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BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2023 Background Compared to their healthy counterparts, patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can exhibit an altered gut microbiota composition, correlated with detrimental outcomes, including reduced insulin sensitivity, dyslipidemia, and increased markers of ...
Kristin Gravdal +6 more
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Rare and common variant discovery by whole-genome sequencing of 101 Thoroughbred racehorses
Scientific Reports, 2021 The Thoroughbred breed was formed by crossing Oriental horse breeds and British native horses and is currently used in horseracing worldwide. In this study, we constructed a single-nucleotide variant (SNV) database using data from 101 Thoroughbred ...
Teruaki Tozaki +7 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 The uptake of donor pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) in hosts of different species and subsequent germline transmission is very inefficient. Here, the authors show, using Prdm14 gene depleted rat host blastocysts to remove functional sperm, that germline ...
Toshihiro Kobayashi +13 more
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Is microbiota characterization a useful tool in clinical practice? An exploratory analysis of patients from the IBS – constant-care e-health monitoring initiative [PDF]
Microbiota in Health and Disease, 2023 Objective: Intestinal microbiota are prominent in the etiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In this exploratory study, we investigated short- and long-term changes in the microbiota of IBS patients after intervening with a low-FODMAP diet (LFD) or ...
M. Qais Al-sheikh +7 more
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Genetic diversity and effective population sizes of thirteen Indian cattle breeds
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background The genetic structure of a diverse set of 15 Indian indigenous breeds and non-descript indigenous cattle sampled from eight states was examined, based on 777 k single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes obtained on 699 animals, with sample
Eva M. Strucken +5 more
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BMC Plant Biology, 2021 Background DNA methylation is a conserved and important epigenetic modification involved in the regulation of numerous biological processes, including plant development, secondary metabolism, and response to stresses. However, no information is available
Zhenming Yu +8 more
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background Understanding the relationship between genetic admixture and phenotypic performance is crucial for the optimization of crossbreeding programs.
Netsanet Z. Gebrehiwot +4 more
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Cells, 2022 Seed germination is essential for the colonization of the land plants. Light is a major environmental factor affecting seed germination, which is predominantly regulated by photoreceptor phytochrome B (PHYB). PHYB is activated by red light (designated as
Feng Zheng +3 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Several studies have evaluated computational methods that infer the haplotypes from population genotype data in European cattle populations. However, little is known about how well they perform in African indigenous and crossbred populations.
Netsanet Z. Gebrehiwot +6 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Stichorkis gibbosa (Orchidaceae: Malaxideae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 Stichorkis gibbosa is a rare orchid species of the tribe Malaxideae mainly distributed in tropical Asia. This is the only species of the genus Stichorkis Thouars which has been reported to occur in China.
Wen-Ting Yang +5 more
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