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  1. Potato frying color is an agronomic trait influenced by the sugar content of tubers. The candidate gene approach was employed to elucidate the molecular basis of this trait in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja, whi...

    Authors: Diana Duarte-Delgado, Deissy Juyó, Christiane Gebhardt, Felipe Sarmiento and Teresa Mosquera-Vásquez
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:23
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Genetics 2017 18:91

  2. Late blight, caused by oomycetes pathogen Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, is the most devastating potato disease in the world. RB gene from Solanum bulbocastanum has been shown to impart broad spectrum re...

    Authors: Rajesh K. Shandil, Swarup K. Chakrabarti, Bir Pal Singh, Sanjeev Sharma, S. Sundaresha, Surinder K. Kaushik, Arvind K. Bhatt and Nitya Nand Sharma
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:22
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  3. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) can lead to a loss in millions of dollars in poultry annually because of mortality and produce contamination. Studies have verified that many immune-related genes undergo changes i...

    Authors: Hongyan Sun
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:21
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  4. As a major crossroads between Asia and Europe, Romania has experienced continuous migration and invasion episodes. The precise routes may have been shaped by the topology of the territory and had diverse impac...

    Authors: Relu Cocoş, Sorina Schipor, Montserrat Hervella, Petru Cianga, Roxana Popescu, Claudia Bănescu, Mihai Constantinescu, Alina Martinescu and Florina Raicu
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:20
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  5. Acipenseriformes is a basal lineage of ray-finned fishes and comprise 27 extant species of sturgeons and paddlefishes. They are characterized by several specific genomic features as broad ploidy variation, hig...

    Authors: Radka Symonová, Miloš Havelka, Chris T. Amemiya, William Mike Howell, Tereza Kořínková, Martin Flajšhans, David Gela and Petr Ráb
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:19
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  7. Milk β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) content is of interest as it is associated with nutritional and manufacturing properties. It is known that milk β-LG content is strongly affected by genetic factors. In cattle, most...

    Authors: Nicolas Bedere and Henk Bovenhuis
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:17
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  8. Trichoderma spp. can establish beneficial interactions with plants by promoting plant growth and defense systems, as well as, antagonizing fungal phytopathogens in mycoparasitic intera...

    Authors: Paulina Guzmán-Guzmán, Mario Iván Alemán-Duarte, Luis Delaye, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella and Vianey Olmedo-Monfil
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:16
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  9. The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a key component of the adaptive immune system of all vertebrates and consists of the most polymorphic genes known to date. Due to this complexity, however, MHC rem...

    Authors: Melinda J. Hofmann, Seraina E. Bracamonte, Christophe Eizaguirre and Marta Barluenga
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:15
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  10. Recent advances in the development of sequencing technologies provide researchers with unprecedented possibilities for genetic analyses. In this review, we will discuss the history of genetic studies and the p...

    Authors: Britt-Sabina Petersen, Broder Fredrich, Marc P. Hoeppner, David Ellinghaus and Andre Franke
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:14
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  11. One of the most commonly used quality measurements of pork is pH measured 24 h after slaughter. The most probable mode of inheritance for this trait is oligogenic with several known major genes, such as PRKAG3. I...

    Authors: Lucas L. Verardo, Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen, Timo Serenius, Ville Hietakangas and Pekka Uimari
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:13
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  13. Africa is home to numerous cattle breeds whose diversity has been shaped by subtle combinations of human and natural selection. African Sanga cattle are an intermediate type of cattle resulting from interbreed...

    Authors: Mengistie Taye, Jaemin Kim, Sook Hee Yoon, Wonseok Lee, Olivier Hanotte, Tadelle Dessie, Stephen Kemp, Okeyo Ally Mwai, Kelsey Caetano-Anolles, Seoae Cho, Sung Jong Oh, Hak-Kyo Lee and Heebal Kim
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:11
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  14. Color perception is important for fish to survive and reproduce in nature. Visual pigments in the retinal photoreceptor cells are responsible for receiving light stimuli, but the function of the pigments in vi...

