Comparison of the effectiveness of microsatellites and SNP panels for genetic identification, traceability and assessment of parentage in an inbred Angus herd.

abstract：:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) and Duffy-negative blood group are two red blood cells variants that confer protection against malaria. In this study, the distribution of the most common G6PD variants (G6PD*A-, GGPD*A and G6PD Mediterranean) and the major alleles of the Duffy blood group (FY*A, FY...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Oliveira HSS,Silva ANLMD,Andrade GB,Gaia KC,Costa GLC,Santos ÂKCRD,Guerreiro JF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, water buffalo MHC (Bubu)-DRB cDNA was cloned and characterized. The 1022 base long-amplified cDNA product encompassed a single open reading frame of 801 bases that coded for 266 amino acids. The Bubu-DRB sequence showed maximum homology with the BoLA-DRB3*0101 allele of cattle. A total of seven a...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Naskar S,Deb SM,Niranjan SK,Kumar S,Sharma D,Sakaram D,Sharma A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old speechless, mentally deficient male, with low arylsulfatase A (ARSA) activity, and presumably, methachromatic leukodystrophy, underwent genetic evaluation. As the clinical picture was not compatible with this diagnosisan ARSA gene and chromosome analysis were performed, showing the presence of a pseudode...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Artigalás O,Paskulin G,Riegel M,Burin M,Saraiva-Pereira ML,Maluf S,Kiss A,Schwartz IV

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the genetic ancestry and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity of current Colombian horse breeds we sequenced a 364-bp fragment of the mitocondrial DNA D-loop in 116 animals belonging to five Spanish horse breeds and the Colombian Paso Fino and Colombian Creole cattle horse breeds. Among Colombian...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Jimenez LM,Mendez S,Dunner S,Cañón J,Cortés O

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is the fifth most produced oil crop worldwide. Besides lack of water, fungal diseases are the most limiting factors for the crop. Several species of Arachis are resistant to certain pests and diseases. This study aimed to successfully cross the A-genome with B-K-A genome wild species previous...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Fávero AP,Dos Santos RF,Simpson CE,Valls JF,Vello NA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Phanaeus is included in the tribe Phanaeini, one of the most diverse tribes within the subfamily Scarabaeinae in terms of chromosomal characteristics. However, so far the species of this genus were not studied with differential cytogenetic techniques, limiting any inference of the probable mechanisms respons...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Arcanjo A,Cabral-de-Mello DC,Martins C,de Cássia de Moura R,de Souza MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic niche conservatism can be investigated at multiple scales on an explicit geographical context. Haplotype-based comparative analyses of lineages occupying the same region, and thus subjected to similar environmental factors, allow decoupling shared evolutionary and ecological patterns, as well as multiple ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Barros MJF,Silva-Arias GA,Segatto ALA,Reck-Kortmann M,Fregonezi JN,Diniz-Filho JAF,Freitas LB

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the diversity of cultivable plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria associated with apple trees cultivated under different crop management systems and their antagonistic ability against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Samples of roots and rhizospheric soil from apple trees cultivated in organic and ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Dos Passos JF,da Costa PB,Costa MD,Zaffari GR,Nava G,Boneti JI,de Oliveira AM,Passaglia LM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tsetse flies are responsible for the transmission of Trypanossoma sp. to vertebrate animals in Africa causing huge health issues and economic loss. The availability of the genome sequence of Glossina morsitans enabled the discovery of several genes related to medically important phenotypes and novel physiological feat...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Freitas L,Mesquita RD,Schrago CG

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiotic and mitotic chromosomes of Dichotomius nisus, D. semisquamosus and D. sericeus were analyzed after conventional staining, C-banding and silver nitrate staining. In addition, Dichotomius nisus and D. semisquamosus chromosomes were also analyzed after fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with an rDNA probe. ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： da Silva GM,Bione EG,Cabral-de-Mello DC,de Moura Rde C,Simões ZL,de Souza MJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we describe the establishment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and the role of bFGF in adipocyte differentiation. The totipotency of ESCs and MSCs was assessed by immunofluorescence staining and RT-PCR of totipotency factors. MSCs were successfully used to induce o...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Song X,Li Y,Chen X,Yin G,Huang Q,Chen Y,Xu G,Wang L

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PPARγ nuclear receptor regulates the expression of genes involved in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and it has protective effects in some patients with type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, the therapeutic value of the PPARγ nuclear receptor protein is limited due to the secondary effects of some PPARγ ligands. Becau...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Lizcano F,Vargas D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D exerts an immuno-modulatory activity on several immune system cells through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Herein, we verified that age and a therapeutic regimen containing protease inhibitors are associated with failures in antiretroviral therapies (ARVs). In addition, we assessed whether a VDR SNP (rs115688...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Silva RCD,Alves NMP,Pereira JJS,Coelho AVC,Arraes LC,Brandão LAC,Crovella S,Silva JA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease with high prevalence in people of African descent. There are five typical haplotypes associated with this disease and the haplotypes associated with the beta-globin gene cluster have been used to establish the origin of African-descendant people in America. In this work, we dete...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Fong C,Lizarralde-Iragorri MA,Rojas-Gallardo D,Barreto G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of glutathione (GSH) in alternative cellular roles to the canonically proposed, were analyzed in a model unable to synthesize GSH. Gene expression analysis shows that the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton pathway is strongly impacted by the absence of GSH. To test this hypothesis, we evaluate the eff...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Zepeta-Flores N,Valverde M,Lopez-Saavedra A,Rojas E

