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In the fast-paced life of a bacterium, the ability to manufacture proteins quickly and efficiently is crucial. In these organisms, mRNAs—the templates for building proteins—have a string of bases near the start called the Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence. This motif increases the rate at which translation is initiated. Some results suggest that the presence of SD…

The human brain is an amazing machine powered by electricity. Carefully controlled patterns of changing electrical charges in neurons allow us to to think, move, and speak. When this system is disrupted, very bad things happen. A seizure occurs when a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain interrupts normal functioning. Seizures are accompanied…

Check out the November issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS This Month’s Centennial Articles Charlesworth et al. on background selection and neutral diversity, pp. 829-832 Stephen I. Wright Associate Editor Stephen I. Wright introduces the 1993 GENETICS Classic by Charlesworth. This landmark article revealed an important effect structuring neutral…

Check out the November issue of G3! Table of Contents Investigations Genomic Prediction of Single Crosses in the Early Stages of a Maize Hybrid Breeding Pipeline Dnyaneshwar C. Kadam, Sarah M. Potts, Martin O. Bohn, Alexander E. Lipka, and Aaron J. Lorenz G3 November 2016 6:3443-3453; Early Online September 19, 2016 doi:10.1534/g3.116.031286 Abstract | Full…

Like any revolutionary technology, domestic horses changed human society. The incredible speed and strength of these animals opened up new opportunities to spread trade, language, and culture. For thousands of years, horses have been helping build human society by pulling wagons and plows and carrying soldiers and travelers on their backs. Horse husbandry changed humanity,…

Cancer profoundly scars the genome of an affected cell. Amplification and overexpression of chunks of DNA sequence are common—but it’s not always clear whether these changes are directly involved in the disease or byproducts of some other malfunction. Further complicating the search for treatments, many genes that are altered in cancer cells are involved in…

The GSA Journals, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, are proud to present our annual Spotlight booklets for research published in 2015. Each Spotlight is a showcase of the excellent research and scholarship published over the course of the year, along with a selection of striking images submitted by our authors. Browse the 2015 GENETICS Spotlight. Browse the 2015 G3 Spotlight.      …

People from Denmark are genetically similar to each other no matter which part of the country they come from, report researchers in the journal GENETICS, a publication of the Genetics Society of America. Eight hundred Danish high school students contributed genetic material to the Where Are You From? project, and the data were used to…

Check out the October issue of G3! Table of Contents Call for Papers Multiparental Populations: A Call for Papers G3 October 2016 6:3015; doi:10.1534/g3.116.035022 Full Text | Full Text (PDF) Investigations A Drosophila LexA Enhancer-Trap Resource for Developmental Biology and Neuroendocrine Research Lutz Kockel, Lutfi M. Huq, Anika Ayyar, Emma Herold, Elle MacAlpine, Madeline Logan,…

Check out the October issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS This Month’s Centennial Articles Fumio Tajima and the origin of modern population genetics, pp. 389–390 Rasmus Nielsen Associate Editor Rasmus Nielsen introduces Fumio Tajima’s 1983 Classic on coalescence. This was one of the founding papers of modern population genetics…

A genomic analysis of 28 dog breeds has traced the genetic history of the remarkable Fonni’s Dog, a herd guardian endemic to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The results, published in this month’s issue of GENETICS, reveal that the regional variety has developed into a true breed through unregulated selection for its distinctive behavior, and that…