Plos Genetics
Overview
PLoS Genetics is an open-access scientific journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of genetics. It covers a wide range of topics including genomics, epigenetics, population genetics, and genetic diseases. With a rigorous peer-review process, it provides a platform for researchers to share their discoveries and advancements in understanding the genetic basis of life.
Details
Details
Abbr.
PLoS Genet
Start
2005
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
1553-7390
e-ISSN
1553-7404
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Genetics
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 285
271
SJR / Ranks: 1002
2219
CiteScore / Ranks: 1795
9.00
JIF / Ranks: 1882
4.5
Recent Articles
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Nonarath H, Simpson S, Slobodianuk T, Tran H, Collery R, Dinculescu A, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011205.
PMID: 40067805
Mutations in CLRN1 cause Usher syndrome type IIIA (USH3A), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hearing and vision loss, and often accompanied by vestibular dysfunction. The identity of the cell...
2.
Zhang H, Kapitonova E, Orrego A, Spanos C, Strachan J, Bayne E
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011620.
PMID: 40063661
Heterochromatin is a key feature of eukaryotic genomes that serves important regulatory and structural roles in regions such as centromeres. In fission yeast, maintenance of existing heterochromatic domains relies on...
3.
Djordjevic J, Tran Van P, Toubiana W, Labedan M, Dumas Z, Aury J, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011615.
PMID: 40063618
Differentiated sex chromosomes are frequently associated with major transcriptional changes: the evolution of dosage compensation (DC) to equalize gene expression between the sexes and the establishment of meiotic sex chromosome...
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Srivastava A, Juodakis J, Sole-Navais P, Chen J, Bacelis J, Teramo K, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011575.
PMID: 40063566
Genotype-based approaches for the estimation of SNP-based narrow-sense heritability ([Formula: see text]) have limited utility in pregnancy-related outcomes due to confounding by the shared alleles between mother and child. Here,...
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Martini A, Alexander S, Khare A
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011610.
PMID: 40053555
Bacteria often exist in multispecies communities where interactions among different species can modify individual fitness and behavior. Although many competitive interactions have been described, molecular adaptations that can counter this...
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Roussis I, Pearton D, Niazi U, Tsaknakis G, Papadopoulos G, Cook R, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011617.
PMID: 40048486
Friend of GATA1 (FOG-1) is an essential transcriptional co-factor of the master erythroid transcription factor GATA1. The knockout of the Zfpm1 gene, coding for FOG-1, results in early embryonic lethality...
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Hu X, Du M, Tao C, Wang J, Zhang Y, Jin Y, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011482.
PMID: 40048447
Thermal adaptability is a crucial characteristic for mammalian pathogenic fungi that originally inhabit natural ecosystems. Thermally dimorphic fungi have evolved a unique ability to respond to host body temperature by...
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Dominy J, Bai J, Koch C, Zaman Khan M, Khalid S, Chung J, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011600.
PMID: 40043053
The single pass transmembrane protein CD33 is enriched in phagocytic and hematopoietic cell types, such as monocytes. CD33 is thought to be associated with immune cell function, susceptibility to Alzheimer's...
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Garg E, Arguello-Pascualli P, Vishnyakova O, Halevy A, Yoo S, Brooks J, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011628.
PMID: 40036184
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011192.].
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Getz L, Robinson O, Thomas N
PLoS Genet
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1011370.
PMID: 40029889
Vibrio species are marine prokaryotes that inhabit diverse ecological niches, colonizing abiotic and biotic surfaces. These bacteria are vital players in the global carbon cycle, assimilating billions of tonnes of...