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Yellow coloration is maladaptive in the wild but prized by breeders.

A genome-wide association study published in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics offers insights into the genetic origins of aggression in gamecocks.

Pears are big business in the United States’ Pacific Northwest. But did you know that traditional pear breeding has remained largely unchanged for centuries? This slow process is difficult and costly, requiring the long-term commitment of labor, materials, and land-space resources. However, traditional pear breeding might get some help from genomics, thanks to a unique…

Advances in genome engineering are of broad interest (e.g., 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry); however, since they occur at a rapid pace, it’s difficult for scientists to stay up to date. Attending conferences is crucial for learning about cutting-edge advances, but accessibility barriers such as travel and registration costs exist. Additionally, while principal investigators are…

You’ve been selected to present a poster at The Allied Genetics Conference 2024 in March—you’ve celebrated, made plans to attend, now what? This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your research and engage with fellow members of the genetics community, so you want to make sure you’re prepared. We wanted to offer you some tips…

In a changing climate, corn growers need to be ready for anything, including new and shifting disease dynamics. Because it’s impossible to predict which damaging disease will pop up in a given year, corn with resistance to multiple diseases would be a huge win for growers. Now, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are moving the…

New tools published in GENETICS enable researchers to study genes on the elusive fourth chromosome.

Crunchy vs. smooth? Try fastigiata vs. hypogae. Mobilizing peanut diversity on smallholder farms can help improve global food production.

To celebrate Peer Review Week 2023, we take a look at how the GSA Journals Peer Review Training Program has evolved over the past six years to provide important experience and training to early career scientists.

An international collaboration reveals the genetic secrets of endangered species. Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few Americans have tasted this endangered native. Now, University of Connecticut undergraduates have published the first full map of the unusual tree’s DNA in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. The butternut is…

Beyond understanding the admixture process behind the African American population, this model could help in uncovering African Americans’ genealogical fingerprint. We often look to the past to understand the present. Many Americans can trace their genealogies to the 1600s, but for the African American population, understanding of our past is often halted in 1870. This…