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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Breeding and Functional Genomics in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4167 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal breeding; genetic marker; RNA-seq; genome; population genetics; economical important traits; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Gene Regulation and Bioinformatics
edited by Jinghua Zhao and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene regulatory networks; epigenomics; machine learning algorithms; network-based analysis; non-coding RNAs; bioinformatics  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Genetics and Clinical Diagnosis of Rare Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: nucleotide DNA; mitochondrial DNA; human disease; mendelian diseases; copy number variation; molecular genetics; chromosome abnormality; genetic genealogy; epigenetics; causal analyses; bioinformatics; animal models; functional studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Breeding and Genomics of Coarse Cereals
edited by Huaiqing Hao
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic breeding; genomics; coarse grains; genome selection; quality traits; food; nutrition; modern breeding methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Markers and Liquid Biopsy for Kidney Diseases submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10387 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular markers; renal cell carcinoma; kidney transplantation; nephropathy; chronic kidney disease; acute kidney injury; kidney biopsy; liquid biopsy; liquid biopsy technology; circulating DNA or RNA; extracellular vesicles; exosomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
edited by , and Stephen G. Kahler
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4567 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; intellectual disabilities; autism spectrum disorder; mitochondria; neuroinflammation; epigenetics; transcriptomics; genetic syndromes; polygenetic interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Population Genetics of Wildlife Animals
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3721 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity OR genetic variation; genetic structure; population differentiation; population demography; selection; evolution; conservation; subpopulations OR matapopulation; gene flow and genetic drift; balancing selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Abiotic Stress in Plants: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; horticulture; gene family; transcriptomics; omics; medicinal plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Gene Regulation of Ripening, Senescence and Stress Resistance in Horticultural Crops
edited by Shaolan Yang
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2950 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; fruits; flowers; tea; nuts; ripening; senescence; stress resistance gene regulation; genetics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genomic Mosaicism in Human Development and Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosaicism; mutations; development; disorder; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Omic Study and Genes in Fish Sex Determination and Differentiation
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: sex determination; sex differentiation; gametogenesis; genomics; chromosome evolution; post-translational modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Multi-Omics, Bioinformatics & Cancers
edited by Shanye Yin
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer genetics; bioinformatics; multi-omics; drug resistance; immune
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Advances in Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology Research
edited by Eric Liao
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: craniofacial; morphology; genetics; neural crest; periderm; orofacial cleft; craniosynostosis; tooth; calvarial stem cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetics and Genomic Advances in Rare Diseases and Common Challenges
edited by Alba Sanchis-Juan and Nehir E Kurtas
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare diseases; genome sequencing; long-read sequencing; structural variants; short-tandem repeat expansions; rare variant association analysis; non-coding variants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Non-coding RNAs in Human Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8629 | Submission Open
Keywords: miRNAs; siRNAs; piRNAs; circRNAs; lncRNAs; human diseases; biomarker; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Autoimmune Disease Genetics Volume II submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6380 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmune disease; endocrine gland; genetic syndrome; genetic polymorphism; genetic pathomechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
The Genetics and Evolution of Multicellularity
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5291 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; multicellularity; cell differentiation; phenotypic plasticity; gene co-option; gene regulation; comparative genomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Abiotic Stress in Plants: Genetics and Genomics
edited by and Zenglin Zhang
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5130 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; epigenetic modifications; stress tolerance; stress signaling; molecular mechanism; functional analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Human Genetics: Diseases, Community, and Counseling submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4592 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic counseling; genetic testing; genetic screening; rare diseases; biobanking; health policies; patient registries; patient organizations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic Diagnosis)
Genetics and Genomics of Rice submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome-wide association studies; QTL mapping; map-based cloning; germplasm resource mining; genetic diversity analysis; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Medicinal Plant Research from an Omics Perspective
edited by Linfang Huang
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2231 | Submission Open
Keywords: Transcriptomics; Proteomics  ; Metabolomics; Chloroplast genome; Mitochondrial genomes; Medicinal plants; Microbiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Animal Viruses Molecular Biology
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal viruses; zoonotic viruses; function of genes; pathogenicity; immunity; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Genomics)
The Ins and Outs of miRNAs as Biomarkers—Volume II submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open
Keywords: circulating miRNAs; exosome miRNAs; blood-derived miRNAs; saliva miRNAs; urine miRNAs; role in diagnosis and prognosis; disease biomarkers; theranostic biomarkers; cancer biomarkers; obesity/weight loss; diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic syndrome; aberrant miRNAs expression; anti-miR/miR-mimics; methods for miRNAs quantification; methods for miRNAs data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section RNA)
Genetics and Evolution of Insects
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect molecular genetics; insect genomics; insect molecular evolution; insect molecular identification; evolutionary biology of insects; genetics and evolution of social behavior; genetics and evolution of migration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances and Applications of Machine Learning in Biomedical Genomics
edited by Konstantinos Krampis
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; bioinformatics; biomedical genomics; cloud computing; LLMs; generative AI; neural networks; algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Genetics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants Volume II
