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... A better understanding of how plants adjust their flowering under unfavourable environmental conditions is key to developing climate-resilient crops. Recently, Susila et al. demonstrated that phospholipids controlling the transport of florigen (FLOWERING LOCUS T; FT) act as an additional layer to prevent flowering under unfavourable conditions. ...
... The Y chromosome microdeletions are one of the common copy number variations (CNVs) associated with male (sub)infertility. The frequency and spectrum of AZFc region (locus Yq11.223) deletions in Russian fertile men (n = 436) were studied. Complete AZFc (b2/b4) deletions were not detected in the studied sample; partial AZFс deletions were found in 77 (17.7%) individuals. The most frequent types of ...
... Darcian, 2-D flows to subterranean holes are studied analytically (by the methods of complex analysis) and numerically (by HYDRUS). For flow towards two circular or quasi-circular tunnels, reconstructed as isobars generated by two sinks under a ponded homogeneous soil surface, the flow nets, the velocity vector fields, and Riesenkampf's seepage force vectors are found. The position of the two tunn ...
... Recent suggestions for mandated lowering of nicotine content in cigarettes have prompted tobacco breeders to search for N. tabacum germplasm with allelic variability contributing to low alkaloid accumulation. In this research, we phenotyped a series of 81 selected diverse tobacco introductions (TIs) to identify a sub-group with authentic low alkaloid phenotypes. We also genotyped these materials f ...
... Heading date (flowering time) determines the adaptability of cultivars to different environments. We report the fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of qHD1b, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) responsible for early flowering that was derived from common wild rice (O. rufipogon) under both short-day and long-day conditions. The introgression line IL7391, which carried segments from common wild r ...
... Genome sequencing projects annotate protein-coding gene models with multiple transcripts, aiming to represent all of the available transcript evidence. However, downstream analyses often operate on only one representative transcript per gene locus, sometimes known as the canonical transcript. To choose canonical transcripts, Transcript Ranking and Canonical Election (TRaCE) holds an ‘election’ in ...
... The aims of this study were to analyze the effects of PPARGC1B and ZEB2 polymorphisms on the body weight of Hu sheep. DNA sequencing and KASPar technologies were used to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the PPARGC1B and ZEB2 genes of Hu sheep (n = 207). Two synonymous mutations, g.300 G > A and g.645 C > T, were detected in PPARGC1B and ZEB2, respectively. The body weights of s ...
... Studies often suggest that the family meal is the locus for the acquisition of healthy eating habits. However, these studies rarely offer a deeper understanding of what it is about eating together as a family that increases the intake of healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables. This ethnographic study examines dinners in French households, whose children have shown to habitually consume fruit ...
loci, etc ; Pseudocercospora; genes; genomics; monophyly; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The mating-type (MAT1) locus encodes transcription factors essential for the onset of the sexual cycle in ascomycete fungi. This locus has been characterised in only a few heterothallic, plant pathogenic Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae. We used available genome sequences for Mycosphaerellales species to investigate the presence of two unique mating-type-associated features. The accessory ...
loci, etc ; econometric models; social behavior; surveys; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Companions may enhance the enjoyment of information goods, services, and life in general, but how this enhancement varies over activities and social context remains underexplored. Furthermore, we ignore whether consumption makes company better as compared to non‐consumption. To address these questions, we implement a mixed methods approach. First, we validate a duration‐based measure of experience ...
loci, etc ; Carassius auratus; allotetraploidy; diploidy; goldfish; gynogenesis; Show all 6 Subjects
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... As an ancient allotetraploid species, goldfish (Carassius auratus) have two sets of subgenomes. In this study, immunoglobulin heavy-chain (IGH) genes were cloned from the red crucian carp (Carassius auratus red var.), and the corresponding loci were identified in the gynogenetic diploid red crucian carp (GRCC) genome as well as the genomes of three other goldfish strains (Wakin, G-12, and CaTCV-1) ...
loci, etc ; alleles; genetic correlation; heritability; models; Germany; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Rhodesian Ridgebacks are dogs with a characteristic dorsal hair ridge with backward-growing hair. Dermoid sinus was reported as a prevalent congenital condition in ridged dogs and as a sporadic finding in other dog breeds. This condition presents as a tubular skin indentation to variable degree into underlying tissues on the dorsal midline or cranial or caudal to the ridge. In the present study, d ...
