Drosophila melanogaster is a leading model in population genetics and genomics, and a
growing number of whole-genome data sets from natural populations of this species have …

Natural products can contribute to abiotic stress tolerance in plants and fungi. We
hypothesize that biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), the genomic elements that underlie …

After being exposed to environmental stimuli during early developmental stages, some
organisms may gain or weaken physiological regulating abilities, which would have long …

The rapid development of ancient DNA analysis in the last decades has induced a paradigm
shift in ecology and evolution. Driven by a combination of breakthroughs in DNA isolation …

Background Microhaplotypes have the potential to be more cost-effective than SNPs for
applications that require genetic panels of highly variable loci. However, development of …

The change in allele frequencies within a population over time represents a fundamental
process of evolution. By monitoring allele frequencies, we can analyze the effects of natural …

Identifying the genes underlying fitness-related traits such as body size and male
ornamentation can provide tools for conservation and management and are often subject to …

Introduction Genotyping large-scale gene bank collections requires an appropriate sampling
strategy to represent the diversity within and between accessions. Methods A panel of 44 …

Genomic methods are becoming increasingly valuable and established in ecological
research, particularly in nonmodel species. Supporting their progress and adoption requires …

While the human gut microbiome has been intensely studied, we have yet to obtain a
sufficient understanding of the genetic diversity that it harbors. Research efforts have …