Variability of the period between germination and heading in spring barley accessions from Dagestan by I. A. Zveinek, R. A. Abdullaev, B. A. Batasheva, E. E. Radchenko

“…Background. The genetic variability of the period between the germination and heading phases was analyzed in barley accessions from the Republic of Dagestan planted in the southern area of Dagestan (Derbent) and the Northwest of Russia (Pushkin, St. …”
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Sex-specific impacts of caffeine on body composition: commentary on a retrospective cohort study by Anna Vittoria Mattioli

“…The discussion highlights key areas requiring further investigation, including the role of hormonal modulation, genetic variability, and long-term effects on muscle health.Discussion: The positive association between caffeine intake and FFMI, particularly among women and younger populations, underscores the ergogenic potential of caffeine in enhancing muscle performance and metabolic efficiency. …”
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Fine‐Scale Genetic Structure of Small Fish Populations in Islands: The Case of Brook Charr Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) in Saint‐Pierre and Miquelon (France) by Julie Viana, Guillaume Evanno, Céline Audet, Fabrice Teletchea

“…We found limited genetic variability across the archipelago, with particularly low genetic diversity in one island, Langlade. …”
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Response of Sorghum to Cold Stress at Early Developmental Stage by Amandin Rutayisire, Geoffrey Lubadde, Alice Mukayiranga, Richard Edema

“…However, there is genetic variability within the existing germplasm in terms of tolerance to low temperatures. …”
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Short-term evolutionary implications of an introgressed size-determining supergene in a vulnerable population by Pierre Lesturgie, John S. S. Denton, Lei Yang, Shannon Corrigan, Jeff Kneebone, Romuald Laso-Jadart, Arve Lynghammar, Olivier Fedrigo, Stefano Mona, Gavin J. P. Naylor

“…Coalescent-based demographic modelling reveals strong migration between regions maintaining genetic variability in the recombining genome, preventing speciation between morphs. …”
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Reproductive Technologies and Genomic Selection in Cattle by Patrice Humblot, Daniel Le Bourhis, Sebastien Fritz, Jean Jacques Colleau, Cyril Gonzalez, Catherine Guyader Joly, Alain Malafosse, Yvan Heyman, Yves Amigues, Michel Tissier, Claire Ponsart

“…The combined use of several embryo based reproductive technologies will probably be more important in the near future to satisfy the needs of genomic selection for increasing the number of candidates and to preserve at the same time genetic variability.…”
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Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Deli dura x AVROS pisifera Tested on Inland Soils by A. Noh, M. Y. Rafii, G. Saleh, A. Kushairi, M. A. Latif

“…Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed low genetic variability among pisifera parents for most of the characters indicating uniformity of the pisifera population. …”
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Glutathione S-transferase polymorphism in ethnic groups living in Eastern Siberia by E. V. Belyaeva, O. A. Yershova, T. A. Astahova, O. V. Bugun

“…The role of glutathione S-transferase for the life of the cell and the entire organism is related to their participation in the processes of detoxification of xenobiotics and antioxidant protection. Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferases appears in the form of different enzymatic activity of the corresponding protein products. …”
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Diagnosis of the mechanisms of different types of discordances between phylogenies inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial markers by A. A. Poroshina, D. Y. Sherbakov, T. E. Peretolchina

“…These processes are likely to result in unusual “patterns” of genetic variability of species. The most unusual patterns include the ones when speciation is followed by incomplete lineage sorting as well as mitochondrial or nuclear introgression. …”
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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): Paving the way towards nutraceuticals and value-added products for sustainable development and nutritional security by Sagar M. Chavan, Abhijit Khadatkar, Muzaffar Hasan, Dilshad Ahmad, Vishal Kumar, N.K. Jain

“…Due to its premises properties and high genetic variability, it is considered a superfood for nutritional security among the rural population. …”
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Genetic Etiology of Ichthyosis in Turkish Patients: Next-generation Sequencing Identified Seven Novel Mutations by Hanife SAAT, Ibrahim SAHIN, Neslihan DUZKALE, Muzeyyen GONUL, Taha BAHSI

“…Conclusions: Because of the wide genetic variability of ichthyosis, it is difficult to diagnose the disease quickly and definitively. …”
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Association of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genotypes and haplotypes with acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk by Jameel Al-Tamimi, Suliman Alomar, Ali Aljuaimlani, Lamjed Mansour

“…The heightened occurrence of inhibitory KIR genes ( 2DL1 and 3DL1 ) and the BX haplotype in ALL patients indicates a possible involvement of these genetic variability with the dysfunctional of NK cells in the context of ALL disease.…”
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Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Agromorphological Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) by Aaron Tettey Asare, Francis Mensah, Samuel Acheampong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Jonathan Armah

“…Gamma irradiated okra seeds can generate genetic variability to improve the crop. Samples of 150 seeds, each of okra genotype, UCCC6, were irradiated with 400 Gy to 1000 Gy using cobalt 60 source at a dose rate exposure of 121.58 Gy/hr. …”
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Variability and interpopulation differentiation of the rare species Gueldenstaedtia monophylla Fisch. (Fabaceae) by I. Yu. Selyutina, E. S. Konichenko, O. V. Dorogina

“…Genetic variability of the rare species Gueldenstaedtia monophylla from 7 natural populations in the central part of its range (Ongudai district, Altai Republic) was studied. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Threatened African Tree Species, Milicia excelsa, Using Nuclear Microsatellites DNA Markers by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon, Damase P. Khasa

“…All loci were variable, with the mean number of alleles per locus ranging from 5.86 to 7.69. Considerable genetic variability was detected for all populations at the seven loci (AR=4.60; HE=0.811). …”
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Canine Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Dissemination and Tissue Tropism of Genetically Distinct Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Populations by Guilherme Marx de Oliveira, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Fernanda Santos Oliveira, Marize Quinhones Pires, Raquel da Silva Pacheco

“…The amplified products were analyzed by LSSP-PCR to investigate the genetic variability of the parasite populations present in different anatomical sites. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Yield and Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia by Simon Yohannes, Gobeze Loha, Mesfin Kebede Gessese

“…To this effect, understanding the genetic variability, heritability and association between grain yield and other agronomic traits is necessary for effective plant breeding program. …”
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Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future by Ezekiel K. Vicar, Shirley V. Simpson, Gloria I. Mensah, Kennedy K. Addo, Eric S. Donkor

“…In line with the WHO’s effort to improve early detection, diagnosis, and proper management leading to the eventual eradication of yaws, this article reviews the existing literature on yaws in Africa to highlight the epidemiological pattern, genetic variability, diagnosis modalities, treatment, and control strategies, the challenges and prospects for yaws eradication. …”
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Lower vicine content reduces the reproductive yield performance in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) by Sadhan Debnath, Mayank Rai, Wricha Tyagi, Sujan Majumder, Ng. Tombisana Meetei

“…In this study, 189 diverse faba bean accessions have been evaluated for yield component traits and vicine content in seeds followed by a correlation study. Combined genetic variability analysis shows that traits like days to pod initiation (DPI), pod length (PL), test weight (TW) and grain yield have minimally been influenced by the environment. …”
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Liberties of the genome: insertions of mitochondrial DNA fragments into nuclear genome by M. V. Golubenko, V. P. Puzyrev

“…The transition of detached fragments of mitochondrial DNA into the nucleus and their integration into chromosomal DNA is a special kind of genetic variability that highlights the relation between the two genomes and their interaction in a eukaryotic cell. …”
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