Special Issues

Genes publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Advances in Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 30441 | Submission Open
Keywords: Psychiatric disorders; Genetic variants; GWAS studies; Candidate genes studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics and Pharmacogenetics in Primary Care submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16035 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; pharmacogenetics; primary care; prevention; early detection; bioinformatics; individualized medicine; genomic medicine; ethics; bioinformatics; personalized (pharmaco)genetic data; family history
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Ophthalmic Genetics, Epigenetics, and Disease
edited by , Wenbo Zhang, and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10731 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics and epigenetics; disease mechanisms; signaling; histone and dna modifiers; non-coding rnas; metabolism; cell death; regeneration; diagnostic biomarkers; translational research; pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epigenomics)
Genetics in Retinal Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7722 | Submission Open
Keywords: retina; genetics; inherited retinal disease; genomics; genetic therapies; disease models; disease mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Mapping in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3287 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic mapping of genes of interest; genome location of genes of interest; genome wide association studies; identification of plant QTLs; pseudo-testcross; genomic libraries; next generation sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
Genetic and Genomic Abnormalities in Cancer
edited by Clelia Tiziana Storlazzi, and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3103 | Submission Open
Keywords: point mutation; amplification; translocation; deletion; inversion; duplication; aneuploidy; polyploidy; chromothripsis; single cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Pepper Genetic Breeding and Germplasm Innovation
edited by Hailong Yu, Yacong Cao and Zhenghai Zhang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open
Keywords: Capsicum; genetics; genomics; molecular marker-assisted selection; multiomics; gene/QTL mapping; genome-wide association studies; germplasm innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Epigenomics, Epigenetics, and Gene Expression Regulation as Determinants of Fat Deposition and Adipogenesis in Mammals submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenomics; epigenetics modification; obesity; fat deposition; gene expression; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epigenomics)
Precision Medicine and Genetics
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; clinical assay validation; precision medicine; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics and Etiology for Human Infertility submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: human infertility; male infertility; female infertility; genome sequencing; genetic or epigenetic factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Sexual Dimorphism in Aquatic Animals
edited by Yongkai Tang and Wenrong Feng
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; aquatic animals; sexual dimorphism; sex determination; gonadal differentiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Microbiome Analysis Techniques and Discovery submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22387 | Submission Open
Keywords: Microbiome; Metagenomics; Shotgun sequencing; Amplicon sequencing; 16S or 18S sequencing; ITS sequencing; Metataxonomics; Meta-transcriptomics; Long-read sequencing; NGS; Third-generation sequencing; Earth Microbiome Project; PathoMap; MetaSUB; Microbial genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
Physiological and Molecular Responses of Crops in Abiotic Stress Tolerance
edited by Peng Chen, and Samavia Mubeen
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress response; adaptation mechanisms; crop growth and development; tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Autoimmunity and Autoinflammatory Genetic Syndromes
edited by
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3482 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Advances of Optical Genome Mapping in Human Genetics
edited by Paul Dremsek and Anna Schachner
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical genome mapping; cytogenomics; chromosomal structural variation; clinical genetics; cancer genetics; prenatal diagnostics; population genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
Molecular Evolution, Mitochondrial Genomics and Mitochondrial Genome Expression in Animals—Volume II
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondrial genome; gene arrangement; phylogenetic relationship; mitochondrial gene expression; molecular evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)
Phenotype and Pathogenetic Mechanisms in 22q11.2 Deletion/DiGeorge Syndrome submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotype; deep phenotyping; differential diagnosis; comorbidities; etiological mechanisms; pathogenetic mechanisms; machine learning; functional studies; mental disorders; congenital cardiac defects; immunodeficiency; behaviour problems; schizophrenia; anxiety; palatal abnormalities; voice abnormalities; drug therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Molecular Genetic Investigation of Rare Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare cancers; cancer biology; molecular diagnostics; disease mechanisms; novel therapeutics; N-of-1 studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Recent Advances in microRNA Research
edited by Yan Zeng
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: miRNA; biogenesis; function; miRNA target; gene expression; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section RNA)
Pathogenesis of Wheat Pathogens, Pathogen-Wheat Interaction, and Molecular Design and Breeding of Disease Resistance Wheat
edited by Ming Xu and Ning Wang
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genomics of Climate Change and Environment Stress Responses in Rice
edited by Kyung-Min Kim, and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant; genome editing; melatonin; plant factory; rice; space
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Gene Editing in Drosophila to Study Gene Function and Developmental Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open
Keywords: Drosophila; gene engineering; CRISPR/Cas9; developmental pathways; in vivo functional analysis; structure– function analyses; gene networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Fisheries and Aquaculture Gene Expression
edited by Wuying Chu and Jun Shi
submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3296 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic animals; gene expression; transcriptome; growth and development; nutrition and metabolism; molecular biology; gene function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Pig Breeding and Genetics (Volume II)
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1917 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; transcriptomics; epigenomics; genetic mechanism; genetic parameter; genomic selection; artificial intelligence linking phenotypes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Genomic Aberrations in Hematologic Malignancies
