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Genes, Volume 14, Issue 6

June 2023 - 181 articles

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Cover Story: Crop improvement is highly reliant on genetic diversity within crop gene pools. We investigated 104 Ethiopian durum wheat genotypes from various geopgraphic locations and revealed the substantial genetic diversity in their 10 morphological characters and 14 SSR markers. Both markers distinguished distinct groups of cultivars and landraces, demonstrating the potential of morphological markers to capture genetic variations. Favorable alleles at these SSRs can serve as markers for marker-assisted selection in national durum wheat breeding programs, both for parental selection for crossbreeding and for pyramiding desirable characteristics of agronomic and quality traits into a standard breeding line. This study emphasizes the value of Ethiopian durum wheat gene pools to improve the productivity and quality of the crop. View this paper

Articles (181)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,632 Views
15 Pages

Identification of Candidate QTLs and Genes for Ear Diameter by Multi-Parent Population in Maize

  • Fuyan Jiang,
  • Li Liu,
  • Ziwei Li,
  • Yaqi Bi,
  • Xingfu Yin,
  • Ruijia Guo,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Yudong Zhang,
  • Ranjan Kumar Shaw and
  • Xingming Fan

20 June 2023

Ear diameter (ED) is a critical component of grain yield (GY) in maize (Zea mays L.). Studying the genetic basis of ED in maize is of great significance in enhancing maize GY. Against this backdrop, this study was framed to (1) map the ED-related qua...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,177 Views
22 Pages

Advancements in Focal Amplification Detection in Tumor/Liquid Biopsies and Emerging Clinical Applications

  • Aram Arshadi,
  • Doron Tolomeo,
  • Santina Venuto and
  • Clelia Tiziana Storlazzi

20 June 2023

Focal amplifications (FAs) are crucial in cancer research due to their significant diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications. FAs manifest in various forms, such as episomes, double minute chromosomes, and homogeneously staining regions, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,356 Views
21 Pages

Characterization and Genome Study of a Newly Isolated Temperate Phage Belonging to a New Genus Targeting Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris

  • Dziyana Shymialevich,
  • Michał Wójcicki,
  • Olga Świder,
  • Paulina Średnicka and
  • Barbara Sokołowska

20 June 2023

The spoilage of juices by Alicyclobacillus spp. remains a serious problem in industry and leads to economic losses. Compounds such as guaiacol and halophenols, which are produced by Alicyclobacillus, create undesirable flavors and odors and, thus, de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,131 Views
13 Pages

Inbreeding Effects on the Performance and Genomic Prediction for Polysomic Tetraploid Potato Offspring Grown at High Nordic Latitudes

  • Rodomiro Ortiz,
  • Fredrik Reslow,
  • Ramesh Vetukuri,
  • M. Rosario García-Gil,
  • Paulino Pérez-Rodríguez and
  • José Crossa

20 June 2023

Inbreeding depression (ID) is caused by increased homozygosity in the offspring after selfing. Although the self-compatible, highly heterozygous, tetrasomic polyploid potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) suffers from ID, some argue that the potential geneti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,427 Views
17 Pages

Dynamic Changes in the Global Transcriptome of Postnatal Skeletal Muscle in Different Sheep

  • Yue Ai,
  • Yaning Zhu,
  • Linli Wang,
  • Xiaosheng Zhang,
  • Jinlong Zhang,
  • Xianlei Long,
  • Qingyi Gu and
  • Hongbing Han

20 June 2023

Sheep growth performance, mainly skeletal muscle growth, provides direct economic benefits to the animal husbandry industry. However, the underlying genetic mechanisms of different breeds remain unclear. We found that the cross-sectional area (CSA) o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,578 Views
24 Pages

Domestication over Speciation in Allopolyploid Cotton Species: A Stronger Transcriptomic Pull

  • Josef J. Jareczek,
  • Corrinne E. Grover,
  • Guanjing Hu,
  • Xianpeng Xiong,
  • Mark A. Arick II,
  • Daniel G. Peterson and
  • Jonathan F. Wendel

20 June 2023

Cotton has been domesticated independently four times for its fiber, but the genomic targets of selection during each domestication event are mostly unknown. Comparative analysis of the transcriptome during cotton fiber development in wild and cultiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,632 Views
17 Pages

20 June 2023

Acacia melanoxylon (blackwood) is a valuable wood with excellent-quality heartwood extensively utilized worldwide. The main aim of this study was to confirm the horizontal and vertical variation and provide estimated values of genetic gains and clona...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,250 Views
14 Pages

Inherited Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders

  • Min-Huei Lin,
  • Pei-Chen Chou,
  • I-Chen Lee,
  • Syuan-Fei Yang,
  • Hsin-Su Yu and
  • Sebastian Yu

20 June 2023

Reticulate pigmentary disorders (RPDs) are a group of inherited and acquired skin conditions characterized by hyperpigmented and/or hypopigmented macules. Inherited RPDs include dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH), dyschromatosis universalis...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,048 Views
12 Pages

Genetics of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis: Current Understanding and Implications for Future Therapeutics

  • Syuan-Fei Yang,
  • Min-Huei Lin,
  • Pei-Chen Chou,
  • Sheng-Kai Hu,
  • Sin-Yi Shih,
  • Hsin-Su Yu and
  • Sebastian Yu

20 June 2023

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by the appearance of clearly demarcated erythematous and scaly plaques. It can be divided into various types, including plaque, nail, guttate, inverse, and pustular psoriasis. Plaque psor...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,399 Views
9 Pages

Molecular and Clinical Characterization of CNGA3 and CNGB3 Genes in Brazilian Patients Affected with Achromatopsia

  • Rebeca A. S. Amaral,
  • Fabiana L. Motta,
  • Olivia A. Zin,
  • Mariana M. da Palma,
  • Gabriela D. Rodrigues and
  • Juliana M. F. Sallum

20 June 2023

Achromatopsia (ACHM) is a congenital cone photoreceptor disorder characterized by reduced visual acuity, nystagmus, photophobia, and very poor or absent color vision. Pathogenic variants in six genes encoding proteins composing the cone phototransduc...

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