Authors: Y.-F. Zhi, X.-X. Cha, X.-F. Li, C. Qiu and S.-H. Rong
We studied human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotype distribution among women in the Henan Province to provide epidemiological data as a means of preventing cervical cancer and developing a vaccine. A total of 14,873 samples were genotyped by using polymerase chain reaction reverse dot-blot. The overall HPVpositive rate in the sample was 23.98% (.. Read More»
Authors: R.W. Muhammad, A. Qayyum, M.Q. Ahmad, A. Hamza, M. Yousaf, B. Ahmad, M. Younas, W. Malik, S. Liaqat, E. Noor
Genetic diversity in crops is essential to make improvements related to superior germplasms. Implementation of molecular markers to identify suitable genotypes speeds up the breeding progress by enhancing selection efficiency. This study was carried out to probe genetic diversity among 21 maize genotypes using 20 inter simple .. Read More»
Authors: S.M. Abdelkhalik, A.K.M. Salem, A.R. Abdelaziz, M.H. Ammar
Assessing genetic diversity is a prerequisite for the genetic improvement of wheat. Molecular markers offer accurate and reproducible means for assessing genetic diversity. Field performance and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP)-based assessment of molecular diversity was carried out on a set of 10 local and intro.. Read More»
Authors: C.A.F. Reis, F.M.A. Gon�§alves, L.N. Rosse, R.R.G.F. Costa and M.A.P. Ramalho
We examined the correspondence in performance between trees selected from a family test and their respective clones from a clonal test of Eucalyptus. Full-sib families were obtained from controlled pollination among individuals of Eucalyptus grandis and between E. grandis and E. urophylla. The hybridizations did not follow a f.. Read More»
Authors: P.E. Teodoro, J.E. Almeida Filho, R.F. Daher, C.B. Menezes, M.J. Cardoso, V.P.C. Godinho, F.E. Torres and F.D. Tardin
The aim of this study was to identify sorghum hybrids that have both high yield and phenotypic stability in Brazilian environments. Seven trials were conducted between February and March 2011. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with 25 treatments and three replicates. The treatments consisted of 20 simple .. Read More»
Authors: Solange Busek, Guilherme Oliveira
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease throughout the world. The genome of this virus consists of approximately 10,000 bp and codes for 10 mature polypeptides. Genome sequence comparison has revealed the existence of six major genotypes and a large number of subtypes. The genotypes can be distinguished by wh.. Read More»