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; gene expression; abiotic stress; tolerant adaption; physiological responses; plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics and Genomics Applied to Manage Diseases in Aquaculture submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; immunology; host– pathogen interaction; metatranscriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Research on Maize Kernel Development 
edited by Zhiyong Zhang, and Chao Bian
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; seed development; endosperm; embryo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics and Breeding of Cattle Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: cattle; genetics; omics data; genomic selection; population genetics; epigenetics; regulatory mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Genes and Pathways for the Biosynthesis of Horticultural Crops Secondary Metabolites
edited by Meihong Sun and Qijun Ma
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; biosynthesis pathways; key enzyme genes; secondary metabolites; transcriptional factors; abiotic elicitors; biotic elicitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Chromosomal Instability in Cancer
edited by Andrew McPherson
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromosomal instability; aneuploidy; copy number change; evolution; single cell; chromothripsis; mis-segregation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cytogenomics)
From Genetic to Molecular Basis of Kidney Damage submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8818 | Submission Open
Keywords: renal rare diseases; inherited glomerulopathies and tubulopathies; onconephrology applied to rare cancers and pharmacogenetics in oncology; the common genetic basis of cardio-nephrology syndromes; the common genetic basis of neuro-nephrology syndromes; the common genetic basis of endocrine nephrology syndromes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Advances in Genes and Genomics of Aquatic Animals and Pathogens submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6892 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease resistance genes; aquatic animal genomics; evolutions in aquatic pathogens; aquatic animal viruses; aquatic animal bacteria; host– pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic Research and Plant Breeding 2.0
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5783 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcriptomics; metabolomics; function of genes; transcription factors; plant gene regulation; gene silencing and miRNAs; molecular genetics; molecular marker; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; genetic engineering; molecular design breeding; plant breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Application of Animal Modeling in Cancer submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal model; cancer model; application; translational research; cancer biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Genomics and Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by Joseph Park
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular genetics/genomics; large-scale biobank and cohort studies; cardiomyopathies; channelopathies/arrhythmias; heart failure; lipid disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers of Human Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular diagnostics; molecular pathology; precision medicine oncology; diagnostic biomarkers; prognostic biomarkers; therapeutic targets; genomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Microbial Genome Engineering for Production of Natural Products and Biopolymers
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; microbial cell factories; natural products; biopolymers; genome editing; CRISPR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Basis and Underlying Mechanisms of Esophageal Cancer Development
edited by and Nathalia de Oliveira Meireles Da Costa
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular profiling of esophageal cancer; esophageal cancer prevention and diagnosis; microenvironment and metastasis of esophageal cancer; molecular alterations involved in esophageal cancer development and progression; molecular therapy approaches in esophageal cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Computational and AI Methods for Disease Gene Identification and Diagnosis
edited by Emile R. Chimusa and Bruno Silvester Lopes
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease gene identification; disease risk prediction; risk stratification; data-driven data science; artificial intelligence; multiomics; diagnosis; polygenic risk scores; genome-wide association studies; next-generation sequences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Epigenetic Insights in Human Birth Defects
edited by José Suazo
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: birth defects; epigenetics; human embryo development; molecular pathways; gene expression; epigenetic marks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Molecular Genetics Research on Cellular Immunity
edited by Zsofia Banlaki
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic variant; gene expression; white blood cell; immunomodulation; immune response; immunological memory; immunodeficiency; immune evasion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Non-coding RNAs in Plant Development, Adaptation, and Evolution
edited by Yang Yu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3091 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-coding RNAs; gene regulation; epigenetics; plant development; plant adaptation and evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Abiotic Stress in Land Plants: Molecular Genetics and Genomics submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15096 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; regulatory networks; genetic diversity; molecular genetics; genomics; functional genomics; transcriptomics; epigenomics; epitrancriptomics; miRNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Epigenetics in Human Development and Disease submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5425 | Submission Open
Keywords: health development; inflammatory diseases; mental diseases; tumor diseases; epigenetic drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetics of Congenital Heart Diseases submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4629 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital heart disease; conotruncal anomalies; single ventricle; transcription factors; primary heart field; second heart field; cardiac neural crest cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Molecular Genetics of Important Traits in Cruciferous Vegetables submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10416 | Submission Open
Keywords: cruciferous vegetables  ; plant breeding  ; molecular genetics  ; germplasm innovation  ; function of genes  ; genetic mapping  ; molecular marker  ; marker-assisted selection  ; genomic selection  ; genetic engineering  ; transcriptomics  ; metabolomics  ; transcription factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
Functional Genomics, Genetics Breeding and Improvement of Domestic Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5782 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestic animals; functional genomics; multi-omics; genome selection; genome-wide association study; gene editing; economical traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Genomics of Pathogenic Fungi submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3298 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal genomics; molds; yeasts; mushrooms; pathogenic fungi; fungal genes; mycology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Biosafety
edited by and Xueke Gao
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetically modified organisms; biosafety; risk assessment; safety evaluation; non-target effect; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
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