New SHAKIRA Pipeline Estimates Genetic Ancestry Directly from RNA-seq Data
A new pipeline called SHAKIRA estimates broad genetic ancestry from cancer RNA-seq data, showing strong concordance with DNA-based estimates in ...
Tag: population genetics
Resequencing of Zhejiang Japonica Rice Uncovers Population Diversity and Selection Signatures
Whole-genome resequencing of 70 conventional japonica rice varieties from Zhejiang Province revealed two genetically divergent subgroups, 112 selection sweep regions, ...
Northwestern Turkish Population Genetic Profile Mapped Across 23 Autosomal STR Loci
A genetic analysis of 501 unrelated individuals in Bursa established a 23-locus STR reference database, revealing distinct regional allele frequencies ...
Fall armyworm hybrids blur strain boundaries in Burkina Faso
Genetic analysis of fall armyworm larvae in Burkina Faso reveals frequent hybridization between the corn and rice strains, with 75 ...
Genetic Analysis of Greek Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Reveals Single Haplotype
An analysis of 408 female Asian tiger mosquitoes collected across Greece identified a single mitochondrial haplotype alongside universal double Wolbachia ...
Seagrass Species With Different Dispersal Styles React Alike to Nutrient Gradients
A study of two Florida seagrasses finds that the long-dispersing turtlegrass shows weaker genetic structure but greater trait variability, while ...
Bacterial Clones Hold Still: Population Genetics Model Anchors Epidemiological Tracing
A new review argues that the predominant clonal evolution model, in which bacterial lineages stay genetically stable across space and ...
Mosquito Gene Flow in Shandong Flows One Way, Resistance Map Shows
Genetic analysis of Anopheles sinensis mosquitoes across nine Shandong locations reveals high haplotype diversity, weak population differentiation and strongly directional ...
Massive UK Biobank reference panel sharpens genetic imputation worldwide
A new haplotype reference panel built from 490,319 UK Biobank genomes beats the widely used TOPMed r3 panel for most ...
Computational Screen Flags 37 High-Risk Variants in the Thyroid Gene FOXE1
A computational analysis of more than 1,000 FOXE1 variants identified 37 high-risk candidates, most predicted to reduce protein stability, with ...
Research report: The seeds of tomorrow: SEAD reference panel promotes genomics in Asian human populations
A new Frontiers in Genetics commentary reviews how the SEAD reference panel, built from more than 11,000 Asian individuals, improves ...
Bait capture unlocks Cryptosporidium genomes directly from patient stool samples
A bait-capture method sequences Cryptosporidium genomes from as few as 25 oocysts in stool, revealing host-adapted lineages.
Wasted Births, Big Wins: New Model Shows How ‘Replacer’ Traits Dominate Evolution
A new mathematical study shows that a 'replacer' phenotype, whose offspring always displace a different type, sharply boosts fixation odds ...
Scoping Review Finds Forensic DNA Phenotyping Fails Southeast Asian Populations
A scoping review of 25 studies finds that forensic DNA phenotyping models calibrated on European and East Asian data show ...
Duffy-null blood trait reaches 78% in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region
A review of Saudi and Gulf studies finds the Duffy-null red-cell phenotype ranging from 26.7% to 78.3% across provinces, with ...
Research report: Recombination rate and efficiency of linked selection in small and large stickleback populations
A study of nine-spined stickleback populations finds that linked selection reduces nucleotide diversity in low-recombination regions, and that one small ...
Genome-wide SNPs and metabolites reveal regional differentiation of Svalbard’s dominant tundra plant
Genome-wide SNP genotyping and metabolomic profiling of Dryas octopetala across seven Svalbard sites reveal two regional clusters, Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, ...
Alpine Forest Genomics Shifts From Population Genetics to Climate Adaptation
A 25-year bibliometric analysis of 662 studies shows alpine forest genomics shifting from population genetics toward climate adaptation genomics, while ...
Bed bug reservoirs spread across rich and poor neighborhoods alike
Genetic analysis of 195 U.S. bed bug infestations shows reservoir populations occur across both high- and low-vulnerability neighborhoods.
Ancient migrations and social rules shaped India’s Konkani maternal genetics
A new analysis of mitochondrial genomes from the Koṅkaṇī population reveals deep South Asian and West Eurasian maternal lineages, pre- ...