    Authors: Noriko Homma, Yumi Harada, Tamaki Uchikawa, Yasuhiro Kamei and Shoji Fukamachi
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:10
    Content type: Methodology article Published on:

  15. Authors: Zahraa Haidar, Ramzi Temanni, Eliane Chouery, Puthen Jithesh, Wei Liu, Rashid Al-Ali, Ena Wang, Francesco M Marincola, Nadine Jalkh, Soha Haddad, Wassim Haidar, Lotfi Chouchane and André Mégarbané
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:9
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Genetics 2017 18:3

  16. Idiopathic or genetic adult-onset epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in domestic dogs. Genetic association has been reported only with ADAM23 on CFA 37 in few breeds. To identify novel epilepsy genes, we ...

    Authors: Lotta L. E. Koskinen, Eija H. Seppälä, Jutta Weissl, Tarja S. Jokinen, Ranno Viitmaa, Reetta L. Hänninen, Pascale Quignon, Andrea Fischer, Catherine André and Hannes Lohi
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:8
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  17. New Zealand has some unique Terminal Sire composite sheep breeds, which were developed in the last three decades to meet commercial needs. These composite breeds were developed based on crossing various Termin...

    Authors: Luiz F. Brito, Shannon M. Clarke, John C. McEwan, Stephen P. Miller, Natalie K. Pickering, Wendy E. Bain, Ken G. Dodds, Mehdi Sargolzaei and Flávio S. Schenkel
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:7
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  18. Knowledge on the levels of linkage disequilibrium (LD) across the genome, persistence of gametic phase between breed pairs, genetic diversity and population structure are important parameters for the successfu...

    Authors: Daniela A. Grossi, Mohsen Jafarikia, Luiz F. Brito, Marcos E. Buzanskas, Mehdi Sargolzaei and Flávio S. Schenkel
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:6
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  19. South African (SA) Black women have a high prevalence of preeclampsia and HIV, both conditions associated with increased inflammation. miR-146a is an inflammatory-associated miR and a common single nucleotide ...

    Authors: Niren Ray Maharaj, Prithiksha Ramkaran, Siddharthiya Pillay and Anil Amichund Chuturgoon
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:5
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  20. FTO gene variants have been associated with obesity phenotypes in sedentary and obese populations, but rarely with skeletal muscle and elite athlete phenotypes.

    Authors: S. M. Heffernan, G. K. Stebbings, L. P. Kilduff, R. M. Erskine, S. H. Day, C. I. Morse, J. S. McPhee, C. J. Cook, B. Vance, W. J. Ribbans, S. M. Raleigh, C. Roberts, M. A. Bennett, G. Wang, M. Collins, Y. P. Pitsiladis…
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:4
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  21. Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome (HFS) is a recently introduced alternative term for two disorders that were previously known as juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) and infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH). These ...

    Authors: Zahraa Haidar, Ramzi Temanni, Eliane Chouery, Puthen Jithesh, Wei Liu, Rashid Al-Ali, Ena Wang, Francesco M Marincola, Nadine Jalkh, Soha Haddad, Wassim Haidar, Lotfi Chouchane and André Mégarbané
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:3
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Genetics 2017 18:9

  22. Genomic selection (GS) has played an important role in cattle breeding programs. However, genotyping prices are still a challenge for implementation of GS in beef cattle and there is still a lack of informatio...

    Authors: Mario L. Piccoli, Luiz F. Brito, José Braccini, Fernando F. Cardoso, Mehdi Sargolzaei and Flávio S. Schenkel
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:2
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  23. As seed oil content (OC) is a key measure of rapeseed quality, better understanding the genetic basis of OC would greatly facilitate the breeding of high-oil cultivars. Here, we investigated the components of ...

    Authors: Yanli Guo, Ping Si, Nan Wang, Jing Wen, Bin Yi, Chaozhi Ma, Jinxing Tu, Jitao Zou, Tingdong Fu and Jinxiong Shen
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2017 18:1
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  24. Obesity is heritable. It predisposes to many diseases. The objectives of this study were to create a compendium of genes relevant to feeding behavior (FB) and/or body weight (BW) regulation; to construct and t...

