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Applying DNA barcodes for identification of economically important species in Brassicaceae
Authors: X.Q. Sun, Y.Q. Qu, H. Yao, Y.M. Zhang, Q.Q. Yan and Y.Y. Hang
Brassicaceae is a large plant family of special interest; it includes many economically important crops, herbs, and ornamentals, as well as model organisms. The taxonomy of the Brassicaceae has long been controversial because of the poorly delimited generic boundaries and artificially circumscribed tribes. Despite great effort.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.24.13
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- 10.4238/2015.November.24.13
Sex differential marker FD for rapid sex identification of Litsea cubeba
Authors: Q. Wu, Y. Chen, Y. Wang and L. Lin
Litsea cubeba is an important economic tree in China. Sex identification of the species is required to reduce breeding costs. Molecular biology is an ideal method to achieve this aim because of the lack of morphological differences between male and female plants, especially at the seedling stage. Sequence-related amplified pol.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.1
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- 10.4238/2015.October.21.1
Genetic diversity of cultivated and wild tomatoes revealed by morphological traits and SSR markers
Authors: R. Zhou, Z. Wu, X. Cao and F.L. Jiang
In the current study, morphological traits and molecular markers were used to assess the genetic diversity of 29 cultivated tomatoes, 14 wild tomatoes and seven introgression lines. The three components of the principal component analysis (PCA) explained 78.54% of the total morphological variation in the 50 tomato genotypes assessed. Based on these morpho.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.7
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.7
Comparative analysis of phylogenetic relationships, morphologies, and pathogenicities among Curvularia lunata isolates from maize in China
Authors: T. Liu, F.Z. Zhao, Y.Y. Wang, J.M. Hou, L.Z. Liu, Y.Q. Shen, Z. Liu, H.T. Zhang and Y.H. Zuo
To understand the effects of disease-resistant maize varieties and new cropping systems on the population of Curvularia lunata, 52 isolates of C. lunata were collected in China from 2011 to 2013. The isolates were analyzed in terms of phylogenetic relationships, morphology, and pathogenicity. Phylogenetic analysis showed that .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.16.21
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.16.21
Association of a hypoxia-inducible factor-3�± gene polymorphism with superovulation traits in Changbaishan black cattle
Authors: Q. Deng, Y. Gao, H. Jiang, C.Z. Chen, C.H. Li, W.L. Yu, X. Chen and J.B. Zhang
This study was designed to examine a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the HIF-3α gene in three hundred Changbaishan black cattle using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism to determine whether there is an association between this SNP and superovulation. The cloning and sequencing results indicate that the polymorphism is due to a poin.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.18.17
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- 10.4238/2015.November.18.17
Phylogenetic analysis of Elymus (Poaceae) in western China
Authors: H. Song, Z.B. Nan and P. Tian
Elymus L. is often planted in temperate and subtropical regions as forage. Species in the genus have 5 allopolyploid genomes that are found in the grass tribe Triticeae. To determine the phylogenetic relationships in Elymus species from western China, we estimated phylogenetic trees using sequences from the nuclear ribosomal i.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.9.11
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- 10.4238/2015.October.9.11
Association between CSN3 and BCO2 gene polymorphisms and milk performance traits in the Czech Fleckvieh cattle breed
Authors: P. Bartonova, I. Vrtkova, K. Kaplanova and T. Urban
Daily milk, fat and protein yield and amount of somatic cells in cow milk are very important factors that influence milk performance traits. An association between polymorphisms in the kappa casein (CSN3) gene and milk production, composition and technical properties has been previously reported; however, this type of informat.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 11(2):
- 2012.April.27.4
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- 10.4238/2012.April.27.4
Quantitative trait loci associated with body weight and abdominal fat traits on chicken chromosomes 3, 5 and 7
Authors: S.Z. Wang, X.X. Hu, Z.P. Wang, X.C. Li, Q.G. Wang, Y.X. Wang, Z.Q. Tang and H. Li
Body weight and abdominal fat traits in meat-type chickens are complex and economically important factors. Our objective was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) responsible for body weight and abdominal fat traits in broiler chickens. The Northeast Agricultural University Resource Population (NEAURP) is a cross between b.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 11(2):
- 2012.April.19.1
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- 10.4238/2012.April.19.1
Association of CRTC2 gene polymorphisms with growth and meat quality traits of Qinchuan cattle
Authors: H.C. Xu, L.S. Gui, N. Song, Y.Y. Zhang, H.C.Wang and L.S. Zan
Growth and meat quality traits play important roles in the evaluation of cattle productivity and are influenced by genetic and environmental factors. CRTC2 is a recently discovered gene related to obesity that may influence fat deposition. The aim of the current study was to detect polymorphisms of bovine CRTC2 and explore their relationships to growth an.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.12
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.21.12
Quantitative candidate gene association studies of metabolic traits in Han Chinese type 2 diabetes patients
Authors: F.J. Wei, C.Y. Cai, P. Yu, J. Lv, C. Ling, W.T. Shi, H.X. Jiao, B.C. Chang, F.H. Yang, Y. Tian, M.S. Li, Y.H. Wang, L. Zou, J.M. Shi, L.M. Chen and W.D. Li
Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many loci associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hyperuricemia, and obesity in various ethnic populations. However, quantitative traits have been less well investigated in Han Chinese T2DM populations. We investigated the association between candidate gene single.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.25
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.30.25