Annual Review of Genetics
Overview
The Annual Review of Genetics is a prestigious scientific journal that publishes comprehensive and authoritative reviews on various aspects of genetics. It covers a wide range of topics including molecular genetics, genomics, population genetics, evolutionary genetics, and genetic diseases. With its rigorous peer-review process, the journal provides a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in the field of genetics, offering in-depth insights and critical analysis of the latest advancements and discoveries in this rapidly evolving discipline.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Annu Rev Genet
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Start
1967
End
Continuing
Frequency
Annual
p-ISSN
0066-4197
e-ISSN
1545-2948
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Genetics
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 720
200
SJR / Ranks: 134
7366
CiteScore / Ranks: 361
19.80
JIF / Ranks: 384
11.1
Recent Articles
1.
Searle J, Pardo-Manuel de Villena F
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Nov;
58(1):341-363.
PMID: 39585909
Meiotic drive is the biased transmission of alleles from heterozygotes, contrary to Mendel's laws, and reflects intragenomic conflict rather than organism-level Darwinian selection. Theory has been developed as to how...
2.
Leblond C, Rolland T, Barthome E, Mougin Z, Fleury M, Ecker C, et al.
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Nov;
58(1):487-512.
PMID: 39585908
Autism represents a large spectrum of diverse individuals with varying underlying genetic architectures and needs. For some individuals, a single de novo or ultrarare genetic variant has a large effect...
3.
Ellis N, Machner M
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Nov;
58(1):233-247.
PMID: 39585907
Microbial pathogens have coevolved with their hosts, often for millions of years, and in the process have developed a variety of virulence mechanisms to ensure their survival, typically at the...
4.
Smet W, Blilou I
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Nov;
58(1):91-112.
PMID: 39585906
Deserts are hostile environments to plant life due to exposure to abiotic stresses, including high temperature, heat, high light, low water availability, and poor soil quality. Desert plants have evolved...
5.
Mahishi D, Agrawal N, Jiang W, Yapici N
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Nov;
58(1):455-485.
PMID: 39585905
Obesity and anorexia are life-threatening diseases that are still poorly understood at the genetic and neuronal levels. Patients suffering from these conditions experience disrupted regulation of food consumption, leading to...
6.
Aravind L, Nicastro G, Iyer L, Burroughs A
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Sep;
58(1):365-389.
PMID: 39265037
Over the past two decades, studies have revealed profound evolutionary connections between prokaryotic and eukaryotic immune systems, challenging the notion of their unrelatedness. Immune systems across the tree of life...
7.
Buck A, Nolte-t Hoen E
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Sep;
58(1):409-432.
PMID: 39231450
In the last decade, it has become clear that extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a ubiquitous component of living systems. These small membrane-enclosed particles can confer diverse functions to the cells...
8.
Baker J
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Sep;
58(1):391-408.
PMID: 39227137
The evolution of the placenta was transformative. It changed how offspring are fed during gestation from depositing all the resources into an egg to continually supplying resources throughout gestation. Placental...
9.
Schneider R
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Sep;
58(1):433-454.
PMID: 39227135
Diverse research programs employing complementary strategies have been uncovering cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms essential to avian beak development and evolution. In reviewing these discoveries, I offer an interdisciplinary perspective...
10.
Morris J, Baslan T, Soltis D, Soltis P, Fox D
Annu Rev Genet
. 2024 Sep;
58(1):297-318.
PMID: 39227132
Polyploidy is a cellular state containing more than two complete chromosome sets. It has largely been studied as a discrete phenomenon in either organismal, tissue, or disease contexts. Increasingly, however,...