Larval Zebrafish as a Model for Mechanistic Discovery in Mental Health by Jazlynn Xiu Min Tan, Ryan Jun Wen Ang, Caroline Lei Wee

“…Zebrafish are popular disease models due to the conserved genetic, physiological and anatomical pathways between zebrafish and humans. …”
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Pedigree data indicate rapid inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity within populations of native, traditional dog breeds of conservation concern. by Mija Jansson, Linda Laikre

“…Explicit conservation goals for these breeds were not reflected in pedigree based conservation genetic measures; breeding needs to focus more on retaining genetic variation, and supplementary genomic analyses of these breeds are highly warranted in order to find out the extent to which the trends indicated here are reflected over the genomes of these breeds.…”
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Dataset from de novo transcriptome assembly of Myristica fatua leaves using MinION nanopore sequencer by Deden Derajat Matra, M Adrian, Karmanah, Jakty Kusuma, Jérôme Duminil, Sobir, Roedhy Poerwanto

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Importance of Genetic–Fitness Correlations for the Conservation of Amphibians by Heike Pröhl, Ariel Rodríguez

“…Genomic studies, which sample a larger fraction of the genome, are still scarce in the conservation genetic literature on amphibians. These are likely to increase in upcoming years and may reveal adaptive variants that protect against dangerous pathogens or environmental changes. …”
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The bilaterian head patterning gene six3/6 controls aboral domain development in a cnidarian. by Chiara Sinigaglia, Henriette Busengdal, Lucas Leclère, Ulrich Technau, Fabian Rentzsch

“…In order to understand the evolutionary origin of head development, we analysed the function of conserved genetic regulators of bilaterian anterior development in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. …”
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Microsatellite markers for Monitipora digitata designed using restriction-site associated DNA sequencing by Shuwen Jia, Yuanchao Li, Shiquan Chen, Zefu Cai, Jie Shen, Yi Wang, Zhongjie Wu, Daoru Wang

“…The microsatellite loci developed here will be effective tools for conservation genetic research on M. digitata.…”
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Neophytes may promote hybridization and adaptations to a changing planet by Ingmar R. Staude, Jana Ebersbach

“…While it is conceivable that anthropogenic hybridization may facilitate recombination of genetic variation and contribute to conserving genetic diversity in disturbed environments, further research is needed to fully understand these processes.…”
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Ecology provides a pragmatic solution to the maintenance of genetic diversity in sustainably managed tropical rain forests by Jennings, S, Brown, N, Boshier, D, Whitmore, T, Lopes, J

“…Characteristically, these have populations in which only a small proportion of the total population lies in small size classes. In order to conserve genetic diversity, pre-felling silvicultural treatments will be required to increase the Survival and growth Of juveniles. …”

Signatures of Admixture and Genetic Uniqueness in the Autochthonous Greek Black Pig Breed Deduced from Gene Polymorphisms Affecting Domestication-Derived Traits by Anisa Ribani, Valeria Taurisano, Despoina Karatosidi, Giuseppina Schiavo, Samuele Bovo, Francesca Bertolini, Luca Fontanesi

“…None of the investigated gene markers were fixed for one allele, suggesting that, in the past, this breed experienced introgression from wild boars and admixture from cosmopolitan pig breeds, enriching the breed genetic pool that should be further investigated to design appropriate conservation genetic strategies. We identified a new <i>MC1R</i> allele, containing two missense mutations already reported in two other independent alleles, but here present in the same haplotype. …”
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A scalable and tunable platform for functional interrogation of peptide hormones in fish by Eitan Moses, Roman Franek, Itamar Harel

“…Thus, suggesting that while the killifish undergoes extremely rapid growth and maturity, it still relies on vertebrate-conserved genetic networks. As the next stage, we developed a gain-of-function vector system in which a hormone is tagged using a self-cleavable fluorescent reporter, and ectopically expressed in-vivo through intramuscular electroporation. …”
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Clinical and radiographic response following targeting of BCAN-NTRK1 fusion in glioneuronal tumor by Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Julie J. Miller, Naema Nayyar, Corey M. Gill, Andrew Kaneb, Megan D’Andrea, Long P. Le, Jesse Lee, Ju Cheng, Zongli Zheng, William E. Butler, Pratik Multani, Edna Chow Maneval, Sun Ha Paek, Brian D. Toyota, Dora Dias-Santagata, Sandro Santagata, Javier Romero, Alice T. Shaw, Anna F. Farago, Stephen Yip, Daniel P. Cahill, Tracy T. Batchelor, A. John Iafrate, Priscilla K. Brastianos

