
Authors: A. Cornejo-Romero, J. Medina-S�¡nchez, T. Hern�¡ndez-Hern�¡ndez,B. Rend�³n-Aguilar, P.L. Valverde, A. Zavala-Hurtado,S.P. Rivas-Arancibia, M.A. P�©rez-Hern�¡ndez, G. L�³pez-Ortega,C. Jim�©nez-Sierra and C.F. Vargas-Mendoza
The endemic Mexican cactus, Mammillaria pectinifera, shows low dispersal capabilities and isolated populations within the highly dissected landscape of Tehuacán Valley. These characteristics can restrict gene flow and act upon the genetic divergence and speciation in aridplants. We conducted a phylogeographic study to d.. Read More»
Authors: B.J. Wu, F.L. Dong, X.S. Ma, X.G. Wang, F. Lin and H.L. Liu
Epigenetic modifications of the genome, such as histone H2A variants, ensure appropriate gene activation or silencing during oogenesis and preimplantation embryo development. We examined global localization and expression of the histone H2A variants, including H2A.Bbd, H2A.Z and H2A.X, during mouse oogenesis and preimplantatio.. Read More»
Authors: P.P. Torga, P.G.S. Melo, H.S. Pereira, L.C. Faria and L.C. Melo
The aim of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic stability and specific and broad adaptability of common black bean genotypes for the Central and Center-South regions of Brazil by using the Annicchiarico and AMMI (weighted average of absolute scores: WAAS, and weighted average of absolute scores and productivity: WAASP) me.. Read More»
Authors: Marcos Catanho, Daniel Mascarenhas, Wim Degrave and Antonio BasÃ?Âlio de Miranda
Several databases and computational tools have been created with the aim of organizing, integrating and analyzing the wealth of information generated by large-scale sequencing projects of mycobacterial genomes and those of other organisms. However, with very few exceptions, these databases and tools do not allow for massive an.. Read More»
Authors: Ricardo P. Jacobi, Mauricio Ayala-Rinc�³n, Luis G.A. Carvalho, Carlos H. Llanos and Reiner W. Hartenstein
Reconfigurable systolic arrays can be adapted to efficiently resolve a wide spectrum of computational problems; parallelism is naturally explored in systolic arrays and reconfigurability allows for redefinition of the interconnections and operations even during run time (dynamically). We present a reconfigurable systolic archi.. Read More»
Authors: L.A. Peixoto, L.L. Bhering and C.D. Cruz
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for predicting genetic value in experiments carried out in randomized blocks. Sixteen scenarios were simulated with different values of heritability (10, 20, 30, and 40%), coefficient of variation (5 and 10%), and the number of genotypes per block (150 and 200 .. Read More»
Authors: F.J.C. Farias, L.P. Carvalho, J.L. Silva Filho and P.E. Teodoro
Seed cotton yield is a trait governed by multiple genes that cause changes in the performance of genotypes depending on the cultivation environment. Breeding programs examine the genotype x environment interaction (GE) using precise statistical methods, such as AMMI (additive main effects and multiplicative interaction) and GG.. Read More»
Authors: Eliseu Binneck, Jo�£o Fl�¡vio V. Silva, Norman Neumaier,Jos�© Renato B. Farias and Alexandre L. Nepomuceno
A lack of pliant software tools that support small- to medium-scale DNA sequencing efforts is a major hindrance for recording and using laboratory workflow information to monitor the overall quality of data production. Here we describe VSQual, a set of Perl programs intended to provide simple and powerful tools to check severa.. Read More»