Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 28, 2021

Characterization of the microbiome of the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar across the expansion range and comparison with a native co-occurring species

Bárbara Santos, Molly C. Bletz, Joana Sabino-Pinto, Walter Cocca, Jean Francois Solofoniaina Fidy, Karen LM Freeman, Sven Kuenzel, Serge Ndriantsoa, Jean Noel, Tsanta Rakotonanahary, Miguel Vences, Angelica Crottini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11532 PubMed 34249488

June 28, 2021

Genome-wide association study uncovers new genetic loci and candidate genes underlying seed chilling-germination in maize

Yinchao Zhang, Peng Liu, Chen Wang, Na Zhang, Yuxiao Zhu, Chaoying Zou, Guangsheng Yuan, Cong Yang, Shibin Gao, Guangtang Pan, Langlang Ma, Yaou Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11707 PubMed 34249517

June 22, 2021

Methylation of CYP1A1 and VKORC1 promoter associated with stable dosage of warfarin in Chinese patients

Shiwei He, Yuan Wu, Shuidi Yan, Jumei Liu, Li Zhao, Huabin Xie, Shengxiang Ge, Huiming Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11549 PubMed 34221714

June 22, 2021

Elucidating SNP-based genetic diversity and population structure of advanced breeding lines of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Vipin Tomar, Guriqbal Singh Dhillon, Daljit Singh, Ravi Prakash Singh, Jesse Poland, Arun Kumar Joshi, Budhi Sagar Tiwari, Uttam Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11593 PubMed 34221720

June 17, 2021

Shifts in gut and vaginal microbiomes are associated with cancer recurrence time in women with ovarian cancer

David Jacobson, Kathleen Moore, Camille Gunderson, Michelle Rowland, Rita Austin, Tanvi Prasad Honap, Jiawu Xu, Christina Warinner, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Cecil M. Lewis Jr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11574 PubMed 34178459

June 15, 2021

AlleleShift: an R package to predict and visualize population-level changes in allele frequencies in response to climate change

Roeland Kindt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11534 PubMed 34178449

June 15, 2021

Genome-wide identification and characterization of UBP gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Miaoze Xu, Peng Jin, Tingting Liu, Shiqi Gao, Tianye Zhang, Fan Zhang, Xiaolei Han, Long He, Jianping Chen, Jian Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11594 PubMed 34178465

June 14, 2021

Genetic connectivity between Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae spawned in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mediterranean Sea

Carolina Johnstone, Montse Pérez, Estrella Malca, José María Quintanilla, Trika Gerard, Diego Lozano-Peral, Francisco Alemany, John Lamkin, Alberto García, Raúl Laiz-Carrión

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11568 PubMed 34178457

June 14, 2021

Developing new lines of Japonica rice for higher quality and yield under arid conditions

Mahmoud A.A. El Sayed, Ahmed M.S. Kheir, Fatma A. Hussein, Esmat F. Ali, Mahmoud E. Selim, Ali Majrashi, Essam A.Z. El Shamey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11592 PubMed 34178464

June 9, 2021

The transition to agricultural cultivation of neo-crops may fail to account for wild genetic diversity patterns: insights from the Cape Floristic Region

Nicholas C. Galuszynski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11462 PubMed 34178439

June 3, 2021

Multiscale patterns of isolation by ecology and fine-scale population structure in Texas bobcats

Imogene A. Cancellare, Elizabeth M. Kierepka, Jan Janecka, Byron Weckworth, Richard T. Kazmaier, Rocky Ward