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) gene was characterized in plants, a number of studies have focused on understanding the role of DGAT activity in plant triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis. DGAT enzyme is essential in controlling TAGs synthesis and is encoded by different genes. DGAT1 and DGAT2 are ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Turchetto-Zolet AC,Christoff AP,Kulcheski FR,Loss-Morais G,Margis R,Margis-Pinheiro M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of gene body DNA methylation in alternative splicing, and its relation to disease pathogenesis is not fully elucidated. The gene for familial Mediterranean fever (MEFV) encodes the pyrin protein and contains a 998 bp CpG island, covering the second exon, which is differentially methylated in FMF patients ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Erdem GC,Erdemir S,Abaci I,Aydin AKK,Everest E,Turanli ET

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The allelic frequencies of 12 short tandem repeat loci were obtained from a sample of 307 unrelated individuals living in Macapá, a city in the northern Amazon region, Brazil. These loci are the most commonly used in forensics and paternity testing. Based on the allele frequency obtained for the population of Macapá, ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： da Costa Francez PA,Rodrigues EM,Frazão GF,Dos Reis Borges ND,Dos Santos SE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Latin American School of Human and Medical Genetics (ELAG) is the main course of its kind in the genetics field in Latin America. Here we describe the main challenges regarding the organization of such event, including how we obtain funding and how we proceed with student selection. Thus, we aim to share our exper...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Vairo F,López ML,Cruz CU,Corrêa PG,Baldo G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupinus albescens is a resistant cover plant that establishes symbiotic relationships with bacteria belonging to the Bradyrhizobium genus. This symbiosis helps the development of these plants in adverse environmental conditions, such as the ones found in arenized areas of Southern Brazil. This work studied three Brady...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Granada CE,Vargas LK,Sant'Anna FH,Balsanelli E,Baura VA,Oliveira Pedrosa F,Souza EM,Falcon T,Passaglia LMP

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows that sampling maternal DNA from hatched and abandoned eggshells is a viable noninvasive strategy for studying the genetics of rare or endangered tropical birds, as exemplified here by the Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus). Eighteen microsatellites were isolated from enriched libraries and nine...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Maia TA,Vilaça ST,Silva LRD,Santos FR,Dantas GPM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhagomys rufescens (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) is an endemic species of the Atlantic forest from Southern and Southeastern Brazil. Some authors consider Rhagomys as part of the tribe Thomasomyini; but its phylogenetic relationships remain unclear. Chromosomal studies on eight specimens of Rhagomys rufescens revealed a d...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Testoni AF,Althoff SL,Nascimento AP,Steiner-Souza F,Sbalqueiro IJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae), popularly known as cotton-leaf physicnut, is a milky shrub notable for its medicinal properties. The present study aimed to evaluate the toxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of the latex of J. gossypiifolia, using Allium cepa L. as test system. Seeds of A. cepa were exposed...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： de Almeida PM,de Sousa Araújo S,Marin-Morales MA,Benko-Iseppon AM,Brasileiro-Vidal AC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population genetics studies the distributions and changes in population allele frequencies in response to processes, such as mutation, natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift. Researchers daily manage genetic, biological, and environmental data of the samples, storing them in text files or spreadsheets, which ...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Elias DE,Rueda ECR

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:B chromosomes are supernumerary elements present in about 15% of eukaryotic species and are most frequently heterochromatic, behave parasitically, show a transmission rate higher than standard (A) chromosomes, and can provoke harmful effects on carriers. In the current work, Prochilodus lineatus individuals carrying e...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Voltolin TA,Senhorini JA,Foresti F,Bortolozzi J,Porto-Foresti F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Morato's Digger Toad, Proceratophrys moratoi, is a critically endangered toad species with a marked population decline in southern Brazilian Cerrado. Despite this, new populations are being discovered, primarily in the northern part of the distribution range, which raises a number of questions with regard to the c...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Arruda MP,Costa WP,Recco-Pimentel SM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed study of putative recombination events and their evolution frequency in the whole genome of the currently known members of the family Tombusviridae, comprising 79 accessions retrieved from the international databases, was carried out by using the RECCO and RDP version 3.31β algorithms. The first program all...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Boulila M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents evidence, using sequences of ribosomal 16S and COI mtDNA, for the presence of two mitochondrial genomes in Perumytilus purpuratus. This may be considered evidence of doubly uniparental mtDNA inheritance. The presence of the two types of mitochondrial genomes differentiates females from males. The F...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Vargas J,Pérez M,Toro J,Astorga MP

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xylella fastidiosa genome sequencing has generated valuable data by identifying genes acting either on metabolic pathways or in associated pathogenicity and virulence. Based on available information on these genes, new strategies for studying their expression patterns, such as microarray technology, were employed. A t...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Travensolo RF,Carareto-Alves LM,Costa MV,Lopes TJ,Carrilho E,Lemos EG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening of mutations that cause β-thalassaemia in the Bangladeshi population led to the identification of a patient with a combination of two rare mutations, Hb Monroe and HBB: -92 C > G. The β-thalassaemia major male individual was transfusion-dependent and had an atypical β-globin gene cluster haplotype. Of the tw...

journal_title：Genetics and molecular biology

authors： Moosa MM,Ayub MI,Bashar AE,Sarwardi G,Khan W,Khan H,Yeasmin S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00