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Antonio Amorim

PeerJ Editor & Author

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Degree in Biology, University of Porto, in 1974; PhD in 1983. Full Professor since 1993.
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: Formal and population genetics. Pure and applied genetics, forensics (human and non-human paternity and kinship expertise) and diagnosis of genetic diseases.

Evolutionary Studies Genetics Genomics Mathematical Biology Natural Resource Management Theory & Formal Methods

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

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Universidade do Porto

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Universidade do Porto

Faculdade de Ciências

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IPATIMUP/i3s

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August 17, 2022

Complex interactions between p.His558Arg and linked variants in the sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 5 (Na_V1.5)

Monica Lopes-Marques, Raquel Silva, Catarina Serrano, Verónica Gomes, Ana Cardoso, Maria João Prata, Antonio Amorim, Luisa Azevedo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13913 PubMed 35996667

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May 9, 2023

Association between INHA gene polymorphisms and litter size in Hainan black goats

Zhengyu Bian, Kunpeng Li, Si Chen, Churiga Man, Fengyang Wang, Lianbin Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15381 PubMed 37187517

March 8, 2023

Genetic features and phylogenetic relationship analyses of Guizhou Han population residing in Southwest China via 38 X-InDels

Yuhang Feng, Ting Wang, Yunteng Yang, Jiangtao You, Kun He, Hongling Zhang, Qiyan Wang, Meiqing Yang, Jiang Huang, Zheng Ren, Xiaoye Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14964 PubMed 36915656

April 15, 2022

Genetic diversity and population structure of muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) from Nigeria

Adeniyi C. Adeola, Foluke E. Sola-Ojo, Yusuf A. Opeyemi, Abel O. Oguntunji, Lotanna Micah Nneji, Muslim K. Ewuola, Semiu F. Bello, Wasiu A. Olaniyi, Adeosun T. Adesoji, Alex P. Karuno, Oscar J. Sanke, Ebiakpo Lucky Daniel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13236 PubMed 35444865

March 5, 2021

Genetic variation of Nigerian cattle inferred from maternal and paternal genetic markers

David H. Mauki, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Said I. Ng’ang’a, Abdulfatai Tijjani, Ibikunle Mark Akanbi, Oscar J. Sanke, Abdussamad M. Abdussamad, Sunday C. Olaogun, Jebi Ibrahim, Philip M. Dawuda, Godwin F. Mangbon, Paul S. Gwakisa, Ting-Ting Yin, Min-Sheng Peng, Ya-Ping Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10607 PubMed 33717663

November 11, 2020

Population genetics of the freshwater fish Prochilodus magdalenae (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae), using species-specific microsatellite loci

Ricardo M. Landínez-García, Juan Carlos Narváez, Edna J. Márquez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10327 PubMed 33240645

October 21, 2020

Genomics versus mtDNA for resolving stock structure in the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Derek W. Kraft, Emily E. Conklin, Evan W. Barba, Melanie Hutchinson, Robert J. Toonen, Zac H. Forsman, Brian W. Bowen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10186 PubMed 33150082

August 5, 2020

DNA barcoding of commercially important reef fishes in Weh Island, Aceh, Indonesia

Nur Fadli, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Hizir Sofyan, Zainal A. Muchlisin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9641 PubMed 32844060

May 6, 2020

Genome-based development of 15 microsatellite markers in fluorescent multiplexes for parentage testing in captive tigers

Xiao Zhao, Qiguan Qiu, Chang Li, Dongke Fu, Xuesong Hu, Shengjie Gao, Yugang Zhu, Haofang Mu, Runping Wang, Huanming Yang, Bo Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8939 PubMed 32411512

April 17, 2020

CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content

Maxime Borry, Bryan Cordova, Angela Perri, Marsha Wibowo, Tanvi Prasad Honap, Jada Ko, Jie Yu, Kate Britton, Linus Girdland-Flink, Robert C. Power, Ingelise Stuijts, Domingo C. Salazar-García, Courtney Hofman, Richard Hagan, Thérèse Samdapawindé Kagoné, Nicolas Meda, Helene Carabin, David Jacobson, Karl Reinhard, Cecil Lewis, Aleksandar Kostic, Choongwon Jeong, Alexander Herbig, Alexander Hübner, Christina Warinner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001 PubMed 32337106

September 2, 2019

Standardization and validation of a panel of cross-species microsatellites to individually identify the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus)

Shrushti Modi, Bilal Habib, Pallavi Ghaskadbi, Parag Nigam, Samrat Mondol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7453 PubMed 31534835

July 15, 2019

The Tsushima leopard cat exhibits extremely low genetic diversity compared with the Korean Amur leopard cat: Implications for conservation

Hideyuki Ito, Miho Inoue-Murayama

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7297 PubMed 31341743

May 29, 2019

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analyses of 11 cohorts of captive rhesus macaques from Chinese zoos

Qian Su, Yongfang Yao, Qin Zhao, Diyan Li, Meng Xie, Jiayun Wu, Anxiang Wen, Qin Wang, Guangxiang Zhu, Qingyong Ni, Mingwang Zhang, Huailiang Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6957 PubMed 31179176

April 25, 2019

Forensic characteristics and population genetics of Chinese Kazakh ethnic minority with an efficient STR panel

Chong Chen, Yuxin Guo, Xiaoye Jin, Wei Cui, Yuanyuan Wei, Yating Fang, Qiong Lan, Tingting Kong, Tong Xie, Bofeng Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6802 PubMed 31086740

