An assessment of the reliability of quantitative genetics estimates in study systems with high rate of extra-pair reproduction and low recruitment
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DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2016.92
Abstract: Quantitative genetics approaches, and particularly animal models, are widely used to assess the genetic (co)variance of key fitness related traits and infer adaptive potential of wild populations. Despite the importance of precision and accuracy of… read more here.
Keywords: genetics; high rate; reliability; rate extra ... See more keywords
Quantitative epigenetics and evolution
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DOI: 10.1038/s41437-018-0114-x
Abstract: Epigenetics refers to chemical modifications of chromatin or transcribed DNA that can influence gene activity and expression without changes in DNA sequence. The last 20 years have yielded breakthroughs in our understanding of epigenetic processes… read more here.
Keywords: quantitative epigenetics; epigenetics evolution; variance; phenotypic variance ... See more keywords
Learning about quantitative genetics from Marla Sokolowski
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DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2021.1940167
Abstract: Abstract Marla Sokolowski is a true pioneer in behavioral genetics, having made the first molecular delineation of a naturally occurring behavioral polymorphism in her work on the foraging locus in Drosophila melanogaster. The gene was… read more here.
Keywords: learning quantitative; genetics marla; genetics; marla sokolowski ... See more keywords
Using breeding and quantitative genetics to understand the C4 pathway.
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DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab486
Abstract: Reducing photorespiration in C3 crops could significantly increase rates of photosynthesis and yield. One method to achieve this would be to integrate C4 photosynthesis into C3 species. This objective is challenging as it involves engineering… read more here.
Keywords: genetics understand; using breeding; genetics; understand pathway ... See more keywords
Gregor Mendel’s legacy in quantitative genetics
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001692
Abstract: Gregor Mendel’s discovery of the laws of segregation and independent assortment and his inference of the existence of non-mendelian interactions between loci remain at the heart of today’s explorations of the genetic architecture of quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: quantitative genetics; gregor mendel; legacy quantitative; mendel legacy ... See more keywords