Background: According to the World Health Organization, the worldwide prevalence of infertility is 17.5%. The male share of responsibility is undeniable. Several factors, such as smoking, alcoholism, obesity and envir...
supported by the“Progetto di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale”(PRIN)“PLAN.T.S.2.0-towards a renaissance of PLANt Taxonomy and Systematics”led by the University of Pisa,under the grant number 2017JW4HZK(Principal Investigator:Lorenzo Peruzzi),by the Croatian Science Foundation under the project UIP-2017-05-2882(AmphiAdriPlant);the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation and the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education(Austria-Croatia bi-lateral project“HR17/2020”to Božo Frajman).
European wild carnations(Dianthus)are represented by a high number of taxa organized in unresolved taxonomies.In particular,taxa belonging to the Dianthus virgineus L.complex in the Central Mediterranean have been del...
Purpose: Insufficient epidemiological data on the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities may hamper investments in research and interventions for better prevention and treatment of these major threats to the populati...
Acute leukemia (AL) is a malignant disease of the bone marrow in which hematopoietic precursors are arrested in an early stage of development. The diagnosis of leukemia and lymphomas, beyond morphology, is limited in ...
BACKGROUND Persistent left superior vena cava(PLSVC)is the most common venous system variant.The clinical characteristics and amniotic fluid cytogenetics of fetuses with PLSVC remain to be further explored.AIM To deve...
supported by the Startup Foundation from Nantong University (03083074);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32070544)。
The Saccharum genus comprises species with large and variable chromosome numbers, leading to challenges in genomic studies and breeding improvement. Cytogenetics, including classical and molecular approaches, has play...
Funds for the Central Universities(No.202241003,to Dr.Miao Tian);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2022JQ13,to Dr.Miao Tian);by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement(No.101024333);Dr.Rachel Howard-Till is supported by NIH RO1GM127571.
Meiosis is a critical cell division program that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction.Abnormalities in meiosis are often causes of infertility and birth defects(e.g.,Down syndrome).Most organisms use a hig...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32170415, 32061130208);Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LD19C190001);European Research Council Starting Grant (677696) to Q.Z.;supported by an ARC FT (FT110100733);partially supported by ARC DP (DP110102262) led by T.E.;University of Canberra Strategic Research Fund awarded to T.E.;supported by an ARC DP (DP110102262) led by T.E.;supported by NSF (IOS1146820);supported by the University of Canberra postgraduate research scholarships。
Reptile sex determination is attracting much attention because the great diversity of sex-determination and dosage compensation mechanisms permits us to approach fundamental questions about mechanisms of sex chromosom...
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81670136),VIVA-China Children's Cancer Foundation.
Objective:Cytogenetic abnormalities have been proven to be the most valuable parameter for risk stratification of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL).However,studies on the prevalence of cytogenetic abnormalit...
Our aim was to study the genotoxic,cytotoxic and clastogenic effect of locally used various groups of agro-pesticides in the protection of crops using fresh water fish Channa punctatus as test model to estimate water ...