Genetic diversity in modern sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars (elite oilseed inbred
lines) has been shaped by domestication and breeding bottlenecks and wild and exotic …

Variation in the angiotensinogen gene, AGT, has been associated with variation in plasma
angiotensinogen levels. In addition, the T235M polymorphism in the AGT product is …

Most traits that are related to fitness and agricultural value of plants are quantitatively
inherited. Currently, there is tremendous interest in using association mapping approaches …

The growing volume of sequence data confirm more and more candidate single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs), which are believed to reveal the genetic basis of individual …

MATERIALS AND METHODS For the case control investigation, 369 unrelated persons with
schizophrenia (178 were male and 191 were female, with a mean age of 41.56 years, SD …

Pharmacogenomics, which is a field that encompasses the study of genetic polymorphisms
that underlie individual differences in drug response, is rapidly advancing. The potential for …

Meiotic recombination plays a key role in the maintenance of sequence diversity in the
human genome. However, little is known about the fine–scale distribution and processes of …

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) at the adh1 locus was examined in two sets of maize inbreds. A
set of 32 was chosen to represent most of the genetic diversity in the cultivated North …

Although the exact etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still undefined, genetic
factors play an important role. Some patients have familial genetic disease that appears to …

Abstract Background Non-key traits (NKTs) in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) refer to
traits other than growth, wood density and stiffness, but still of interest to breeders. Branch …