Check out the March issue of G3!
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Investigations
Genomic Regions Associated with Tolerance to Freezing Stress and Snow Mold in Winter Wheat
Erika B. Kruse, Scott W. Carle, Nuan Wen, Daniel Z. Skinner, Timothy D. Murray, Kimberly A. Garland-Campbell, Arron H. Carter
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 775-780;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037622
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Single-Molecule Sequencing of the Drosophila serrata Genome
Scott L. Allen, Emily K. Delaney, Artyom Kopp, Stephen F. Chenoweth
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 781-788;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037598
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Mutants for Drosophila Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 3b Are Defective in Mitochondrial Function and Larval Cell Death
Dianne M. Duncan, Paula Kiefel, Ian Duncan
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 789-799;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037366
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Persistency of Prediction Accuracy and Genetic Gain in Synthetic Populations Under Recurrent Genomic Selection
Dominik Müller, Pascal Schopp, Albrecht E. Melchinger
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 801-811;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.036582
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Novel Resampling Improves Statistical Power for Multiple-Trait QTL Mapping
Riyan Cheng, R. W. Doerge, Justin Borevitz
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 813-822;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037531
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Cytoplasmic–Nuclear Incompatibility Between Wild Isolates of Caenorhabditis nouraguensis
Piero Lamelza, Michael Ailion
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 823-834;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037101
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Genetics and Adaptation of Soybean Cyst Nematode to Broad Spectrum Soybean Resistance
Michael Gardner, Robert Heinz, Jianying Wang, Melissa G. Mitchum
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 835-841;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.035964
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Linkage Mapping and Comparative Genomics of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Christopher M. Hollenbeck, David S. Portnoy, Dana Wetzel, Tracy A. Sherwood, Paul B. Samollow, John R. Gold
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 843-850;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.036350
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SHH Protein Variance in the Limb Bud Is Constrained by Feedback Regulation and Correlates with Altered Digit Patterning
Rui Zhang, Chanmi Lee, Lisa Y. Lawson, Lillian J. Svete, Lauren M. McIntyre, Brian D. Harfe
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 851-858;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.033019
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Lack of Association of CD55 Receptor Genetic Variants and Severe Malaria in Ghanaian Children
Kathrin Schuldt, Christa Ehmen, Juergen Sievertsen, Jennifer Evans, Juergen May, Daniel Ansong, Birgit Muntau, Gerd Ruge, Christian Timmann, Tsiri Agbenyega, Rolf D. Horstmann, Thorsten Thye
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 859-864;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.036475
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Genetic Dissection of a QTL Affecting Bone Geometry
Olivia L. Sabik, Juan F. Medrano, Charles R. Farber
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 865-870;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037424
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De Novo Transcriptome Characterization of a Sterilizing Trematode Parasite (Microphallus sp.) from Two Species of New Zealand Snails
Laura Bankers, Maurine Neiman
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 871-880;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037275
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Adapting Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Rice F2 Populations
Tomoyuki Furuta, Motoyuki Ashikari, Kshirod K. Jena, Kazuyuki Doi, Stefan Reuscher
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 881-893;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038190
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Predicted Residual Error Sum of Squares of Mixed Models: An Application for Genomic Prediction
Shizhong Xu
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 895-909;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038059
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Functional Analysis of Kinases and Transcription Factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using an Integrated Overexpression Library
Ji-Young Youn, Helena Friesen, Alex N. Nguyen Ba, Wendy Liang, Vincent Messier, Mike J. Cox, Alan M. Moses, Brenda Andrews
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 911-921;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038471
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CRISPR-Cas-Induced Mutants Identify a Requirement for dSTIM in Larval Dopaminergic Cells of Drosophila melanogaster
Trayambak Pathak, Deepti Trivedi, Gaiti Hasan
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 923-933;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038539
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Single-Step BLUP with Varying Genotyping Effort in Open-Pollinated Picea glauca
Blaise Ratcliffe, Omnia Gamal El-Dien, Eduardo P. Cappa, Ilga Porth, Jaroslav Klápšte, Charles Chen, Yousry A. El-Kassaby
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 935-942;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037895
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Reproduction and In-Depth Evaluation of Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genome-Wide Meta-analyses Using Summary Statistics
Yao-Fang Niu, Chengyin Ye, Ji He, Fang Han, Long-Biao Guo, Hou-Feng Zheng, Guo-Bo Chen
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 943-952;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038877
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Genome-Wide Analysis of lncRNA and mRNA Expression During Differentiation of Abdominal Preadipocytes in the Chicken
Tao Zhang, Xiangqian Zhang, Kunpeng Han, Genxi Zhang, Jinyu Wang, Kaizhou Xie, Qian Xue
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 953-966;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037069
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The Impact of Selection at the Amino Acid Level on the Usage of Synonymous Codons
Pawel Blazej, Dorota Mackiewicz, Malgorzata Wnetrzak, Pawel Mackiewicz
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 967-981;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038125
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Identification of Unannotated Small Genes in Salmonella
Jonghwan Baek, Jiyoung Lee, Kihoon Yoon, Hyunwoo Lee
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 983-989;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.036939
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Regulators of Lysosome Function and Dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kevin Gee, Danniel Zamora, Teresa Horm, Laeth George, Cameron Upchurch, Justin Randall, Colby Weaver, Caitlin Sanford, Austin Miller, Sebastian Hernandez, Hope Dang, Hanna Fares
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 991-1000;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037515
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cdk8 Mediator Represses AQY1 Transcription by Inhibiting Set1p-Dependent Histone Methylation
Michael J. Law, Michael A. Finger
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1001-1010;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.039586
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Cellular Proteomes Drive Tissue-Specific Regulation of the Heat Shock Response
Jian Ma, Christopher E. Grant, Rosemary N. Plagens, Lindsey N. Barrett, Karen S. Kim Guisbert, Eric Guisbert
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1011-1018;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038232
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Allelic Dropout During Polymerase Chain Reaction due to G-Quadruplex Structures and DNA Methylation Is Widespread at Imprinted Human Loci
Aaron J. Stevens, Millie G. Taylor, Frederick Grant Pearce, Martin A. Kennedy
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1019-1025;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.038687
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A Temporal Perspective on the Interplay of Demography and Selection on Deleterious Variation in Humans
Evan Koch, John Novembre
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1027-1037;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.039651
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLO1 Gene Demonstrates Genetic Linkage to Increased Fermentation Rate at Low Temperatures
Rebecca C. Deed, Bruno Fedrizzi, Richard C. Gardner
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1039-1048;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037630
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Differential Regulation of Cyclin E by Yorkie-Scalloped Signaling in Organ Development
Zhiqiang Shu, Wu-Min Deng
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 1049-1060;
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