The usefulness of a ‘total-evidence’ approach to human population genetics was assessed through a clustering analysis of combined genome-wide SNP datasets. The combination contained only 3146 SNPs. Detailed examination of the results nonetheless enables the extraction of relevant clues about the history of human populations, some pertaining to events as ancient as the first migration out of Afr...

To successful molecular breeding, identification and functional characterization of breeding related genes and development of molecular breeding techniques using DNA markers are essential. Although the development of a useful marker is difficult in the aspect of time, cost and effort, many markers are being developed to be used in molecular breeding and developed markers have been used in many ...

We characterized 37 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) makers for eelgrass Zostera marina. SNP markers were developed using existing EST (expressed sequence tag)-libraries to locate polymorphic loci and develop primers from the functional expressed genes that are deposited in The ZOSTERA database (V1.2.1). SNP loci were genotyped using a single-base-extension approach which facilitated high-t...

The Front Cover picture shows a colorimetric single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping method using spontaneous aggregation of DNA-modified gold nanoparticles (DNA-AuNPs). Simple and rapid SNP genotyping of the human cytochrome P450 2C19 monooxygenase gene is reported. Allele-specific single-base primer extension using a fragment of the gene isolated from human hair roots, followed by sal...

  Purpose: Estrogen as a crucial hormone during pregnancy acts by two types of receptors.   Estrogen receptor alpha, expressed by estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) gene, is more abundant and   exists in all human reproductive systems. Association of ESR1 gene polymorphism has been   shown in some reproductive fields such as spontaneous abortion, endometriosis-related infertility   and in vitro fertili...

MOTIVATION A classification algorithm, based on a multi-chip, multi-SNP approach is proposed for Affymetrix SNP arrays. Current procedures for calling genotypes on SNP arrays process all the features associated with one chip and one SNP at a time. Using a large training sample where the genotype labels are known, we develop a supervised learning algorithm to obtain more accurate classification ...

Background Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) are considered as one of the underlying causes of male infertility. Proper sperm chromatin packaging which involves replacement of histones with protamines has profound effect on male fertility. Over 20 SNPs have been reported for the protamine 1 and 2. MaterialsAndMethods The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of two previously repo...

Background: One third of epileptic patients are resistant to several anti-epileptic drugs (AED). P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an efflux transporter encoded by ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1) gene that excludes drugs from the cells and plays a significant role in AEDs resistance. Over-expression of P-gp could be a result of polymorphisms in ABCB1 gene. We studied the association of...

This article refers to viewing the role of molecular markers during analyzing genome plants and their importance in plant biotechnology. In recent years, we observed techniques programs for improving breeding preserving genetic resources has been observed, biochemical indicators which represent basic material through determining diversity between genotypes it is never affected by external surro...

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can be genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Before performing PCR-RFLP for SNP genotyping, a feasible primer pair observes numerous constraints and an available restriction enzyme discriminate the target SNP, are required, here we called it natural SNP-RFLP primer design. Design the natural SNP-RFLP pr...