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Genetic Parameters and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Fertility and Reproduction Traits in U.S. Katahdin Sheep Based on the Single‐Step GBLUP Methodology

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sheep production contributes to a secure and diverse food and fibre supply in the United States, with growing ethnic diversity strengthening demand. Katahdin is a composite hair‐type sheep breed developed in the United States that has become the most popular breed in many regions of the country and the first one to have genomic selection ...
Alejandra Toro Ospina, Ronald M. Lewis, Bradley A. Freking, Joan M. Burke, Thomas W. Murphy, Carrie S. Wilson, Luiz F. Brito   +6 more
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Studying the capacity of cellular encoding to generate feedforward neural network topologies [PDF]

, 2004
Proceeding of: IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, IJCNN 2004, Budapest, 25-29 July 2004Many methods to codify artificial neural networks have been developed to avoid the disadvantages of direct encoding schema, improving the search ...
Gutiérrez Sánchez, Germán, Galván, Inés M., Molina, José M., Sanchis de Miguel, María Araceli   +3 more
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Epistasis in a model of molecular signal transduction. [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology, 2011
Biological functions typically involve complex interacting molecular networks, with numerous feedback and regulation loops. How the properties of the system are affected when one, or several of its parts are modified is a question of fundamental interest,
Alain Pumir, Boris Shraiman
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Phenotypic plasticity is broadly adaptive across an elevation gradient in the Cutleaf Monkeyflower

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Leaf shape plasticity expression is variable in Mimulus laciniatus. Summary Phenotypic plasticity is a key mechanism by which organisms cope with environmental heterogeneity, but its evolutionary consequences depend on how plastic responses align with the broader adaptive landscape.
Jill M. Love, Kathleen G. Ferris
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Variations Contribute to Subspeciation and Yield Heterosis in Rice

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Yield heterosis has been extensively exploited in hybrid breeding, with intersubspecific hybrids often exhibiting the most pronounced effects. However, developing elite hybrids remains a laborious and time‐consuming process. The genetic basis of heterosis has been debated for over a century, hindered largely by the lack of high‐quality genomes.
Zhiwu Dan, Yunping Chen, Wenchao Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Perspective:Sign Epistasis and Genetic Constraint on Evolutionary Trajectories

, 2005
Epistasis for fitness means that the selective effect of a mutation is conditional on the genetic background in which it appears. Although epistasis is widely observed in nature, our understanding of its consequences for evolution by natural selection ...
Weinreich, Daniel M., Watson, Richard A., Chao, Lin   +2 more
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Widespread Genetic Incompatibilities between First-Step Mutations during Parallel Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a Common Environment.

PLoS Biology, 2017
Independently evolving populations may adapt to similar selection pressures via different genetic changes. The interactions between such changes, such as in a hybrid individual, can inform us about what course adaptation may follow and allow us to ...
Jasmine Ono, Aleeza C Gerstein, Sarah P Otto   +2 more
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Mapping and Functional Characterization of Homologous Genes AhSUCA06 and AhSUCA16 Underlying Sucrose, Oil and Protein Contents in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed and cash crop, and seed sucrose content (SSC), seed oil content (SOC) and seed protein content (SPC) are key determinants of seed flavour, texture, and overall quality. Identifying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes associated with SSC, SOC and SPC is therefore of ...
Yuzhen Zheng, Feiyan Qi, Lei Shi, Ziqi Sun, Hongfei Liu, Hua Liu, Li Qin, Juan Wang, Chenyang Zhi, Mengmeng Wang, Ziqiang Mo, Stefano Pavan, Xiao Wang, Yaojun Hu, Huanhuan Zhao, Xiaona Li, Wenzhao Dong, Meng Zhang, XiaoDong Dai, Zheng Zheng, Xinyou Zhang   +20 more
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A Novel AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Controls Trichome Initiation and Fruit Development in Cucumber

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trichomes, the hair‐like outgrowths of the plant epidermis, are critical for defence, reproduction and development. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms governing their initiation remain elusive. Here, we identified CsGL2, an AP2/ERF transcription factor, as a key integrator controlling trichome initiation and fruit development in ...
Haifan Wen, Hui Du, Siqi Wang, Yiqun Weng, Juan Liu, Huanle He, Run Cai, Jian Pan, Junsong Pan   +8 more
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Highly Polygenic Control of Photosynthetic Responses to Nighttime Temperature Studied by Genomic Prediction

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising nighttime temperature (Tnight) can reduce crop yields while low Tnight may restrict plant growth and development. Despite quantifiable effects of Tnight, genetic basis underlying plant responses to Tnight remains unclear. We investigated natural variation in long‐term response of effective photosynthetic efficiency (Fq’/Fm’) to Tnight ...
Ana Carolina dos Santos Sá, Alina Bazarova, Andreas Fischbach, Stefan Kesselheim, Benjamin Stich, Shizue Matsubara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source