Biodesulfurization enhancement via targeted re-insertion of the flavin reductase dszD in the genome of the model strain Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 by Olga Martzoukou, Fotios Klenias, Eleni Kopsini, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou

“…The model desulfurizing strain Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 is responsible for the removal of sulfur through the 4S metabolic pathway, operating through a plasmid-borne dszABC operon, as well as the chromosomal gene for the flavin reductase, dszD. However, naturally occurring biocatalysts do not exhibit the required BDS activity to be useful for industrial applications and for this reason, genetic modifications are currently being explored. …”
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Myogenesis gone awry: the role of developmental pathways in rhabdomyosarcoma by Annika L. Gustafson, Annika L. Gustafson, Annika L. Gustafson, Adam D. Durbin, Kristin B. Artinger, Heide L. Ford, Heide L. Ford, Heide L. Ford

“…There are two major sub-types of RMS: fusion-positive (FP-RMS) and fusion-negative (FN-RMS); with FP-RMS typically containing chromosomal translocations between the PAX3/7-FOXO1 loci. …”
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Glycogen Storage Disease Type IX due to a Novel Mutation in PHKA2 Gene by Hamza Hassan Khan, Lauren Parr, Allison Jay, Saleem Raza, Hernando Lyons, Sanjay Kumar

“…For the developmental delay, a chromosomal microrarray was ordered. The chromosomal microarray revealed the patient to have 1q21 duplication syndrome and 16p11.2 deletion syndrome. …”
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Association between Genetic Instability and Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gastric Epithelial Dysplasia by Jin Su Kim, Woo Chul Chung, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang Nyol Paik, Kyeong Soo Lee, Hye Ji Kim, Young Wook Kim, Ji Han Jung, Seung June Noh, Yun Kyung Lee

“…There were no significant differences of LINE-1 methylation level according to chromosomal/microsatellite instability and H. pylori state. …”
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Mapping quantitative trait loci regions associated with Marek’s disease on chicken autosomes by means of selective DNA pooling by Ehud Lipkin, Jacqueline Smith, Morris Soller, David W. Burt, Janet E. Fulton

“…We further mapped MD QTLRs on the chicken Z chromosome (GGZ) using the same F6 population, and by selective DNA pooling (SDP) of 8 elite egg production lines. …”
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Efficient identification of genomic insertions and surrounding regions in two transgenic maize events using third-generation single-molecule nanopore sequencing technology by Qing Liu, Qi Wang, Lihua Ning, Ziqi Chen, Chuang Zhang, Yang Liu, Buxuan Qian, Jia Guo, Yuejia Yin

“…The insertion site for ND4401 was pinpointed in the non-coding region of chromosome 5, and for ND4403, in the non-coding region of chromosome 3. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

“…Predicted chromosomal genomic features include 5,709 CDS, 12 rRNAs, 63 tRNAs, 4 ncRNAs, and 5,788 genes. …”
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GRAMMAR-Lambda Delivers Efficient Understanding of the Genetic Basis for Head Size in Catfish by Yunfeng Zhao, Jin Gao, Hong Feng, Li Jiang

“…Based on the results of gene–gene interaction analysis, we speculate that there may be frequent genetic interactions between chromosome 19 and chromosome 29 in bone development. …”
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Nonhomologous DNA End Joining in Cell-Free Extracts by Sheetal Sharma, Sathees C. Raghavan

“…Among various DNA damages, double-strand breaks (DSBs) are considered as most deleterious, as they may lead to chromosomal rearrangements and cancer when unrepaired. …”
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Select the Sex of Your Next Calf Prior to Mating: Using Sexed Semen by Gary R. Hansen

“…This is accomplished through a procedure known as flow cytometry cell sorting where X- (female) or Y-(male)-chromosome-bearing cells are sorted based on DNA content of the sperm cell. …”
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Select the Sex of Your Next Calf Prior to Mating: Using Sexed Semen by Gary R. Hansen

“…This is accomplished through a procedure known as flow cytometry cell sorting where X- (female) or Y-(male)-chromosome-bearing cells are sorted based on DNA content of the sperm cell. …”
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FABIO: TWAS fine-mapping to prioritize causal genes for binary traits. by Haihan Zhang, Kevin He, Zheng Li, Lam C Tsoi, Xiang Zhou

