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Mariadassou M, Suez M, Sathyakumar S, Vignal A, Arca M, Nicolas P, et al.
Mol Phylogenet Evol . 2020 Dec; 158:107044. PMID: 33346111
The genus Gallus is distributed across a large part of Southeast Asia and has received special interest because the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus, has spread all over the world...
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Feng S, Stiller J, Deng Y, Armstrong J, Fang Q, Reeve A, et al.
Nature . 2020 Nov; 587(7833):252-257. PMID: 33177665
Whole-genome sequencing projects are increasingly populating the tree of life and characterizing biodiversity. Sparse taxon sampling has previously been proposed to confound phylogenetic inference, and captures only a fraction of...
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Eynard S, Sann C, Basso B, Guirao A, Conte Y, Servin B, et al.
Insects . 2020 Aug; 11(8). PMID: 32752279
In the current context of worldwide honey bee colony losses, among which the varroa mite plays a major role, the hope to improve honey bee health lies in part in...
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Morris K, Hindle M, Boitard S, Burt D, Danner A, Eory L, et al.
BMC Biol . 2020 Feb; 18(1):14. PMID: 32050986
Background: The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is a popular domestic poultry species and an increasingly significant model species in avian developmental, behavioural and disease research. Results: We have produced a...
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Dyomin A, Galkina S, Fillon V, Cauet S, Lopez-Roques C, Rodde N, et al.
Genet Sel Evol . 2019 Oct; 51(1):59. PMID: 31655542
Background: Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) repeats are situated in the nucleolus organizer regions (NOR) of chromosomes and transcribed into rRNA for ribosome biogenesis. Thus, they are an essential component of eukaryotic...
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Robic A, Morisson M, Leroux S, Gourichon D, Vignal A, Thebault N, et al.
Genet Sel Evol . 2019 Apr; 51(1):12. PMID: 30987584
Background: In quail, two feather colour phenotypes i.e. fawn-2/beige and yellow are associated with the ASIP locus. The aim of our study was to characterize the structural modifications within this...
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Vignal A, Boitard S, Thebault N, Dayo G, Yapi-Gnaore V, Karim I, et al.
Mol Ecol Resour . 2019 Apr; 19(4):997-1014. PMID: 30945415
The helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris belongs to the order Galliformes. Its natural range includes a large part of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Eritrea and from Chad to South...
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Henriques D, Parejo M, Vignal A, Wragg D, Wallberg A, Webster M, et al.
Evol Appl . 2018 Aug; 11(8):1270-1282. PMID: 30151039
The most important managed pollinator, the honeybee ( L.), has been subject to a growing number of threats. In western Europe, one such threat is large-scale introductions of commercial strains...
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Wragg D, Techer M, Canale-Tabet K, Basso B, Bidanel J, Labarthe E, et al.
Genome Biol Evol . 2017 Dec; 10(1):220-238. PMID: 29202174
The honeybee population of the tropical Reunion Island is a genetic admixture of the Apis mellifera unicolor subspecies, originally described in Madagascar, and of European subspecies, mainly A. m. carnica...
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Francois Y, Vignal A, Molette C, Marty-Gasset N, Davail S, Liaubet L, et al.
Genet Sel Evol . 2017 Apr; 49(1):38. PMID: 28424047
Background: The aim of this study was to analyse the mechanisms that underlie phenotypic quantitative trait loci (QTL) in overfed mule ducks by identifying co-localized proteomic QTL (pQTL). The QTL...