenic tobacco plants producing human interferon-γ (hIFN-γ) using quantitative real-time PCR
In transgenic plants, the transgene copy numbers can highly affect the level of expression and genetic stability of the transgene. Hence, the first...
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Genome-wide identification and analysis of monocot-specific chimeric jacalins (MCJ) genes in Maize (Zea mays L.)
BackgroundThe monocot chimeric jacalins (MCJ) proteins, which contain a jacalin-related lectin (JRL) domain and a dirigent domain (DIR), are specific...
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Exploring Untapped Wheat Genetic Resources to Boost Food Security
Increasing the genetic diversity of wheat is key to its future production in terms of increasing yields, resistance to diseases and adaptability to... -
Molecular Evolution of Parasitic Helminths
Molecular evolutionMolecular evolution is a scientific discipline that encompasses two areas of study, including macromolecule evolution and... -
Targeted inhibition of RBPJ transcription complex alleviates the exhaustion of CD8+ T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma
Impaired function of CD8 + T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important reason for acquired resistance. Compared with single-target...
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Transposable Elements in Pines
The importance of mobile genetic elements or transposons in genome evolution and adaptation is being increasingly recognized. Transposons were shown... -
Targeting G-quadruplex for rescuing impaired chondrogenesis in WRN-deficient stem cells
BackgroundPathogenic mutations in WRN are a cause of premature aging disease Werner syndrome (WS). Besides accelerated aging phenotypes and cancer...
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Genetic structure of restored Brook Trout populations in the Southern Appalachian Mountains indicates successful reintroductions
Wildlife reintroduction is an important conservation tool for threatened species, yet identifying appropriate source populations poses a challenge....
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Genetic characterization, structural analysis, and detection of positive selection in small heat shock proteins of Cypriniformes and Clupeiformes
In the current investigation, a total of 42 full-length, non-redundant small heat shock proteins (sHsp) were detected in Cyprinus carpio, Labeo...
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The Pathogen: Plasmodiophora brassicae
The pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin is a very serious soil borne, intracellular, obligate, non-axenic, endoparasitic, wide spread, and...