• Genetic Structure of Modern Durum Wheat Cultivars and Mediterranean Landraces Matches with Their Agronomic Performance 

      Soriano, Jose Miguel; Villegas, Dolors; Aranzana, Maria Jose; García del Moral, Luis F.; Royo, Conxita (PLoS ONE, 2016-08-11) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles; Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      A collection of 172 durum wheat landraces from 21 Mediterranean countries and 20 modern cultivars were phenotyped in 6 environments for 14 traits including phenology, biomass, yield and yield omponents. ...
    • Genetic variability of functional longevity in five rabbit lines 

      EL Nagar, A. G.; Sánchez, J. P.; Ragab, M.; Mínguez, C.; Baselga, M. (Animal, 2020-01-22) Genètica i Millora Animal
      The objectives of this study were to analyse the differences in the genetic determination of functional longevity in five Spanish lines of rabbits and to check how different systematic factors might ...
    • Genetic variation, population structure and linkage disequilibrium in peach commercial varieties 

      Aranzana, Maria José; Abbassi, El-Kadri; Howad, Werner; Arús, Pere (BMC Genetics, 2010-07-20) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is one of the most economically important fruit crops that, due to its genetic and biological characteristics (small genome size, taxonomic proximity to ...
    • Genetically superior European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and nutritional innovations: Effects of functional feeds on fish immune response, disease resistance, and gut microbiota 

      Rimoldi, Simona; Montero, Daniel; Torrecillas, Silvia; Serradell, Antonio; Acosta, Felix; Haffray, Pierrick; Hostins, Barbara; Fontanillas, Ramon; Allal, François; Bajek, Aline; Terova, Genciana (Aquaculture Reports, 2023-09-21) Aqüicultura
      The objective of this study was to determine if selected fish genotypes could benefit from the use of functional additives in novel aqua feed formulations to improve growth performance, gut microbiota, ...
    • Genic and non-genic SNP contributions to additive and dominance genetic effects in purebred and crossbred pig traits 

      Mohammadpanah, Mahshid; Ayatollahi Mehrgardi, Ahmad; Gilbert, Hélène; Larzul, Catherine; Mercat, Marie-José; Esmailizadeh, Ali; Momen, Mehdi; Tusell, Llibertat (Scientific Reports, 2022-03-09) Genètica i Millora Animal
      The present research has estimated the additive and dominance genetic variances of genic and intergenic segments for average daily gain (ADG), backfat thickness (BFT) and pH of the semimembranosus dorsi ...
    • GenoDrawing: An Autoencoder Framework for Image Prediction from SNP Markers 

      Jurado-Ruiz, Federico; Rousseau, David; Botía, Juan A.; Aranzana, Maria José (Plant Phenomics, 2023-11-03) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Advancements in genome sequencing have facilitated whole genome characterization of numerous plant species, providing an abundance of genotypic data for genomic analysis. Genomic selection and neural ...
    • Genome and transcriptome analysis of the Mesoamerican common bean and the role of gene duplications in establishing tissue and temporal specialization of genes 

      Vlasova, Anna; Capella-Gutiérrez, Salvador; Rendón-Anaya, Martha; Hernández-Oñate, Miguel; Minoche, André E.; Erb, Ionas; Câmara, Francisco; Prieto-Barja, Pablo; Corvelo, André; Sanseverino, Walter; Westergaard, Gastón; Dohm, Juliane C.; Pappas Jr, Georgios J.; Saburido-Alvarez, Soledad; Kedra, Darek; Gonzalez, Irene; Cozzuto, Luca; Gómez-Garrido, Jessica; Aguilar-Morón, María A.; Andreu, Nuria; Aguilar, O. Mario; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Zehnsdorf, Maik; Vázquez, Martín P.; Delgado-Salinas, Alfonso; Delaye, Luis; Lowy, Ernesto; Mentaberry, Alejandro; Vianello-Brondani, Rosana P.; García, José Luís; Alioto, Tyler; Sánchez, Federico; Himmelbauer, Heinz; Santalla, Marta; Notredame, Cedric; Gabaldón, Toni; Herrera-Estrella, Alfredo; Guigó, Roderic (Genome Biology, 2016-02-25) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Legumes are the third largest family of angiosperms and the second most important crop class. Legume genomes have been shaped by extensive large-scale gene duplications, including an ...
    • Genome Assembly and Population Sequencing Reveal Three Populations and Signatures of Insecticide Resistance of Tuta absoluta in Latin America 

