Targeting of retrovirus-derived Rtl8a/8b causes late-onset obesity, reduced social response and increased apathy-like behaviour by Yoshifumi Fujioka, Hirosuke Shiura, Masayuki Ishii, Ryuichi Ono, Tsutomu Endo, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Yoshikazu Hirate, Hikaru Ito, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Takashi Kohda, Tomoko Kaneko-Ishino, Fumitoshi Ishino

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Estimation of genetic components, heterosis and combining ability of elite Pakistani wheat varieties for yield attributing traits and stripe rust response by M. S. Ahmed, M. Qamar, S. Waqar, A. Naeem, R. A. Javaid, S. K. Tanveer, I. Hussain

“…Improving wheat varieties with higher grain yield and disease resistance is a prime objective. The knowledge of genetic behaviour of germplasm is key. To achieve this objective, elite wheat varieties were crossed in 4 by 3, line × tester design, and tested in 2019 in a triplicate yield trial to estimate genetic variance, general and specific combining ability, mid-parent heterosis and stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis L.). …”
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AmelOBP4: an antenna-specific odor-binding protein gene required for olfactory behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) by Fang Liu, Yu Lai, Lixian Wu, Qiang Li, Linyue Lei, Wei Yin, Yuan Zhang, Zachary Y. Huang, Hongxia Zhao

“…Previously, we found that AmelOBP4 has a significantly higher expression in the heads of foragers than that of nurses regardless of their ages, revealing its importance in foraging behaviour of the honey bee. RNA interference (RNAi) is the induction of sequence specific gene silencing by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), it is a powerful tool that makes gene inactivation possible in organisms that were not amenable to genetic analysis before. …”
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Evaluation of the Biochemical and Antioxidant Behaviour of Four Species Chenopodium quinoa Willd, Zea mays L., Triticosecale wittmack and Hordeum vulgare L. Effected by Oxidative S... by Bouchareb Radia, Belguet Assia, Semmar R. Narimene, Guendouz Ali

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Atlantic mackerel population structure does not support genetically distinct spawning components [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Imanol Aguirre-Sarabia, Alice Manuzzi, Dorte Bekkevold, Natalia Díaz-Arce, Jessica Gomez-Garrido, Teunis Jansen, Marta Gut, Tyler S. Alioto, Sonia Sanchez-Maroño, Martin Castonguay, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Paula Álvarez

“…Conclusions Therefore, our findings resolved previous uncertainties by confirming the absence of genetically isolated spawning components in each side of the northern Atlantic, thus rejecting homing behaviour and the need to redefine management boundaries in this species. …”
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North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates by Stephen H. Vickers, Timothy D. Meehan, Nicole L. Michel, Aldina M. A. Franco, James J. Gilroy

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Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach by David R Daversa, Ella Baxter, Gonçalo M Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton WJ Garner

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The origins of “Kaunayen” game fowls of Manipur, India: Insights from mitochondrial D-loop sequence analysis by Robin Singh Mutum, Abhik Das, Sankar Kumar Ghosh, Vidyarani Devi Wangkheimayum

“…One such breed is the fighting chicken of Manipur, India, known locally as the Kaunayen breed and listed as the 17th breed at the ICAR, the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, India. When Kaunayen fowl from throughout Manipur are considered, they have anatomical characteristics and common behavioural traits despite the breed's extreme genetic heterogeneity. …”
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La modulation sociale de la voix ne compromet pas le mécanisme de phenotype matching chez le mandrill by Florence Levréro, Greta Carrete-Vega, Anais Herbert, Ismaël Lawabi † 2015, Alexandre Courtiol, Eric Willaume, Peter M. Kappeler, Marie J.E. Charpentier

“…Kin selection theory provides a strong theoretical framework to explain the evolution of altruism and cooperative behaviour among genetically related individuals. However, the proximate mechanisms underlying kin discrimination, a necessary process to express kin-related behaviour, remain poorly known. …”
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Developmental dysfunction in a preclinical model of Kcnq2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy by Miaomiao Mao, Nikola Jancovski, Yafit Kushner, Lucas Teasdale, Phan Truong, Kun Zhou, Samuel Reid, Linghan Jia, Ye Htet Aung, Melody Li, Christopher A. Reid, Sean Byars, Ingrid Scheffer, Steven Petrou, Snezana Maljevic

