Further investigation on the regression method of mapping quantitative trait loci.

abstract：:Knowledge of the mechanism underlying the expression of melanin-based sex-traits may help us to understand their signalling function. Potential sources of inter-individual variation are the total amount of melanins produced but also how biochemical precursors are allocated into the eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments ...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Roulin A,Dijkstra C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equilibrium sex ratios have been determined analytically under Wright's island model in order to determine the effect of population structure with limited dispersal. When mating occurs before dispersal, the dispersal rate has little or no effect, and the equilibrium sex ratio remains the same as under complete dispers...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Bulmer MG

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of the rDNA spacer, ITS 2, is examined by comparing 17 DNA sequences of the ticks, Ixodes scapularis and I. pacificus. The distribution of fixed interspecific differences and the relative frequency of base changes vs. insertions/deletions (indels) matches the distribution and relative frequency for intraspec...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： McLain DK,Wesson DM,Collins FH,Oliver JH Jr

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Fisherian" models of sexual selection by female choice assume that females prefer male characters which are initially advantageous or neutral; character and preference then spread through the population. Once female preference has evolved to a higher frequency, the male character can become more extreme and disadvant...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Tomlinson IP

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome and body sizes were measured in 38 species of turbellarian flatworms and 16 species of copepod crustaceans. Significant positive relationships existed between genome size and body size in both groups. The slopes of these regressions indicated that increases in cell volume are reinforced by increased cell number...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Gregory TR,Hebert PD,Kolasa J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge about the underlying genetic architecture of phenotypic traits is needed to understand and predict evolutionary dynamics. The number of causal loci, magnitude of the effects and location in the genome are, however, still largely unknown. Here, we use genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data from...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Silva CNS,McFarlane SE,Hagen IJ,Rönnegård L,Billing AM,Kvalnes T,Kemppainen P,Rønning B,Ringsby TH,Sæther BE,Qvarnström A,Ellegren H,Jensen H,Husby A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is an invasive species that causes a destructive forest disease-pine wilt disease. This disease has been prevalent in some countries in Asia since the 1970s. An amplified fragment length polymorphism survey was used to compare the genetic variation of native and invasive ...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Cheng XY,Cheng FX,Xu RM,Xie BY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Araucaria araucana (Monkey Puzzle), a southern South American tree species of exceptional cultural and economic importance, is of conservation concern owing to extensive historical clearance and current human pressures. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to characterise genetic heterogeneity wit...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Bekessy SA,Allnutt TR,Premoli AC,Lara A,Ennos RA,Burgman MA,Cortes M,Newton AC

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to localize two transgenes (gus and bar), carried on plasmids pACT-1F and pUBA, respectively, on mitotic metaphase squashes of T1 plants of the cultivated hexaploid oat Avena sativa L. cotransformed by microprojectile bombardment of embryogenic callus. Among the eight...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Leggett JM,Perret SJ,Harper J,Morris P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A parallel study of the genetic structure of two oligophagous species associated with the same hosts was conducted to determine the main factors shaping the distribution of genetic diversity. The bark beetle Tomicus piniperda and the pine processionary moth (PPM) Thaumetopoea pityocampa are both associated with the ge...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Kerdelhué C,Magnoux E,Lieutier F,Roques A,Rousselet J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth rate of 12 groups of common carp was measured at five experimental environments. Three of the 12 tested groups were strains of the domesticated European race of the common carp, one group was a representative of the Big-Belly Chinese race, and the remaining eight groups were F1 crossbreds among the European str...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Moav R,Hulata G,Wohlfarth G