      Lewald, Kyle M.; Tabulok, Christina A.; Godfrey, Kristine E.; Arnó, Judit; Perini, Clérison R.; Guedes, Jerson C.; Chiu, Joanna C. (Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023-04-18) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Tuta absoluta is one of the largest threats to tomato agriculture worldwide. Native to South America, it has rapidly spread throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia over the past two decades. To understand ...
    • Genome data from a sixteenth century pig illuminate modern breed relationships 

      Ramírez, O.; Burgos-Paz, W.; Casas, E.; Ballester Devis, Maria; Bianco, E.; Olalde, I.; Santpere, G.; Novella, V.; Gut, M.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Saña, M.; Pérez-Enciso, M. (Heredity, 2014-09-10) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Ancient DNA (aDNA) provides direct evidence of historical events that have modeled the genome of modern individuals. In livestock, resolving the differences between the effects of initial domestication ...
    • Genome encode analyses reveal the basis of convergent evolution of fleshy fruit ripening 

      Lü, Peitao; Yu, Sheng; Zhu, Ning; Chen, Yun-Ru; Zhou, Biyan; Pan, Yu; Tzeng, David; Fabi, Joao Paulo; Argyris, Jason; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Ye, Nenghui; Zhang, Jianhua; Grierson, Donald; Xiang, Jenny; Fei, Zhangjun; Giovannoni, James; Zhong, Silin (Nature Plants, 2018-09-24) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Fleshy fruits using ethylene to regulate ripening have developed multiple times in the history of angiosperms, presenting a clear case of convergent evolution whose molecular basis remains largely ...
    • Genome Sequence of the Brown Rot Fungal Pathogen Monilinia laxa 

      Naranjo-Ortíz, Miguel A.; Rodríguez-Píres, Silvia; Torres, Rosario; De Cal, Antonieta; Usall, Josep; Gabaldón, Toni (Genome Announcements, 2018-04-26) Postcollita
      Monilinia laxa (phylum Ascomycota) is a plant pathogen responsible for the brown rot blossom blight disease in stone fruit trees of the Rosaceae family, such as apricots. We report here the genome ...
    • Genome-enabled phylogenetic and functional reconstruction of an araphid pennate diatom Plagiostriata sp. CCMP470, previously assigned as a radial centric diatom, and its bacterial commensal 

      Sato, Shinya; Nanjappa, Deepak; Dorrell, Richard G.; Vieira, Fabio Rocha Jimenez; Kazamia, Elena; Tirichine, Leila; Veluchamy, Alaguraj; Heilig, Roland; Aury, Jean-Marc; Jaillon, Olivier; Wincker, Patrick; Fussy, Zoltan; Obornik, Miroslav; Muñoz-Gómez, Sergio A.; Mann, David G.; Bowler, Chris; Zingone, Adriana (Scientific Reports, 2020-06-10) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Diatoms are an ecologically fundamental and highly diverse group of algae, dominating marine primary production in both open-water and coastal communities. The diatoms include both centric species, which ...
    • Genome-enabled predictions for fruit weight and quality from repeated records in European peach progenies 

      Biscarini, Filippo; Nazzicari, Nelson; Bink, Marco; Arús, Pere; Aranzana, Maria José; Verde, Ignazio; Micali, Sabrina; Pascal, Thierry; Quilot-Turion, Benedicte; Lambert, Patrick; da Silva Linge, Cassia; Pacheco, Igor; Bassi, Daniele; Stella, Alessandra; Rossini, Laura (BMC Genomics, 2017-06-06) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Highly polygenic traits such as fruit weight, sugar content and acidity strongly influence the agroeconomic value of peach varieties. Genomic Selection (GS) can accelerate peach yield and ...
    • Genome-wide analysis of porcine backfat and intramuscular fat fatty acid composition using high-density genotyping and expression data 

