INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is one of the founder crops that likely drove the Neolithic transition to
sedentary agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent more than 10,000 years ago. Identifying …

Cultivated strawberry emerged from the hybridization of two wild octoploid species, both
descendants from the merger of four diploid progenitor species into a single nucleus more than …

Males and females often differ in their fitness optima for shared traits that have a shared
genetic basis, leading to sexual conflict. Morphologically differentiated sex chromosomes can …

The maize W22 inbred has served as a platform for maize genetics since the mid twentieth
century. To streamline maize genome analyses, we have sequenced and de novo assembled …

Background Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) has long been consumed for its
unique flavor and composition of health-promoting phytonutrients. However, breeding efforts …

The glaucous appearance of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare)
plants, that is the light bluish-gray look of flag leaf, stem, and spike surfaces, results from …

B chromosomes are enigmatic elements in thousands of plant and animal genomes that
persist in populations despite being nonessential. They circumvent the laws of Mendelian …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak introduced unprecedented health-risks,
as well as pressure on the economy, society, and psychological well-being due to the …

Background Intralymphatic histiocytosis (IH) is a rare condition often associated with systemic
disease. A benign condition, clinical presentations can vary greatly and its cause is largely …