Introgression is the permanent integration of genes into a new genome through several generations of hybridization and backcrossing. Like all genes, transgenes are subject to new selective pressures ...

Research into wood warblers shows that gene sharing across species played a key role in shaping their bright feather colors.

The Texas Wheat Producers Board honored Jackie Rudd, Ph.D., with its inaugural Texas Wheat Legacy Award on Dec. 2 in Amarillo ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred species in the family ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, they uncovered a living legacy inside most people alive today. A small but ...

Chances are, anyone taking a trip out west to a national park like Grand Teton or Yellowstone will see plenty of bison dotting the plains. Or are they buffalo? Is there a difference between the two?

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This study aims to analyse the effect of polymorphism on meiotic recombination in subspecies of Saccharomyces. The detection of reciprocal and non-reciprocal events is based on sequencing the haploid ...

Peaches, with their low genetic variability, stand in contrast to their diverse relative, the almond. While both are inter-compatible, producing fertile hybrids, almonds offer a rich source of new ...