“…Genetic variants are the most common cause of DEE with KCNQ2 being one of the most frequently identified disease-causing genes. …”
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Genomic insights into the specialisation and selection of the Jinding duck by H. Chen, Y. Huang, J. Xue, K. luo, H. Tang, S. Zheng, Y. Xiong, Y. Wu, J. Li, R. Xuan, R. Xiong, Y. Gong, X. Fang, L. Wang, J. Miao, J. Zhou, H. Tan, Y. Wang, L. Wu, J. Ouyang, Y. Shen, X. Yan

“…Employing whole-genome resequencing data from 325 individuals across five Chinese indigenous duck breeds, we aimed to dissect the unique population structure and assess the genetic diversity within the JDD cohort. The findings reveal the distinct genetic heritage of JDD, diverged from other domesticated breeds, and show a relative paucity of genetic diversity. …”
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Evolutionary constrained genes associated with autism spectrum disorder across 2,054 nonhuman primate genomes by Yukiko Kikuchi, Mohammed Uddin, Joris A. Veltman, Sara Wells, Christopher Morris, Marc Woodbury-Smith

“…Limitations The lack of behavioural phenotypes among the macaques whose genotypes were studied means that we are unable to further investigate whether genetic variants have similar phenotypic consequences among nonhuman primates. …”
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Comparison of autism domains across thirty rare variant genotypesResearch in context by Nabila M.H. Ali, Samuel J.R.A. Chawner, Leila Kushan-Wells, Carrie E. Bearden, Jennifer Gladys Mulle, Rebecca M. Pollak, Raquel E. Gur, Wendy K. Chung, Michael J. Owen, Marianne B.M. van den Bree, Harriet Housby, Irene Lee, David Skuse, Jeanne Wolstencroft, William Mandy, Spiros Denaxas, Kate Baker, Lucy Raymond, Marianne van den Bree, Samuel Chawner, Jeremy Hall, Peter Holmans, Josh Hope-Bell, Danielle Le Roux, Sally Morrin, Michael Owen, Shreeya Sivakumar

“…Comparisons were also conducted with young people without known genetic conditions (controls; n = 460, 10.6 ± 3.4 years) and with idiopathic autism (n = 480, 8.6 ± 3.2 years). …”
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Stochastic modelling of PTEN regulation in brain tumors: A model for glioblastoma multiforme by Margherita Carletti, Matteo Montani, Valentina Meschini, Marzia Bianchi, Lucia Radici

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The transcription factor dFOXO controls the expression of insulin pathway genes and lipids content under heat stress in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, P. N. Menshanov, O. D. Shishkina, N. E. Gruntenko

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Functional investigation suggests CNTNAP5 involvement in glaucomatous neurodegeneration obtained from a GWAS in primary angle closure glaucoma. by Sudipta Chakraborty, Jyotishman Sarma, Shantanu Saha Roy, Sukanya Mitra, Sayani Bagchi, Sankhadip Das, Sreemoyee Saha, Surajit Mahapatra, Samsiddhi Bhattacharjee, Mahua Maulik, Moulinath Acharya

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Attitudes Toward Predictive Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease in a Student Population by M. Welkenhuysen, G. Evers-Kiebooms, H. Van den Berghe

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Mice with Catalytically Inactive Cathepsin A Display Neurobehavioral Alterations by O. Y. Calhan, V. Seyrantepe

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The Contribution of the Cerebellum to Cognition in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 by Freya E. Cooper, Manon Grube, Kelly J. Elsegood, John L. Welch, Thomas P. Kelly, Patrick F. Chinnery, Timothy D. Griffiths

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The Relationship between Cadherin Polymorphisms and the Risk of Delayed Encephalopathy after Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Chinese Han Population by Xuejiao Liu, Jiao Zeng, Xiaoli Zhang, Jiapeng Gu, Fan Zhang, Yongkai Han, Ping Zhang, Wenqiang Li, Renjun Gu

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