      Muñoz, María; Rodríguez, M Carmen; Alves, Estefânia; Folch, Josep María; Ibañez-Escriche, Noelia; Silió, Luis; Fernández, Ana Isabel (BMC Genomics, 2013-12-02) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Background: Porcine fatty acid composition is a key factor for quality and nutritive value of pork. Several QTLs for fatty acid composition have been reported in diverse fat tissues. The results obtained ...
    • Genome-wide association analysis od senescence-related traits in maize 

      Yannam, Venkata Reddy; Caicedo, Marlon; Malvar, Rosa Ana; Ordás, Bernardo (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022-12-14) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Senescence is a programmed process that involves the destruction of the photosynthesis apparatus and the relocation of nutrients to the grain. Identifying senescence-associated genes is essential to ...
    • Genome-wide association study for feed efficiency in collective cage-raised rabbits under full and restricted feeding 

      Sánchez, J. P.; Legarra, A.; Velasco‐Galilea, M.; Piles, M.; Sánchez, A.; Rafel, O.; González‐Rodríguez, O.; Ballester, M. (Animal Genetics, 2020-07-22) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Feed efficiency (FE) is one of the most economically and environmentally relevant traits in the animal production sector. The objective of this study was to gain knowledge about the genetic control of ...
    • Genome-Wide Association Study Singles Out SCD and LEPR as the Two Main Loci Influencing Intramuscular Fat Content and Fatty Acid Composition in Duroc Pigs 

      Ros-Freixedes, Roger; Gol, Sofia; Pena, Ramona N.; Tor, Marc; Ibáñez-Escriche, Noelia; Dekkers, Jack C. M.; Estany, Joan (PLoS ONE, 2016-03-29) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Intramuscular fat (IMF) content and fatty acid composition affect the organoleptic quality and nutritional value of pork. A genome-wide association study was performed on 138 Duroc pigs genotyped with ...
    • Genome-wide BAC-end sequencing of Cucumis melo using two BAC libraries 

      González, Víctor M; Rodríguez-Moreno, Luis; Centeno, Emilio; Benjak, Andrej; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Puigdomènech, Pere; Aranda, Miguel A (BMC Genomics, 2010-11-05) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Although melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an economically important fruit crop, no genome-wide sequence information is openly available at the current time. We therefore sequenced BAC-ends ...
    • Genome-Wide Differentiation of Various Melon Horticultural Groups for Use in GWAS for Fruit Firmness and Construction of a High Resolution Genetic Map 

      Nimmakayala, Padma; Tomason, Yan R.; Abburi, Venkata L.; Alvarado, Alejandra; Saminathan, Thangasamy; Vajja, Venkata G.; Salazar, Germania; Panicker, Girish K.; Levi, Amnon; Wechter, William P.; McCreight, James D.; Korol, Abraham B.; Ronin, Yefim; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Reddy, Umesh K. (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016-09-22) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a phenotypically diverse eudicot diploid (2n = 2x = 24) has climacteric and non-climacteric morphotypes and show wide variation for fruit firmness, an important trait for ...
    • Genome-wide linkage analysis of QTL for growth and body composition employing the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip 

      Fernández, Ana I.; Pérez-Montarelo, Dafne; Barragán, Carmen; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Ibanez-Escriche, Noelia; Castelló, Anna; Noguera, José Luis; Silió, Luis; Folch, Josep María; Rodríguez, M Carmen (BMC Genetics, 2012-05-20) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Background: The traditional strategy to map QTL is to use linkage analysis employing a limited number of markers. These analyses report wide QTL confidence intervals, making very difficult to identify ...