edited by and Zejuan Li
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13730 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromosomal abnormalities; fusion gene; hijacking super-enhancer; translocation; inversion; whole-genome sequencing (WGS); whole-transcriptome sequencing (WTS); whole-exome sequencing (WES)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cytogenomics)
Functional Genomics and Breeding in Animals submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic traits; gene expression; genetic markers; functional genomics; molecular breeding; genome selection; omics data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
RNA in Extracellular Vesicles
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3697 | Submission Open
Keywords: EV associated RNA; EV encapsulated RNA; novel RNA; regulatory RNA; ncRNA; mRNA; small RNA; miRNA; transcriptomics; PCR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Pharmacogenomics and Population Genetics: Personalized Medicine in Ethnically Diverse Population
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2963 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacogenomics; presciption medication; racial inequality; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; genome analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genes, Development & Diseases submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
MYC, New Insights into Its Regulation and Function
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: control of animal development and organ growth; Drosophila and other animal models; rewiring metabolic pathways; tumor growth and oncogenesis; transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling; regulatory networks and feedback loops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genomics of Evolution and Adaptation in Animals
edited by Sangeet Lamichhaney
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; adaptation; evolution; phylogenetics; speciation; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Bioinformatics of Diseases
edited by Siwei Chen
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; disease association; translational research; omics data; genetics and genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Immunogenetics of Aquatic Animals
edited by Fumio Takizawa and Weiguang Kong
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunogenetics; aquaculture; aquatic animals; immune responses; evolution; vaccines; transcriptome; host– pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Functional Otogenetics
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: otogenetics; genetic deafness; hearing impairment; hereditary hearing loss; genetic analyses on sensorineural hearing loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Breast Cancer Ecosystem: Genomic and Proteomic Profiling
edited by Alison Cheung
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; genomics; proteomics; biomarkers; epigenetics; risk prognostication; heterogeneity; tumor microenvironment; spatial biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Models and Advances in the Genetics of Aging
edited by Hongjie Li
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; genetics; model organism; longevity; senescence; health lifespan; aging clock; pro-longevity mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Mechanism of Abiotic Stress Response and Tolerance in Trees
edited by Jianbo Li and Huixia Jia
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: woody plant; abiotic stress; gene function; antioxidant; ABA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Cell Signalling and Inflammation in Cancer submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15403 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell signalling; inflammation; cancer; tumour microenvironment; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
RNA Interference Pathways, Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13695 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNAi; silencing; siRNA; miRNA; piRNA; RISC; mRNA decay
(This special issue belongs to the Section RNA)
Molecular Biology of Crop Abiotic Stress Resistance
edited by Yanxin Zhao and Meijie Luo
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4969 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; abiotic stress; gene cloning; QTL mapping; gene function analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Plant Genetic Diversity and Omics Research
edited by Ying Li and Mingyang Quan
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2613 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; omics research; population diversity evaluation; development; stress response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
When Genes Meet Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2254 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; gene; genome; genomic data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Genetics and Genomics of Human Pathogens
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open
Keywords: comparative genomics; host– pathogen interactions; multiple sequence alignment; genotype– phenotype correlations; phylogenetic tree reconstruction; secondary analysis; selection pressure analysis; functional variant identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Poultry Breeding and Genetics
edited by Hong Li
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2050 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; gene expression regulation; RNA-seq; genomics; growth traits; reproductive traits; meat quality traits; cell biology; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Clinical, Functional and Fitness Consequences of Genetic Variants submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome interpretation; protein function; fitness effect; variant impact; trait association; driver mutation; human genome; gene pathway; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genomic Diagnosis of Human Cancer
edited by Yonggang Zhou
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarker; cancer; DNA methylation; gene expression; protein; NGS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic Diagnosis)
Advances in Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open
Keywords: sweet potato; genetic breeding; gene function; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Animal Models for Human Diseases: Advances in Genome Editing
edited by Andrei Golovko
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome editing; CRISPR-Cas9; disease models; genetic modifications; knockout; knock-in; indel; point mutation; phenotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Study of Inherited Retinal Diseases—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: inherited retinal diseases; retinitis pigmentosa; macular dystrophy; cone dystrophy; genotype; gene therapy; clinical trial; imaging; genetic mechanism; genome editing; phenotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Novel Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Applications in Cancer
edited by Tobias K. Karakach and Arvind Mer
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; machine learning; cancer; artificial intelligence; software
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
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