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BMC Genetics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of inheritance and variation in individuals and among populations.
BMC Genetics (ISSN 1471-2156) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Zoological Record, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :86
The effects of both historical migrations and the caste system are reflected in the genetic structure of Y-chromosomes, autosomes and mitochondrial DNA in two populations from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in southern India.
BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :81
Longer-read pyrosequencing-based technologies have identified a large number of randomly distributed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in pigs, enabling genotyping of commercial pig populations to proceed more easily
BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :59
The delayed systemic movement of tobacco mosaic virus in a particular ecotype of Arabidopisis is associated with the appearance of morphologically abnormal virions and with a recessive locus on chromosome II.
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Mapping of five candidate sex-determining loci in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Mahmoud A. Alfaqih, Joseph P. Brunelli, Robert E. Drew, Gary H. Thorgaard BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :2 (15 January 2009) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Genetic analysis of local Vietnamese chickens provides evidence of gene flow between domestic and wild populations. C. Berthouly, G. Leroy, T. Nhu Van, H. Hoang Thanh, B. Bed'Hom, B. Trong Nguyen, C. Vu Chi, F. Monicat, M. Tixier-Boichard, E. Verrier, J-c Maillard, X. Rognon BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :1 (8 January 2009) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A large-scale survey of genetic copy number variations among Han Chinese residing in Taiwan Chien-Hsing Lin, Ling-Hui Li, Sheng-Feng Ho, Tzu-Po Chuang, Jer-Yuarn Wu, Yuan-Tsong Chen, Cathy S. J. Fann BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :92 (24 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mapping of the transcription start site (TSS) and identification of SNPs in the bovine neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene Bojlul Bahar, Torres Sweeney BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :91 (23 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A systematic search for SNPs/haplotypes associated with disease phenotypes using a haplotype-based stepwise procedure Yin Yang, Shuying Sue Li, Jason Chien, Jessica Andriesen, Lue Ping Zhao BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :90 (22 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A multilocus assay reveals high nucleotide diversity and limited differentiation among Scandinavian willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) Sofia Berlin, Maria Quintela, Jacob Hoglund BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :89 (19 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Equine Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies maps to a 4.9 megabase interval on horse chromosome 6 Lisa S Andersson, Rytis Juras, David T Ramsey, Jessica Eason-Butler, Susan Ewart, Gus Cothran, Gabriella Lindgren BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :88 (19 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic characterisation of farmed rainbow trout in Norway: intra- and inter-strain variation reveals potential for identification of escapees Kevin A Glover BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :87 (16 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic variation in South Indian castes: evidence from Y-chromosome, mitochondrial, and autosomal polymorphisms WS Watkins, R Thara, BJ Mowry, Y Zhang, DJ Witherspoon, W Tolpinrud, MJ Bamshad, S Tirupati, R Padmavati, H Smith, D Nancarrow, C Filippich, LB Jorde BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :86 (12 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Imputation of Missing Genotypes: An Empirical Evaluation of IMPUTE Zhenming Zhao, Nadia Timofeev, Steven W Hartley, David K Chui, Supan Fucharoen, Martin H Steinberg, Thomas T Perls, Clinton T Baldwin, Paola Sebastiani BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :85 (12 December 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic diversity of canine olfactory receptors Stephanie Robin, Sandrine Tacher, Maud Rimbault, Amaury Vaysse, Stephane Dreano, Catherine Andre, Christophe Hitte, Francis Galibert BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :21 (14 January 2009) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Mapping QTL affecting resistance to Marek's disease in an F6 advanced intercross population of commercial layer chickens. Eliyahu M Heifetz, Janet E Fulton, Neil P O'Sullivan, James A Arthur, Hans Cheng, Jing Wang, Morris Soller, Jack CM Dekkers BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :20 (14 January 2009) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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