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Tag Archives: chromosomes
Conservation, divergence and functions of centromeric satellite DNA families in the Bovidae
350. Escudeiro A, Adega F, Robinson TJ, Heslop-Harrison JS, Chaves R. 2019. Conservation, divergence, and functions of centromeric satellite DNA families in the Bovidae. Genome Biology and Evolution 11(4):1152–1165. doi:10.1093/gbe/evz061 https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz061 (Open access) Repetitive satellite DNA (satDNA) sequences are abundant in … Continue reading
Posted in animals, chromosomes, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged antelopes, biodiversity, cattle, centromeres, chromosomes, cows, diversification, evolution, satellite DNA, selection, speciation, tandem repeats
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Bovine satellite DNAs and a history of the evolution of complexity and its impact in the Bovidae family
348. Escudeiro A, Ferreira D, Mendes-da-Silva A, Heslop-Harrison JS, Adega F, Chaves R. 2019. Bovine satellite DNAs–a history of the evolution of complexity and its impact in the Bovidae family. European Zoological Journal. 2019 Jan 1 86(1):20-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2018.1558294 (Open access) Despite … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Collaborators, Publications
Tagged 1;29, bovideae, cattle, chromosomes, cows, evolution, genomes, genomics, karyotypes, repeats, repetitive DNA, satellite DNA, translocations
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Postdoctoral PDA RA positions in South China Botanical Gardens Plant Genome Evolution Research Group
Two post-doctoral positions, one MSc and one PhD position are currently open in the newly established “Plant Genome Evolution Research Group”, Principal Investigator JS (Pat) Heslop-Harrison, at the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborators, jobs, News
Tagged banana, bioinformatics, botanic gardens, CAS, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, chromosomes, conservation, cytogenetics, ecology, gardens, genomes, genomics, grasses, Guangzhou, jobs, Musaceae, positions, post-doc, postdoc, research, SCBG, South China Botanical Garden
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An Immortalized Genetic Mapping Population for Perennial Ryegrass: A Resource for Phenotyping and Complex Trait Mapping
Velmurugan J, Milbourne D, Connolly V, Heslop-Harrison JS, Anhalt UC, Lynch MB, Barth S. 2018. An immortalized genetic mapping population for perennial ryegrass: a resource for phenotyping and complex trait mapping. Frontiers in Plant Science 9: article 717. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00717 To address … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Research
Tagged biomass, breeding, chromosomes, GBS, genetic resources, genetics, genotyping by sequencing, Lolium, Lolium perenne, mapping, mapping population, perennial ryegrass, phenotyping, populations, QTLS, recombinant inbred lines (RIL), resources, ryegrass, Traits
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Complete mitogenomes from Kurdistani sheep – abundant centromeric nuclear copies representing diverse ancestors
341. Mustafa SI, Schwarzacher T, and Heslop-Harrison JS. 2018. Complete mitogenomes from Kurdistani sheep: abundant centromeric nuclear copies representing diverse ancestors. Mitochondrial DNA Part A https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2018.1431226 (publisher – see free publisher link below if you can’t access) AND Mustafa et al_2018 AuthorVersion … Continue reading
Crop Improvement – Plant Nuclear Genomes
328. Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Crop Improvement: Plant Nuclear Genomes. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences 2nd Edition. In proof. Plant breeders work with large amounts of DNA sequence information including the sequences of all genes and the repetitive DNA that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, Chloroplasts, chromosomes, Epigenetics, genetics, genome size, genomes, genomics, markers, Plastomes, QTL, repetitive DNA, Traits
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Repetitive DNA in the catfish genome- rDNA, microsatellites, and Tc1-mariner transposon sequences in Imparfinis
339. Gouveia JG, Wolf IR, Vilas-Boas LA, Heslop-Harrison JS, Schwarzacher T, Dias AL. 2017. Repetitive DNA in the catfish genome: rDNA, microsatellites, and Tc1-mariner transposon sequences in Imparfinis species (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae). Journal of Heredity 108(6): 650-657. Journal link: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx065 Author PHHGouveia_CatfishRepeatsAuthorVersion Physical mapping of repetitive … Continue reading
Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants
337. Alix K, Gérard PR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants. Annals of Botany 120(2): 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx079 (Free access). Polyploidy, defined as whole genome duplication, is present in almost all lineages … Continue reading
Posted in Brassica, cereals, Publications, wheat
Tagged breeding, chromosomes, ecology, evolution, genome evolution, genomics, hybrids, polyploidy, selection, TEs, transposons, wheat
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Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants
337. Alix K, Gérard PR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants. Annals of Botany 120: 183–194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx079 (freely available) Author version (free to post) to come. Figure 1 showing polyploidy or WGD … Continue reading
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Tagged amphipolyploids, autopolyploids, chromosomes, crops, cytogenetics, ecology, ecosystems, genetics, genomics, hybrids, polyploidy, speciation
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Chloroplast genomes from apomictic Taraxacum – identity and variation between microspecies
Taraxacum or dandelion chloroplast sequence diversity. Salih et al. PLoS One 2017. 333. Salih RHM, Majeský L, Schwarzacher T, Gornall R, Heslop-Harrison P. 2017. Complete chloroplast genomes from apomictic Taraxacum (Asteraceae): Identity and variation between three microspecies. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0168008. … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged apomixis, asexual, Asteraceae, chloroplast, chromosomes, dandelion, genomes, genomics, microspecies, plastids, Taraxacum, variation, weeds
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Banana, Ensete and Boesenbergia Genomics talk by Schwarzacher, Heslop-Harrison, Harikrishna
Comparative genomic analysis in Zingiberales: what can we learn from banana to enable Ensete and Boesenbergia to reach their potential? Talk for Plant and Animal Genomics #PAGXXV Molecular cytogenetics can address challenges in crops with relatively little background knowledge. This … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Farming, Musa
Tagged Africa, banana, breeding, chromosomes, enset, ensete, Epigenetics, Ethiopia, food, genetics, genomics, immunocytochemistry, musa
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Domestication, polyploidy and genomics of crops and weeds PAGXXV
Plant and Animal Genome Conference in San Diego #PAGXXV each January is the chance to join 3500 people working in genomics. I presented a talk on the molecular cytogenetics group’s work, starting with consideration of early stages of crop domestication, … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Farming, Genomics, News
Tagged chromosomes, crops, dandelion, domestication, evolution, genomics, knotweed, pag, pagxxv, polyploidy, repetitive DNA, selection, species, Taraxacum, weeds, wheat
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Polyploidy
328. Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy. In: Reference Module in Life Sciences, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12- 809633-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.06934-X (££$$€€) (see https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/sciencedirect/content/reference-modules for information about the series.) Abstract Polyploid organisms are eukaryotes that have more than two complete sets of chromosomes (one from each parent … Continue reading
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Tagged Amphidiploid, Autopolyploid, cells, chromosomes, cytogenetics, Eukaryotes, genomics, polyploids, Tetraploid
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Molecular Cytogenetics Group – an infographic of what we do
Infographic: what we do in the Molecular Cytogenetics Research Group
Introgression of chromosome segments from multiple alien species in wheat breeding lines with wheat streak mosaic virus resistance
324. Ali N, Heslop-Harrison JS, Ahmad H, Graybosch RA, Hein GL, Schwarzacher T. 2016. Introgression of chromosome segments from multiple alien species in wheat breeding lines with wheat streak mosaic virus resistance. Heredity (2016) 117, 114–123; published online 1 June … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, chromosomes, cytogenetics, Publications, Species, wheat
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, chromosomes, crops, cytogenetics, diversity, domestication, evolution, farming, genomics, hybrids, in situ hybridization, introgression, markers, molecular cytogenetics, mosaic virus, resistance, rye, Secale, Thinopyrum, tolerance, virus, wheat, WSMV
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