Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

S Hoban, FI Archer, LD Bertola, JG Bragg… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity underlies ecosystem resilience, ecosystem function, sustainable economies,
and human well‐being. Understanding how biodiversity sustains ecosystems under …

The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®): optimizing its use in a clinical diagnostic or research setting

PD Stenson, M Mort, EV Ball, M Chapman, K Evans… - Human genetics, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®) constitutes a comprehensive
collection of published germline mutations in nuclear genes that are thought to underlie, or …

The UCSC genome browser database: 2023 update

LR Nassar, GP Barber, A Benet-Pagès… - Nucleic acids …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract The UCSC Genome Browser (https://genome. ucsc. edu) is an omics data
consolidator, graphical viewer, and general bioinformatics resource that continues to serve …

CPGView: A package for visualizing detailed chloroplast genome structures

S Liu, Y Ni, J Li, X Zhang, H Yang… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Chloroplast genomes have been widely used in studying plant phylogeny and evolution.
Several chloroplast genome visualization tools have been developed to display the …

A graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria

Q He, S Tang, H Zhi, J Chen, J Zhang, H Liang… - Nature Genetics, 2023‏ - nature.com
Setaria italica (foxtail millet), a founder crop of East Asian agriculture, is a model plant for C4
photosynthesis and develo** approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates …

Pangenome analysis provides insight into the evolution of the orange subfamily and a key gene for citric acid accumulation in citrus fruits

Y Huang, J He, Y Xu, W Zheng, S Wang, P Chen… - Nature Genetics, 2023‏ - nature.com
The orange subfamily (Aurantioideae) contains several Citrus species cultivated worldwide,
such as sweet orange and lemon. The origin of Citrus species has long been debated and …

Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution

Y Dong, S Duan, Q **a, Z Liang, X Dong, K Margaryan… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
We elucidate grapevine evolution and domestication histories with 3525 cultivated and wild
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …

Characterization and visualization of tandem repeats at genome scale

E Dolzhenko, A English, H Dashnow… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Tandem repeat (TR) variation is associated with gene expression changes and numerous
rare monogenic diseases. Although long-read sequencing provides accurate full-length …

Convergent selection of a WD40 protein that enhances grain yield in maize and rice

W Chen, L Chen, X Zhang, N Yang, J Guo, M Wang… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
A better understanding of the extent of convergent selection among crops could greatly
improve breeding programs. We found that the quantitative trait locus KRN2 in maize and its …

COVID-19 in Amazonas, Brazil, was driven by the persistence of endemic lineages and P. 1 emergence

FG Naveca, V Nascimento, VC de Souza, AL Corado… - Nature medicine, 2021‏ - nature.com
The northern state of Amazonas is among the regions in Brazil most heavily affected by the
COVID-19 epidemic and has experienced two exponentially growing waves, in early and …