The binding of PRDM9 to chromatin is a key step in the induction of DNA double-strand
breaks associated with meiotic recombination hotspots; it is normally expressed solely in germ …

In agricultural systems, crops equipped with host-plant resistance (HPR) have enhanced
protection against pests, and are used as a safe and sustainable tool in pest management. In …

Since the advent of molecular tools, hybridization has increasingly been recognized as both
a common and an evolutionarily important process. Using single nucleotide polymorphism …

Background Body shape can be both a consequence and cause of a species’ evolution and
ecology. There are many examples of phenotypes associated with specific ecological niches…

… lucifuga generally live within caves close to the entrance, although individuals are often
found deep within caves at distances beyond 1000 m from the entrance (HA Edgington, pers. …

Somatic mutations accumulate in non-coding regions of the genome during tumorigenesis,
but their functional characterization presents a challenge. Somatic non-coding mutations …

… crop, averaged $43 (± 6.3) per hectare over a cropping season across the five counties.
On average farmers in Nyeri spent the most per hectare ($87 ± 23.6) and those in Narok and …

… was treated for over 40,000 hectares. A protectant fungicide would never have succeeded. …
a soil granule at 2.2 kg ai ha-' plus 0.8 kg ai ha- ' with seed for a total of 3 kg ai ha-'. ProGro (50…

Understanding the parameters that impact a species’ ability to adapt and survive in a novel
environment has been crucial to evolutionary biology, conservation biology, and ecology (…

… A mean of 2.25 t CO 2 -eq./ha/yr is used. For the reverse transition, … estimate of 1.54 t
CO 2 -eq./ha/yr, with the same figure used for mean… We have used a mean of 1.54 t CO 2 -eq./ha/yr. …