This study was conducted to determine the parent-off spring genetic structure of the pedunculate oak(Quercus robur L.),sessile oak(Q.petraea[Matt.]Liebl.)and their hybrids.Forty half-sib Quercus families and their mat...This study was conducted to determine the parent-off spring genetic structure of the pedunculate oak(Quercus robur L.),sessile oak(Q.petraea[Matt.]Liebl.)and their hybrids.Forty half-sib Quercus families and their maternal trees originating from one tree stand in southern Lithuania were analyzed using SSR and RAPD markers.Based on a preliminary study of leaf morphological traits,the individuals separated into six groups.The studied halfsib oak families were also compared for allelic diversity,including group variations;genotypic structure;genetic diversity;and the degree of genetic subdivision and diff erentiation.The level of genetic variation and subdivision was lower in the hybrid families than in the families of the parental species.Genotypic analysis of the half-sibling off spring showed the asymmetric nature of interspecifi c hybridization processes of pedunculate and sessile oaks in mixed stands.展开更多
Aim： To investigate the associations of autosomal and X-chromosome homologs of the RNA-binding-motif （RNAbinding-motif on the Y chromosome, RBMY） gene with non-obstructive azoospermia （NOA）, as genetic factors fo...Aim： To investigate the associations of autosomal and X-chromosome homologs of the RNA-binding-motif （RNAbinding-motif on the Y chromosome, RBMY） gene with non-obstructive azoospermia （NOA）, as genetic factors for NOA may map to chromosomes other than the Y chromosome. Methods： Genomic DNA was extracted using a salting-out procedure after treatment of peripheral blood leukocytes with proteinase K from Japanese patients with NOA （n = 67） and normal fertile volunteers （n = 105）. The DNA were analyzed for RBMX by expressed sequence tag （EST） deletion and for the like sequence on chromosome 9 （RBMXL9） by microsatellite polymorphism. Results： We examined six ESTs in and around RBMX and found a deletion of SHGC31764 in one patient with NOA and a deletion of DXS7491 in one other patient with NOA. No deletions were detected in control subjects. The association study with nine microsatellite markers near RBMXL9 revealed that D9S319 was less prevalent in patients than in control subjects, whereas D9S1853 was detected more frequently in patients than that in control subjects. Conclusion： We provide evidence that deletions in or around RBMX may be involved in NOA. In addition, analyses of markers in the vicinity of RBMXL9 on chromosome 9 suggest the possibility that variants of this gene may be associated with NOA. Although further studies are necessary, this is the first report of the association between RBMX and RBMXL9 with NOA. （Asian J Andro12006 Mar; 8： 213-218）展开更多
Forensic haplotype analysis of the male Y chromosome is currently used to establish the number of male donors in sexual assaults,the number of male bleeders in blood pattern analysis,and for ancestry correlation to ge...Forensic haplotype analysis of the male Y chromosome is currently used to establish the number of male donors in sexual assaults,the number of male bleeders in blood pattern analysis,and for ancestry correlation to genetic founder populations in biogeographic studies.In forensic laboratory applications,its primary use is for DNA profile generation with trace amounts of male DNA in the presence of excess female DNA(e.g.spermatozoa identification,male component of fingernail scrapings).Our study supports the potential use of the Y chromosome in a"dragnet"approach(most haplotypes are unique)similar to that described by Kayser in 2017 for solving a cold case sex assault and homicide in The Netherlands.Our study also researched the potential for the identification of an ancestral Irish genetic"footprint"linked to surname O'Brien and identified multiple founder group origins in Ireland and England as well as three samples with the Dal Riata(a Gaelic overkingdom)ancestral haplotype.This study indicates correlation to ancestral Irish ancestry by haplotype but not conclusively to the O'Brien surname.展开更多
基金partly supported by the long-term research programme Sustainable Forestry and Global Changes implemented by the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
文摘This study was conducted to determine the parent-off spring genetic structure of the pedunculate oak(Quercus robur L.),sessile oak(Q.petraea[Matt.]Liebl.)and their hybrids.Forty half-sib Quercus families and their maternal trees originating from one tree stand in southern Lithuania were analyzed using SSR and RAPD markers.Based on a preliminary study of leaf morphological traits,the individuals separated into six groups.The studied halfsib oak families were also compared for allelic diversity,including group variations;genotypic structure;genetic diversity;and the degree of genetic subdivision and diff erentiation.The level of genetic variation and subdivision was lower in the hybrid families than in the families of the parental species.Genotypic analysis of the half-sibling off spring showed the asymmetric nature of interspecifi c hybridization processes of pedunculate and sessile oaks in mixed stands.
文摘Aim： To investigate the associations of autosomal and X-chromosome homologs of the RNA-binding-motif （RNAbinding-motif on the Y chromosome, RBMY） gene with non-obstructive azoospermia （NOA）, as genetic factors for NOA may map to chromosomes other than the Y chromosome. Methods： Genomic DNA was extracted using a salting-out procedure after treatment of peripheral blood leukocytes with proteinase K from Japanese patients with NOA （n = 67） and normal fertile volunteers （n = 105）. The DNA were analyzed for RBMX by expressed sequence tag （EST） deletion and for the like sequence on chromosome 9 （RBMXL9） by microsatellite polymorphism. Results： We examined six ESTs in and around RBMX and found a deletion of SHGC31764 in one patient with NOA and a deletion of DXS7491 in one other patient with NOA. No deletions were detected in control subjects. The association study with nine microsatellite markers near RBMXL9 revealed that D9S319 was less prevalent in patients than in control subjects, whereas D9S1853 was detected more frequently in patients than that in control subjects. Conclusion： We provide evidence that deletions in or around RBMX may be involved in NOA. In addition, analyses of markers in the vicinity of RBMXL9 on chromosome 9 suggest the possibility that variants of this gene may be associated with NOA. Although further studies are necessary, this is the first report of the association between RBMX and RBMXL9 with NOA. （Asian J Andro12006 Mar; 8： 213-218）
基金This study was funded by University of New Haven aspart of a Master's thesis in Forensic Science.
文摘Forensic haplotype analysis of the male Y chromosome is currently used to establish the number of male donors in sexual assaults,the number of male bleeders in blood pattern analysis,and for ancestry correlation to genetic founder populations in biogeographic studies.In forensic laboratory applications,its primary use is for DNA profile generation with trace amounts of male DNA in the presence of excess female DNA(e.g.spermatozoa identification,male component of fingernail scrapings).Our study supports the potential use of the Y chromosome in a"dragnet"approach(most haplotypes are unique)similar to that described by Kayser in 2017 for solving a cold case sex assault and homicide in The Netherlands.Our study also researched the potential for the identification of an ancestral Irish genetic"footprint"linked to surname O'Brien and identified multiple founder group origins in Ireland and England as well as three samples with the Dal Riata(a Gaelic overkingdom)ancestral haplotype.This study indicates correlation to ancestral Irish ancestry by haplotype but not conclusively to the O'Brien surname.
