Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Genomics

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    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Autosomal Allelic Inactivation: Variable Replication and Dosage Sensitivity

    Michael B Heskett, Athanasios E Vouzas ... Mathew J Thayer
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the European common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

    Simone Rencken, Georgi Tushev ... Gilles Laurent
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Stranded short nascent strand sequencing reveals the topology of DNA replication origins in Trypanosoma brucei

    Slavica Stanojcic, Bridlin Barckmann ... Yvon Sterkers
    Replication origins in Trypanosoma brucei integrate multiple features previously described individually in opisthokonts, revealing a unified structural topology built from strand-specific nucleotide composition, G‑quadruplex enrichment, and distinctive nucleosome patterns.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Ancestral secretory programs underlie the evolution of morphological innovations across Spiralia

    Yitian Bai, Kunyin Jiang ... Qi Li
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    • Incomplete
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    NK2R signaling governs intestinal lipid mobilization and mucosal inflammation

    Pedro A Perez, Chung-Chih Liu ... Supriya Srinivasan
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Mutational and Expression Profile of ZNF217, ZNF750, ZNF703 Zinc Finger Genes in Kenyan Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

    Michael Kitoi, John Gitau ... Francis Makokha
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Mettl5 coordinates protein production and degradation of PERIOD to regulate sleep in Drosophila

    Xiaoyu Wu, Xingzhuo Yang ... Juan Du
    The Mettl5/Trmt112 complex alters rRNA methylation, increasing PERIOD protein linking ribosome function, clock genes, and proteasome in sleep regulation in Drosophila.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Cancer Biology

    Functional characterization of a multi-cancer risk locus on chromosome band 2q33.1 near CASP8

    Hyunkyung Kong, Jiyeon Choi ... Kevin M Brown
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Adapting clinical chemistry plasma as a source for liquid biopsies

    Spencer C Ding, Jingru Yu ... Wei Gu
    Residual plasma from rapid routine clinical chemistry tubes enables cell-free DNA NGS-based analysis, providing an untapped, scalable, and accessible resource without specialized collection workflows.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Identification of a somatic H3K23me3 methyltransferase SET-19 in C. elegans

    Mingjing Xu, Zixue Fan ... Xuezhu Feng
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
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Highlights

    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Medicine

    How to respond to peer reviewers

    Eric Kalkhoven, Manon Kluijtmans
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Written out of history

    Lisa M Thomann, Julie Batut
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromosomes: Finding a role for non-coding DNA in trypanosomes

    Markus R Schmidt

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    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
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    Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
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    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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