“…Abstract Glioneuronal tumors constitute a histologically diverse group of primary central nervous system neoplasms that are typically slow-growing and managed conservatively. Genetic alterations associated with glioneuronal tumors include BRAF mutations and oncogenic fusions. …”
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Population genetic structure of Wikstroemia monnula highlights the necessity and feasibility of hierarchical analysis for a highly differentiated species by Chaoqiang Zhang, Chaoqiang Zhang, Chaoqiang Zhang, Yiwei Tang, Defeng Tian, Yanyan Huang, Guanghui Yang, Peng Nan, Yuguo Wang, Lingfeng Li, Zhiping Song, Ji Yang, Yang Zhong, Wenju Zhang

“…Population genetic structure can provide valuable insights for conserving genetic resources and understanding population evolution, but it is often underestimated when using the most popular method and software, STRUCTURE and delta K, to assess. …”
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Creation and validation of core subset of potato (Solanum tuberosum) germplasm by DALAMU DALAMU, R P KAUR, V KUMAR, R KUMAR, V BHARDWAJ, B CHAUDHARY

“…Creation of core set of conserved genetic resources is an efficient and cost effective method of management of conserved germplasm and its use in breeding program. …”
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Silencing of Taxol-Sensitizer Genes in Cancer Cells: Lack of Sensitization Effects by Shang-Lang Huang, Chuck C.-K. Chao

“…These results indicate that the previously identified taxol-sensitizer loci are not conserved genetic targets involved in inhibiting cell proliferation in response to taxol. …”
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Biochemical and High Throughput Microscopic Assessment of Fat Mass in Caenorhabditis Elegans by Pino, Elizabeth C., Webster, Christopher M., Carr, Christopher E., Soukas, Alexander A.

“…The nematode C. elegans has emerged as an important model for the study of conserved genetic pathways regulating fat metabolism as it relates to human obesity and its associated pathologies. …”
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Nutrient sensing pathways regulating adult reproductive diapause in C. elegans. by Moriah Eustice, Daniel Konzman, Jeff M Reece, Salil Ghosh, Jhullian Alston, Tyler Hansen, Andy Golden, Michelle R Bond, Lara K Abramowitz, John A Hanover

“…Our findings identify conserved genetic pathways required for ARD entry and recovery and uncover genetic interactions that provide insight into the role of OGT and OGA.…”
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State of biodiversity documentation in the Philippines: Metadata gaps, taxonomic biases, and spatial biases in the DNA barcode data of animal and plant taxa in the context of speci... by Carmela Maria P. Berba, Ambrocio Melvin A. Matias

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Hypoxia disruption of vertebrate CNS pathfinding through ephrinB2 Is rescued by magnesium. by Tamara J Stevenson, Tony Trinh, Cory Kogelschatz, Esther Fujimoto, Mark E Lush, Tatjana Piotrowski, Cameron J Brimley, Joshua L Bonkowsky

“…These results demonstrate that evolutionarily conserved genetic pathways regulate connectivity changes in the CNS in response to hypoxia, and they support a potential neuroprotective role for magnesium.…”
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Discovery of a MUC3B gene reconstructs the membrane mucin gene cluster on human chromosome 7 by Tiange Lang, Thaher Pelaseyed

“…Our results complete existing genetic gaps in the MUC3 cluster which is a conserved genetic unit in vertebrates. We anticipate our results to be the starting point for the detection of disease-associated polymorphisms in the human MUC3 cluster. …”
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Population genetic assessment of Viburnum japonicum in China using ddRAD-seq by Hong Zhu, Juan Liu, Meirong Gao, Chunlei Yue, Hepeng Li

“…However, there are scarce conservation genetic studies on V. japonicum, which has limited the effective conservation and management of this rare species. …”
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