March 27, 2019

Old wild wolves: ancient DNA survey unveils population dynamics in Late Pleistocene and Holocene Italian remains

Marta Maria Ciucani, Davide Palumbo, Marco Galaverni, Patrizia Serventi, Elena Fabbri, Gloria Ravegnini, Sabrina Angelini, Elena Maini, Davide Persico, Romolo Caniglia, Elisabetta Cilli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6424 PubMed 30944772

December 13, 2018

Characterization of five complete Cyrtodactylus mitogenome structures reveals low structural diversity and conservation of repeated sequences in the lineage

Prapatsorn Areesirisuk, Narongrit Muangmai, Kirati Kunya, Worapong Singchat, Siwapech Sillapaprayoon, Sorravis Lapbenjakul, Watcharaporn Thapana, Attachai Kantachumpoo, Sudarath Baicharoen, Budsaba Rerkamnuaychoke, Surin Peyachoknagul, Kyudong Han, Kornsorn Srikulnath

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6121 PubMed 30581685

November 13, 2018

Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae)

Ricardo M. Landínez-García, Edna J. Marquez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5959 PubMed 30479905

November 12, 2018

Evaluation of 17 microsatellite markers for parentage testing and individual identification of domestic yak (Bos grunniens)

Jie Pei, Pengjia Bao, Min Chu, Chunnian Liang, Xuezhi Ding, Hongbo Wang, Xiaoyun Wu, Xian Guo, Ping Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5946 PubMed 30473935

September 28, 2018

Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef

Karina Jones, Michael Jensen, Graham Burgess, Johanna Leonhardt, Lynne van Herwerden, Julia Hazel, Mark Hamann, Ian Bell, Ellen Ariel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5651 PubMed 30280029

September 18, 2018

Natural history and molecular evolution of demersal Mediterranean sharks and skates inferred by comparative phylogeographic and demographic analyses

Alice Ferrari, Fausto Tinti, Victoria Bertucci Maresca, Alessandro Velonà, Rita Cannas, Ioannis Thasitis, Filipe Oliveira Costa, Maria Cristina Follesa, Daniel Golani, Farid Hemida, Sarah J. Helyar, Cecilia Mancusi, Antonello Mulas, Fabrizio Serena, Letizia Sion, Marco Stagioni, Alessia Cariani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5560 PubMed 30245927

September 6, 2018

Genetic variability of Akhal-Teke horses bred in Italy

Maria C. Cozzi, Maria G. Strillacci, Paolo Valiati, Elisa Rogliano, Alessandro Bagnato, Maria Longeri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4889 PubMed 30202639

July 20, 2018

Cross-species screening of microsatellite markers for individual identification of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea and Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus in Antarctica

Anant Pande, Nidhi Rawat, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Sambandam Sathyakumar, Vinod B. Mathur, Samrat Mondol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5243 PubMed 30042893

June 28, 2018

Gene buddies: linked balanced polymorphisms reinforce each other even in the absence of epistasis

Jacob A. Tennessen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5110 PubMed 29967750

June 25, 2018

DNA barcoding of marine fish species from Rongcheng Bay, China

Lijuan Wang, Zhihao Wu, Mengxia Liu, Wei Liu, Wenxi Zhao, Hongjun Liu, Feng You

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5013 PubMed 29967722

June 13, 2018

Evaluating the utility of the female-specific mitochondrial f-orf gene for population genetic, phylogeographic and systematic studies in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida)

Brent M. Robicheau, Emily E. Chase, Walter R. Hoeh, John L. Harris, Donald T. Stewart, Sophie Breton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5007 PubMed 29915706

June 5, 2018

Hindering the illegal trade in dog and cat furs through a DNA-based protocol for species identification

Luisa Garofalo, Alessia Mariacher, Rita Fanelli, Rosario Fico, Rita Lorenzini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4902 PubMed 29888130

April 19, 2018

Gene characteristics of the complete mitochondrial genomes of Paratoxodera polyacantha and Toxodera hauseri (Mantodea: Toxoderidae)

Le-Ping Zhang, Yin-Yin Cai, Dan-Na Yu, Kenneth B. Storey, Jia-Yong Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4595 PubMed 29686943

January 31, 2018

Genetic analysis of the Hungarian draft horse population using partial mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequencing

Nikolett Csizmár, Sándor Mihók, András Jávor, Szilvia Kusza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4198 PubMed 29404201

December 19, 2017

Association between genetic polymorphisms of the IL28B gene and leukomonocyte in Chinese hepatitis B virus-infected individuals

Yuzhu Song, Yunsong Shen, Xueshan Xia, A-Mei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4149 PubMed 29302390

November 29, 2017

DNA barcoding reveals the mislabeling of fish in a popular tourist destination in Brazil

Clisten Fátima Staffen, Mari Dalva Staffen, Mariana Londero Becker, Sara Emelie Löfgren, Yara Costa Netto Muniz, Renato Hajenius Aché de Freitas, Andrea Rita Marrero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4006 PubMed 29201560

November 15, 2017

Mitochondrial genomes of three Tetrigoidea species and phylogeny of Tetrigoidea

Li-Liang Lin, Xue-Juan Li, Hong-Li Zhang, Zhe-Min Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4002 PubMed 29158966

August 28, 2017

Uncovering unseen fungal diversity from plant DNA banks

Erin M. Datlof, Anthony S. Amend, Kamala Earl, Jeremy Hayward, Clifford W. Morden, Rachael Wade, Geoffrey Zahn, Nicole A. Hynson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3730 PubMed 28875077