📣 Call for papers!

#GENETICS and #G3Journal invite original research on new methods for improving crop and ornamental plants, including genomic prediction, phenomics, breeding program design, and genome editing.

⏰ Papers are due January 18, 2027.

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The #G3journal cover shows a ZEISS UltraPlus FESEM image with myrtle rust spores (yellow) bursting out of a Syzygium jambos leaf (green) by tearing through the epidermis (Luo Z et al. jkaf255). Read the issue online: buff.ly/UcqPaWL

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🦴 Don't miss this important study in #G3journal that represents the largest whole-genome sequencing effort using multiplex families to date, yielding insights and rare variants in the genetic landscape of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

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🍄 Dive into the first genetic mapping of incompatibility alleles in Agaricus bisporus—the cultivated button mushroom—that identifies molecular mechanisms underlying compatibility of hyphal networks in basidiomycetes.

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Read the latest in #G3journal, where Yong-Bi Fu uses the seed-based #RNASeq analysis for the first time to measure changes in total deleterious mutation burden of barley germplasm conserved under long-term cold storage over one regeneration cycle.

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A population genetics study in #G3journal derives several theoretical models to gain insights into deleterious transposon epigenetic effects, considering that spontaneous epialleles generated by transposons are detrimental to fitness.

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A comparative genomic analysis in #G3journal identifies the relationships between species traits, such as dominant reproductive mode, distribution size, and generation length, and the abundance and spatial distribution of transposable elements in lichenized fungi. 🍄

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🪱 Using a CRISPR-based, cell-specific degradation approach, Amezquita et al. demonstrate that the Integrin-Talin axis functions cell-autonomously in #Celegans mechanosensory neurons to regulate presynaptic branch formation.

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🧬 🦙 A genome-wide SNP-based comparative analysis determines genetic diversity and population structure in native Peruvian and non-native European alpacas.

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Naumovozyma castellii is a telomerase-deficient #yeast strain that can bypass senescence by rapidly activating an alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) mechanism.

New work in #G3journal shows that subtelomeric regions play a key role in the effective activation of ALT.

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📢 🪱 Check out the high-coverage, telomere-to-telomere, updated reference genome for the C. briggsae AF16 reference strain with improved genomic resources to enable high-quality intra- and interspecies comparative studies.

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In #G3journal, @michelle-c-ward.bsky.social & Co identify a chronic transcriptional response signature in iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes treated with Doxorubicin—an effective anticancer drug—that can be used to design biomarkers or therapeutic targets for DOX-induced cardiotoxicity.

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🪱 A new #Omics report in #G3journal identifies the complex interplay between the heat shock response and the unfolded protein response of the ER in #Celegans, emphasizing the existence of both compartment-specific and shared regulatory mechanisms.

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A library of #yeast strains captures a substantial fraction of genomic variation while also avoiding the confounding effects of population structure.

Learn more about the construction and characterization of this CYClones library in the September issue of #G3journal
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🧬 New genomic analyses published in the September issue of #G3journal leveraged the #yeast y1000+ genome dataset to determine how protein-coding and noncoding rRNA genes in the proximity of tRNA could influence tRNA expression.

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🪰 New research featured in the September issue of #G3journal highlights the key role of #Drosophila Spargel in controlling cell growth by positively influencing the endocycle process through the E2F1 pathway.

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📷️ Md Shah Jalal, Atanu Duttaroy

🧬🌱 Using QTL mapping, a new study characterizes #Sorghum diploid and tetraploid interspecific families to understand how polyploid-derived chromosomes behave when returned to diploidy.

Find out more in the September issue of #G3journal
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🐭 A mouse model of #Downsyndrome (DS) helps determine the phenotypic consequences of increased gene dosage in the critical portion of the DS genomic landscape.

📖 more in the September issue of #G3journal about how this resource can help dissect DS phenotypes beyond cognition.

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The featured article in the September issue of #G3journal proposes a new framework that examines how environmental context influences qualitative and quantitative aspects of seascapes.

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📷️ by Swathi Manivannan, @cbo.bsky.social

Now live in the September issue of #G3journal

A scalable long-read low-pass (LRLP) sequencing method for high-throughput variant discovery and trait mapping for #breeding applications.

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