Table of Contents | Genet. Mol. Res.2017(2)
Genotyping of SNPs associated with meat tenderness: comparison of two PCR-based methods
Authors: L.E. L�³pez-Rojas, L. Pati�±o-Cadavid, A. L�³pez-Herrera and J.J. Echeverri-Zuluaga
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) carried in calpain (CAPN1), calpastatin (CAST), and leptin (LEP) genes are associated with meat tenderness. Due to the economic importance of this meat quality attribute, the development of fast, reliable, and affordable methods to identify bovine carriers of favorable alleles is of great.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029635
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029635
Genetic diversity of native populations of Croton tetradenius Baill. using ISSR markers
Authors: C.S. Almeida-Pereira, A.V.C. Silva, R.P. Alves, R.B. Feitosa-Alcantara, M.F. Arrigoni-Blank, S.V. Alvares-Carvalho, T.S. Costa, L.A.S. White, V.S. Pinto, T.S. Sampaio and A.F. Blank
Brazil has about 300 Croton species in different types of vegetation. Croton tetradenius Baill., which is endemic to the Northeast region and predominant in the Caatinga vegetation, stands out among the several species of this genus. Considering the importance of knowing the genetic variability of a species, the objective of t.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029602
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029602
A snapshot on prokaryotic diversity of the Solim�µes River basin (Amazon, Brazil)
Authors: D. Toyama, C.D. Santos-J�ºnior, L.T. Kishi, T.C.S. Oliveira, J.W. Garcia, H. Sarmento, F.P. Miranda and F. Henrique-Silva
The Amazon region has the largest hydrographic basin on the planet and âÂ?¨is well known for its huge biodiversity of plants and animals. However, âÂ?¨there is a lack of studies on aquatic microbial biodiversity in the âÂ?¨Solimões River, one of its main water courses. To investigate the âÂ?¨microbial biodiversi.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029567
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029567
Genetic parameters and path analysis in cowpea genotypes grown in the Cerrado/Pantanal ecotone
Authors: K.V. Lopes, P.E. Teodoro, F.A. Silva, M.T. Silva, R.L. Fernandes,T.C. Rodrigues, T.C. Faria and A.M. Corr�ªa
Estimating genetic parameters in plant breeding allows us to know the population potential for selecting and designing strategies that can maximize the achievement of superior genotypes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic potential of a population of 20 cowpea genotypes by estimating genetic parameters and.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029559
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029559
Molecular detection by analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of fecal coliform bacteria from the two Korean Apodemus species (Apodemus agrarius and A. peninsulae)
Authors: M.M. Rahman, K.B. Yoon, S.J. Lim, M.G. Jeon, H.J. Kim, H.Y. Kim, J.Y. Cho, H.M. Chae and Y.C. Park
Wild mouse feces can disseminate zoonotic microorganisms throughout a farm, which is a great threat to human health and can lead to economic loss through contaminated agricultural produce. To assess the microbial communities, especially fecal coliform bacteria, we used two methods. First, we isolated bacterial colonies onto th.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029510
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029510
Predicted philogeny, secondary conformational structure, and epitope antigenicity of immunological sequences in poultry
Authors: L.J. Lara, A.P. Peconick, ��.J. Fassani, A.M.P. J�ºnior, P.R.B. Chalfun, D.L. Raymundo, T.A. Bar�§ante and J.M. de P. Bar�§ante
Poultry production is faced with different types of stresses that are responsible for issues of animal welfare as well as for economic losses. Moreover, the immunity decreases when animals are stressed. In silico analyses are important in reducing the cost and in increasing the accuracy of scientific results. A bioinformatics .. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029423
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029423
Determination of SCN1A genetic variants in Mexican patients with refractory epilepsy and Dravet syndrome
Authors: R.E. Jim�©nez-Arredondo, A.J.L. Brambila-Tapia, F.M. Mercado-Silva, M.T. Maga�±a-Torres and L.E. Figuera
Mutations in the SCN1A gene can result in syndromes associated with epilepsy, including the Dravet syndrome (DS). However, the prevalence of such mutations in these diseases varies widely between different studies, and has not been examined in Mexican patients with epilepsy. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determ.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029405
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029405
Selecting elephant grass families and progenies to produce bioenergy through mixed models (REML/BLUP)
Authors: E.V. Rodrigues, R.F. Daher, A. dos Santos, M. Vivas, J.C. Machado, G. do A. Gravina, Y.P. de Souza, A.K. Vidal, A. dos S. Rocha and R.S. Freitas
Brazil has great potential to produce bioenergy since it is located in a tropical region that receives high incidence of solar energy and presents favorable climatic conditions for such purpose. However, the use of bioenergy in the country is below its productivity potential. The aim of the current study was to select full-sib.. Read More»
Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029301
DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029301