    Authors: Elena V. Ignatieva, Dmitry A. Afonnikov, Olga V. Saik, Evgeny I. Rogaev and Nikolay A. Kolchanov
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):158
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  25. Moths of genus Dendrolimus (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) are among the major pests of coniferous forests worldwide. Taxonomy and nomenclature of this genus are not entirely established, and there are many species ...

    Authors: Alexander Kononov, Kirill Ustyantsev, Baode Wang, Victor C. Mastro, Victor Fet, Alexander Blinov and Yuri Baranchikov
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):157
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  26. The switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis in proliferating cancer cells, even under aerobic conditions, has been shown first in 1926 by Otto Warburg. Today this phenomenon is known as the “Warbur...

    Authors: Anna V. Kudryavtseva, Maria S. Fedorova, Alex Zhavoronkov, Alexey A. Moskalev, Alexander S. Zasedatelev, Alexey A. Dmitriev, Asiya F. Sadritdinova, Irina Y. Karpova, Kirill M. Nyushko, Dmitry V. Kalinin, Nadezhda N. Volchenko, Nataliya V. Melnikova, Kseniya M. Klimina, Dmitry V. Sidorov, Anatoly Y. Popov, Tatiana V. Nasedkina…
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):156
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  28. Germline mutations in the coding sequence of the tumour suppressor APC gene give rise to familial adenomatous polyposis (which leads to colorectal cancer) and are associated with many other oncopathologies. Th...

    Authors: Marina Yu Matveeva, Elena V. Kashina, Vasily V. Reshetnikov, Leonid O. Bryzgalov, Elena V. Antontseva, Natalia P. Bondar and Tatiana I. Merkulova
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):154
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  29. There has been considerable interest in discovery of the genetic architecture of complex traits, particularly age-related neurodegenerative disorders. To predict disease risk and to understand its genetic basi...

    Authors: Elena E. Korbolina, Anna A. Zhdankina, Anzhela Zh. Fursova, Oyuna S. Kozhevnikova and Natalia G. Kolosova
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):153
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  30. SUP35 and SUP45 are essential genes encoding polypeptide chain release factors. However, mutants for these genes may be viable but display pleiotropic phenotypes which include, but are...

    Authors: Polina Drozdova, Ludmila Mironova and Galina Zhouravleva
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):152
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  31. The changes in the renal function leading to a reduction of medullary blood flow can have a great impact on sodium and water homeostasis and on the long-term control of arterial blood pressure. The RNA-Seq app...

    Authors: Marina A. Ryazanova, Larisa A. Fedoseeva, Nikita I. Ershov, Vadim M. Efimov, Arcady L. Markel and Olga E. Redina
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17(Suppl 3):151
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 3

  32. Nucleolar dominance is an epigenetic phenomenon that occurs in interspecific hybrids and involves the expression of 45S rRNA genes inherited from one progenitor due to the silencing of the other progenitor’s r...

    Authors: Jun Xiao, Fangzhou Hu, Kaikun Luo, Wuhui Li and Shaojun Liu
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:150
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  33. The widespread use of individual sires for artificial insemination promotes the propagation of recessive conditions. Inadvertent matings between unnoticed carriers of deleterious alleles may result in the mani...

    Authors: Hubert Pausch, Simon Ammermüller, Christine Wurmser, Henning Hamann, Jens Tetens, Cord Drögemüller and Ruedi Fries
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:149
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  36. Epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) has been the target of several drugs for cancers. The potential gender differences in genes in the Egfr axis have been suggested in humans and in animal models. Female and ...

    Authors: Fengxia Liu, Yan Jiao, Yun Jiao, Franklin Garcia-Godoy, Weikuan Gu and Qingyi Liu
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:146
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  37. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multifactorial disease caused by interactions between environmental and genetic factors. The SMXA-5 mouse is a high-fat diet-induced fatty liver model established ...