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many Odonata species exhibit female-limited polymorphisms, where one morph is similar to the conspecific male in body color and other traits (andromorph), whereas one or more other morphs differ from the male (gynomorphs). Here we investigated the differentially expressed transcripts (DETs) among males and two female ...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Takahashi M,Takahashi Y,Kawata M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques to design two genetic markers for blue mussels in the Mytilus edulis species complex. Both of these markers target the gene encoding the mussel polyphenolic adhesive protein. The first marker, Glu-5', is hig...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Rawson PD,Joyner KL,Meetze K,Hilbish TJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P elements, both complete and incomplete, contain a left and right end, normally depicted as pointing away from each other. Here, we examine the properties of P elements that may be described as 're-arranged elements' or 'inside-out elements', containing inverted ends. Two such structures exist, having either ends poi...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Liang X,Sved JA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central aim of evolutionary biology is to understand patterns of genetic variation between species and within populations. To quantify the genetic variation underlying intraspecific differences, estimating quantitative genetic parameters of traits is essential. In Pterygota, wing morphology is an important trait a...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Xia S,Pannebakker BA,Groenen MAM,Zwaan BJ,Bijma P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantifying the effect of pollen dispersal and flowering traits on mating success is essential for understanding evolutionary responses to changing environments and establishing strategies for forest tree breeding. This study examined, quantitatively, the effects of male fecundity, interindividual distance and anisotr...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Torimaru T,Wennström U,Lindgren D,Wang XR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant breeders are supported by a range of tools that assist them to make decisions about the conduct or design of plant breeding programs. Simulations are a strategic tool that enables the breeder to integrate the multiple components of a breeding program into a number of proposed scenarios that are compared by a ran...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Hoyos-Villegas V,Arief VN,Yang WH,Sun M,DeLacy IH,Barrett BA,Jahufer Z,Basford KE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MtDNA restriction fragment polymorphisms were found between cytoplasmic male-sterility types P and R of Plantago lanceolata with the homologous probe pPl311 and maize mtDNA fragments derived from the regions of atp1, cox1 and cox2. No mtDNA differences were observed between male- sterile and restored plants with the s...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Groenendijk CF,Sandbrink JM,Brederode JV,van Damme JM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lepidopteran insects exhibit body colour variations, where the high phenotypic diversity observed in the wings and bodies of adults provides opportunities for studying adaptive morphological evolution. In the silkworm Bombyx mori, two genes responsible for moth colour mutation, Bm and Ws, have been mapped to 0.0 ...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Ito K,Katsuma S,Kuwazaki S,Jouraku A,Fujimoto T,Sahara K,Yasukochi Y,Yamamoto K,Tabunoki H,Yokoyama T,Kadono-Okuda K,Shimada T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 76 sweet cherry genotypes were screened with 34 microsatellite primer pairs previously developed in peach. Amplification of SSR loci was obtained for 24 of the microsatellite primer pairs, and 14 of them produced polymorphic amplification patterns. On the basis of polymorphism and quality of amplification, ...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Wünsch A,Hormaza JI

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolism is a key determinant of plant growth and modulates plant adaptive responses. Increased metabolic variation due to heterozygosity may be beneficial for highly homozygous plants if their progeny is to respond to sudden changes in the habitat. Here, we investigate the extent to which heterozygosity contributes...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Rodriguez Cubillos AE,Tong H,Alseekh S,de Abreu E Lima F,Yu J,Fernie AR,Nikoloski Z,Laitinen RAE

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity is a fundamental requirement for evolution and adaptation. Nonetheless, the forces that maintain patterns of genetic variation in wild populations are not completely understood. Neutral theory posits that genetic diversity will increase with a larger effective population size and the decreasing effec...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Hague MT,Routman EJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding genetic mechanisms of self-incompatibility (SI) and how they evolve is central to understanding the mating behaviour of most outbreeding angiosperms. Sporophytic SI (SSI) is controlled by a single multi-allelic locus, S, which is expressed in the diploid (sporophyte) plant to determine the SI phenotype o...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Brennan AC,Tabah DA,Harris SA,Hiscock SJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of whole genome sequencing (WGS) data enables the discovery of causative single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or SNPs in high linkage disequilibrium with causative SNPs. This study investigated effects of integrating SNPs selected from imputed WGS data into the data of 54K chip on genomic prediction...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Liu A,Lund MS,Boichard D,Karaman E,Fritz S,Aamand GP,Nielsen US,Wang Y,Su G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterozygosity-fitness correlations (HFCs) are often used to link individual genetic variation to differences in fitness. However, most studies examining HFCs find weak or no correlations. Here, we derive broad theoretical predictions about how many loci are needed to adequately measure genomic heterozygosity assuming...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Miller JM,Malenfant RM,David P,Davis CS,Poissant J,Hogg JT,Festa-Bianchet M,Coltman DW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural populations of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus, Canidae, Carnivora) differ drastically in their reproductive strategy. Coastal foxes, which depend on stable food resources, produce litters of moderate size. Inland foxes feed on small rodents, whose populations are characterized by cycling fluctuation. In the ye...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Axenovich TI,Zorkoltseva IV,Akberdin IR,Beketov SV,Kashtanov SN,Zakharov IA,Borodin PM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SINE sequences are interspersed throughout virtually all eukaryotic genomes. In the family Salmonidae three families of SINEs have been identified. In this work we have attempted to characterize and locate by means of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) one of these families (HpaI) in the genome of Atlantic salmo...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Perez J,Garcia-Vazquez E,Moran P

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichogramma wasps can be rendered asexual by infection with the maternally inherited symbiont Wolbachia. Previous studies indicate the Wolbachia strains infecting Trichogramma wasps are host-specific, inferred by failed horizontal transfer of Wolbachia to novel Trichogramma hosts. Additionally, Trichogramma can becom...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Lindsey ARI,Stouthamer R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of transposable elements can be induced by environmental and population factors and in particular by stresses in various organisms. A consequence of the increase in transposable element mobility is the creation of new genetic variability that can be useful in the face of stressful conditions. In this revi...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Capy P,Gasperi G,Biémont C,Bazin C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic architecture and phenotypic plasticity are important considerations when studying trait variation within and among populations. Since environmental change can induce shifts in the genetic architecture and plasticity of traits, it is important to consider both genetic and environmental sources of phenotypic var...

journal_title：Heredity

authors： Venney CJ,Wellband KW,Heath DD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00