... KEY MESSAGE: qGSN5, a novel quantitative trait locus coordinating grain size and grain number in rice, was fine-mapped to an 85.60-kb region. GS3 may be a suppressor of qGSN5. Grain size and grain number are two factors that directly determine rice grain yield; however, the underlying genetic mechanisms are complicated and remain largely unclear. In this study, a chromosome segment substitution li ...
... BACKGROUND: Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important agricultural product with large nutritional value, and the insect pest Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) seriously affects its product quality and commodity quality during storage. Few researches on genes of bruchid resistance have investigated in common bean cultivars. RESULTS: In this study, a bruchid-resistant cultivar black kidney be ...
loci, etc ; Pinus tabuliformis; genes; gibberellins; models; signal transduction; Show all 6 Subjects
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... It is well documented that the CO/NF-YB/NF-YC trimer (NF-Y-CO) binds and regulates the FT promoter. However, the FT/TFL1-like (FLOWERING LOCUS T/TERMINALFLOWER1-like) genes in gymnosperms are all flowering suppressors, and the regulation model of NF-Y in gymnosperms is different from that in angiosperms. Here, using Chinese pine (Pinus tabuliformis), we identified a CONSTANS-LIKE gene, PtCOL5, the ...
loci, etc ; Chinese people; blood serum; genomics; genotyping; metabolism; Show all 6 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormones are critical regulators of metabolism, development and growth in mammals. However, the genetic association of thyroid-related hormones in the Chinese Han population is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify the genetic loci associated with circulating thyroid-related hormones concentrations in the healthy Chinese Han population. METHODS: Genotyping was p ...
loci, etc ; Arabidopsis; animals; crystal structure; photoperiod; research; zinc; Show all 7 Subjects
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... CONSTANS is a central protein in the regulation of photoperiodic flowering, which is expressed in response to day length and promotes the expression of Flowering Locus T. The tandem B-box domain in CONSTANS mediates interactions with various proteins to regulate the expression of Flowering Locus T. Although most plants, including Arabidopsis, have multiple B-box proteins, their B-box structures ha ...
loci, etc ; DNA fingerprinting; forensic sciences; weight-of-evidence; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The initial version of DNAStatistX calculated likelihood ratios (LRs) using only loci present in both the trace and reference profiles, thereby ignoring loci from the trace that are not present in the reference. Here, DNAStatistX was adapted to include all trace loci. At loci missing in the reference, an unknown contributor was invoked. Although this strategy is already incorporated in other syste ...
loci, etc ; HLA antigens; biophysics; cell membranes; molecular dynamics; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) locus encodes a large group of proteins governing adaptive and innate immune responses. Among them, HLA class II proteins form α/β heterodimers on the membrane of professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), where they display both, self and pathogen-derived exogenous antigens to CD4⁺ T lymphocytes. We have previously shown that a shorter HLA-DRA isoform (sHLA-DR ...
loci; quantitative trait loci, etc ; Bean common mosaic virus; Phaseolus vulgaris; bean rust; blight; cultivars; dry beans; genes; pinto beans; seed size; seed yield; Nebraska; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Slow‐darkening pinto common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar ‘Wildcat’ (Reg. no. CV‐345, PI 698190) was released by the University of Nebraska dry bean breeding program in 2018. It was bred for adaptation to western Nebraska growing conditions and enhanced resistance to bean rust, common bacterial blight (CBB), and Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV). The yield of Wildcat was comparable to conven ...