“…Here, we present FABIO, a TWAS fine-mapping method specifically designed for binary traits that is capable of modeling all genes jointly on an entire chromosome. FABIO employs a probit model to directly link the genetically regulated expression (GReX) of genes to binary outcomes while taking into account the GReX correlation among all genes residing on a chromosome. …”
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SHOX and sex difference in height: a hypothesis by Tsutomu Ogata, Atsushi Hattori, Maki Fukami

“…In this regard, previous studies have revealed that (1) distribution of the mean adult heights in subjects with disorders accompanied by discordance between sex chromosome complement and bioactive sex steroids and in control subjects (the British height standards) indicates that, of the ~12.5 cm of sex difference in the mean adult height, ~9 cm is accounted for by the difference in the sex chromosome complement and the remaining ~3.5 cm is explained by the dimorphism in sex steroids (primarily due to the growth-promoting effect of gonadal androgens); (2) according to the infancy-childhood-puberty growth model, the sex difference in the childhood growth function produces height differences of ~1 cm in childhood and 8–10 cm at 18–20 years of age, whereas the sex difference in the pubertal growth function yields height difference of ~4.5 cm at 18–20 years of age; and (3) SHOX expression and methylation analyses using knee cartilage tissues and cultured chondrocytes have shown lower SHOX expression levels in female samples than in male samples and methylation patterns consistent with partial spreading of X-inactivation affecting SHOX in female samples. …”
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The development of a new bread wheat genotype carrying two loci for endosperm softness by A. V. Simonov, A. K. Chistyakova, E. V. Morozova, L. V. Shchukina, A. Börner, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…Its variability among wheat varieties depends mainly on the multiple allelism for a single Ha locus on chromosome 5D leading to a continuous variation of the trait. …”
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Neurophysiological Endophenotypes, CNS Disinhibition, and Risk for Alcohol Dependence and Related Disorders by Bernice Porjesz, Madhavi Rangaswamy

“…We reported significant linkage and linkage disequilibrium for the beta frequency of the EEG and GABRA2, a GABAA receptor gene on chromosome 4, which we found is also associated with diagnosis of alcohol dependence and related disorders. …”
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Pattern and risk factors of congenital anomalies among children attending Specialized Hospitals in Sohag Governorate by Ayman S. Abd El-Hady, Abdel-Nasser S. Mohammed, Mohammed A. Aladawy, Gamal E. Soliman

“…Results The study revealed that Cardiac malformations came first by (26.6%) mostly as cardiac septal defects (15.3%), Chromosomal defects came second by (22%), Neural tube defects (12%) Oral cleft defects (10.6%), Genitourinary defects (8.6%) and Digestive system anomalies by (4.6%). …”
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Prenatal Cytogenetic Diagnosis in Cienfuegos: Years 2007-2018 by Pedro Alí Díaz-Véliz Jiménez, Belkis Vidal Hernández, Teresa Velázquez Martínez, Yoelkis Sanjurjo Pérez, Iliana González Santana

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> 3260 cytogenetic prenatal diagnoses were determined during the study period, 83 of them presented chromosomal alterations, for 2,6 % positivity. Only 33,7 % of positive cases and healthy carriers are under 37 years old. …”
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Whole-genome analysis of a ST45-SCCmec IVa (2B)-t116 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from the sputum of a 5-year-old child with pneumonia by Lin Huang, Rui Guo, Jingxian Lin, Xiaowei Li, Zhicong Li, Limei Zhang, Wenting Li, Rui Xue, Cheng Zhang, Xiaosan Feng, Xiaobin Li, Xiaobin Li

“…Besides mecA, another beta-lactam resistance gene blaZ was found to located on six copies of bla complex (blaZ, blaR1, and blaI) on the chromosome of SA2107. Three kinds of virulence factors were detected on the chromosome of SA2107, including genes encoding toxins, exoenzyme, and immune-modulating protein. …”
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THE REORGANIZATION OF PLANT GENOMES DURING ALLOPOLYPLOIDISATION by A. B. Shcherban

“…The data on various genomic changes at early stages of allopolyploidization, including activation of mobile elements, chromosomal rearrangements, epigenetic and transcriptomic changes, etc., are summarized. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF WELSH ONION SEED STORAGE ON GERMINATION AND CYTOGENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR SEEDLINGS by I. A. Prokopiev, G. V. Filippova, A. A. Shein

“…By the example of fast-ageing Allium fistulosum seeds, it is shown that the storage temperature of +4, –6 and –18 °C, regardless of the used gas atmosphere does not affect laboratory germination, mitotic activity, or the frequency of chromosome aberrations and lags in the apical meristem of seedling roots in comparison to the control. …”
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