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Dissection of the multigenic wheat stem rust resistance present in the Montenegrin spring wheat accession PI 362698
BACKGROUND: Research to identify and characterize stem rust resistance genes in common wheat, Triticum aestivum, has been stimulated by the …
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The genome of a prasinoviruses-related freshwater virus reveals unusual diversity of phycodnaviruses
BACKGROUND: Phycodnaviruses are widespread algae-infecting large dsDNA viruses and presently contain six genera: Chlorovirus, Prasinovirus, Prymnesiovirus, Phaeovirus, Coccolithovirus and Raphidovirus. …
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Assessing runs of Homozygosity: a comparison of SNP Array and whole genome sequence low coverage data
BACKGROUND: Runs of Homozygosity (ROH) are genomic regions where identical haplotypes are inherited from each parent. Since their first detection …
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Comparative analysis of avian poxvirus genomes, including a novel poxvirus from lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor), highlights the lack of conservation of the central region
BACKGROUND: Avian poxviruses are important pathogens of both wild and domestic birds. To date, seven isolates from subclades A and …
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COL5A1 gene variants previously associated with reduced soft tissue injury risk are associated with elite athlete status in rugby
BACKGROUND: Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms within the COL5A1 gene (SNPs; rs12722 C/T and rs3196378 C/A) have previously been associated …
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Molecular basis of African yam domestication: analyses of selection point to root development, starch biosynthesis, and photosynthesis related genes
BACKGROUND: After cereals, root and tuber crops are the main source of starch in the human diet. Starch biosynthesis was …
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Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers
BACKGROUND: Molecular characterization is important for efficient utilization of germplasm and development of improved varieties. In the present study, we …
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Mitochondrial genomes of African pangolins and insights into evolutionary patterns and phylogeny of the family Manidae
BACKGROUND: This study used next generation sequencing to generate the mitogenomes of four African pangolin species; Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia …
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Evolution and expression analysis reveal the potential role of the HD-Zip gene family in regulation of embryo abortion in grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)
BACKGROUND: The HD-Zip family has a diversity of functions during plant development. In this study, we identify 33 HD-Zip transcription …
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Screening of nucleotide variations in genomic sequences encoding charged protein regions in the human genome
BACKGROUND: Studying genetic variation distribution in proteins containing charged regions, called charge clusters (CCs), is of great interest to unravel …
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Comprehensive proteome profiling in Aedes albopictus to decipher Wolbachia-arbovirus interference phenomenon
BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus is a vector of arboviruses that cause severe diseases in humans such as Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika …
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Genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic approaches towards understanding the molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance in Frankia strains isolated from Casuarina trees
BACKGROUND: Soil salinization is a worldwide problem that is intensifying because of the effects of climate change. An effective method …
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Transcriptional analysis of abdominal fat in chickens divergently selected on bodyweight at two ages reveals novel mechanisms controlling adiposity: validating visceral adipose tissue as a dynamic endocrine and metabolic organ
BACKGROUND: Decades of intensive genetic selection in the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) have enabled the remarkable rapid growth of …
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Identification of long non-coding RNA in the horse transcriptome
BACKGROUND: Efforts to resolve the transcribed sequences in the equine genome have focused on protein-coding RNA. The transcription of the …
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Assembling metagenomes, one community at a time
BACKGROUND: Metagenomics allows unprecedented access to uncultured environmental microorganisms. The analysis of metagenomic sequences facilitates gene prediction and annotation, and …
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Uncovering the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscape of nicotinic receptor genes in non-neuronal tissues
BACKGROUND: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) play an important role in cellular physiology and human nicotine dependence, and are closely associated …
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Diversity and evolution of mariner-like elements in aphid genomes
BACKGROUND: Although transposons have been identified in almost all organisms, genome-wide information on mariner elements in Aphididae remains unknown. Genomes …
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Systems-based approach to examine the cytokine responses in primary mouse lung macrophages infected with low pathogenic avian Influenza virus circulating in South East Asia
BACKGROUND: Influenza A virus (IAV) is a major public health concern, being responsible for the death of approximately half a …
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Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad
BACKGROUND: Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (NmA) was the cause of the 2011 meningitis epidemics in Chad. This bacterium, often carried …
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Whole genome sequencing reveals within-host genetic changes in paired meningococcal carriage isolates from Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Meningococcal colonization is a prerequisite for transmission and disease, but the bacterium only very infrequently causes disease while asymptomatic …