    Authors: Miyako Suzuki, Misato Kobayashi, Tamio Ohno, Shinsaku Kanamori, Soushi Tateishi, Atsushi Murai and Fumihiko Horio
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:145
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  38. Colour polymorphisms are common among animal species. When combined with genetic and ecological data, these polymorphisms can be excellent systems in which to understand adaptation and the molecular changes un...

    Authors: Ana S. B. Rodrigues, Sara E. Silva, Francisco Pina-Martins, João Loureiro, Mariana Castro, Karim Gharbi, Kevin P. Johnson, Christopher H. Dietrich, Paulo A. V. Borges, José A. Quartau, Chris D. Jiggins, Octávio S. Paulo and Sofia G. Seabra
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:144
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Genetics 2020 21:36

  40. Conservation of genetic diversity is an essential prerequisite for developing new cultivars with desirable agronomic traits. Although a large number of germplasm collections have been established worldwide, ma...

    Authors: Hea-Young Lee, Na-Young Ro, Hee-Jin Jeong, Jin-Kyung Kwon, Jinkwan Jo, Yeaseong Ha, Ayoung Jung, Ji-Woong Han, Jelli Venkatesh and Byoung-Cheorl Kang
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:142
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  41. Among SNP markers that become increasingly valuable in molecular breeding of crop plants are the CAPS and dCAPS markers derived from the genes of interest. To date, the number of such gene-based markers is sma...

    Authors: Fakhriddin N. Kushanov, Alan E. Pepper, John Z. Yu, Zabardast T. Buriev, Shukhrat E. Shermatov, Sukumar Saha, Mauricio Ulloa, Johnie N. Jenkins, Abdusattor Abdukarimov and Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:141
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  42. Accumulation of DNA damage, mutations, and chromosomal abnormalities is associated with aging in many organisms. How directly various forms of genomic instability contribute to lifespan in different aging cont...

    Authors: Patrick H. Maxwell
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:140
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  43. The native cattle breeds are an important genetic resource for meat and milk production throughout Asia. In Asia cattle were domesticated around 10,000 years ago and in Korea cattle are being raised since 2000...

    Authors: Aditi Sharma, Seung-Hwan Lee, Dajeong Lim, Han-Ha Chai, Bong-Hwan Choi and Yongmin Cho
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:139
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Genetics 2017 18:12

  44. The use of wood as an industrial raw material has led to development of plantation forestry, in which trees are planted, managed, and harvested as crops. The productivity of such plantations often exceeds that...

    Authors: Jin S. Xiong, Steven E. McKeand, Fikret Isik, Jill Wegrzyn, David B. Neale, Zhao-Bang Zeng, Luciano da Costa e Silva and Ross W. Whetten
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:138
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  45. Recombination rate is an essential parameter for many genetic analyses. Recombination rates are highly variable across species, populations, individuals and different genomic regions. Due to the profound influ...

    Authors: Marinela Dukić, Daniel Berner, Marius Roesti, Christoph R. Haag and Dieter Ebert
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:137
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  46. Interspecies hybridization is widely used to achieve heterosis or hybrid vigor, which has been observed and harnessed by breeders for centuries. Natural allopolyploid hybrids generally exhibit more superior he...

    Authors: Wen Huang, Qinbo Qin, Huirong Yang, Shuisheng Li, Chaoqun Hu, Yude Wang, Yong Zhang, Shaojun Liu and Haoran Lin
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:136
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  47. The importance of the adrenal gland in regard to lactation and reproduction in cattle has been recognized early. Caused by interest in animal welfare and the impact of stress on economically important traits i...

    Authors: Bodo Brand, Markus O. Scheinhardt, Juliane Friedrich, Daisy Zimmer, Norbert Reinsch, Siriluck Ponsuksili, Manfred Schwerin and Andreas Ziegler
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:135
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Genetics 2016 17:148

  49. A major function of the captive panda population is to preserve the genetic diversity of wild panda populations in their natural habitats. Understanding the genetic composition of the captive panda population ...

    Authors: Jiandong Yang, Fujun Shen, Rong Hou and Yang Da
    Citation: BMC Genetics 2016 17:133
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