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Researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds ...
Researcher Maps Genes of Destructive Parasite
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome sequence and genetic map for a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm that is one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites has been completed by a research team, including UC Davis nematology ...
Researchers Get to Root of Nematode Genome
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University scientists and colleagues have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites – Meloidogyne ...
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Mapping the crocodile genome
Jul 28, 2009 |
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The first ever genetic linkage map for a non-avian member of the Class Reptilia has been developed. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have constructed a first-generation genetic linkage map for th ...
Scientists generate the most precise map of genetic recombination ever
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Jul 10, 2008 |
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Genetic recombination, the process by which sexually reproducing organisms shuffle their genetic material when producing germ cells, leads to offspring with a new genetic make-up and influences the course of evolution.
Gene map aims to combat blood flukes
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The first microsatellite-based genetic linkage map has been published for Schistosoma mansoni, a blood fluke that is known to infect over 90 million people in Africa, the Middle East and the New World. Researchers writin ...
Scientists generate the most precise map of genetic recombination ever
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Jul 10, 2008 |
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Genetic recombination, the process by which sexually reproducing organisms shuffle their genetic material when producing germ cells, leads to offspring with a new genetic make-up and influences the course of evolution.
Johns Hopkins to participate in 1000 Genomes Project
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (IGM) at Johns Hopkins will join other national and international scientists in the 1000 Genomes Project, an ambitious effort that will involve sequencing ...
First 'genetic map' of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes
Nov 25, 2009 |
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The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time. was published online today by the American Journal of Human Ge ...
Australian first: Kangaroo genome mapped
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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Australian researchers will today launch the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project.
Pathogen that causes disease in cattle also associated with Crohn's disease
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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People with Crohn's disease (CD) are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes a digestive-tract disease in cattle called Johne's disease. The role this bacterium may or may not play in ...
Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
Jun 26, 2009 |
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People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart.
Anything but modest: The mouse continues to contribute to humankind
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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"Big things come in small packages," the saying goes, and it couldn't be more true when discussing the mouse. This little creature has become a crucial part of human history through its contributions in understanding human ...
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