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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 19h

New in #G3journal: A comparative analysis of histone organization in #yeast Ogataea polymorpha (used for industrial protein production) and O. haglerorum reveals new signatures, highlighting genome function differences occurring on a microevolutionary scale. 🔗 buff.ly/C2ZNE8M

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 21h

A biochemical approach identifies Ypk2 in the pathogenic #yeast Candida glabrate plays an important role in coordinating gene expression that impacts susceptibility to all major #antifungal drug classes. Learn more in #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/0mDxVJW

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Cryptic peroxisomal targeting determinants in protistan glycolytic enzymes suggest how glycosomes may have evolved. Find out more in #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/aVdSO96

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🚨 LMAP starts soon! Bioscience grad students and postdocs: join us at 3 p.m. EDT, October 15, for the first session of this 6-week leadership & management program. It’s not too late to apply if space remains! 🔗 buff.ly/CLIHg0d If all spaces are filled, you'll be added to a waitlist.

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A population genetics study investigates how genetic variation is maintained in a polygenic trait under stabilizing selection in a subdivided population. Learn more in #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/cDuTqm4

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New experiments in REV1-deficient #yeast cell lines assess whether the preferential use of the error-prone repair pathway by haploids explains the difference in genome-wide mutation patterns between diploids and haploids. Read more in #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/4llBZ8b

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🪰 New in #GENETICS: @rajitha91.bsky.social et al. present a gene regulatory network that controls Abd-B expression in #Drosophila larval fat body and provide a molecular mechanism for establishing adipocyte heterogeneity along the anterior–posterior axis. 🔗 buff.ly/QJ2kVhS

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📣 Call for papers! #GENETICS and #G3Journal invite original research on new methods for improving crop and ornamental plants, including genomic prediction, phenomics, breeding program design, and genome editing. ⏰ Papers are due January 18, 2027. 🌱: buff.ly/HIkVPqQ

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A new study in #GENETICS critically examines the feasibility of reconstructing lineage trees from single-cell transcriptomic data using both modeling and empirical data. TL;DR: Gene expression data have limited potential and should not be used for phylogenetic lineage tree. 🔗 buff.ly/Y9f3lhh

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The #G3journal cover shows a ZEISS UltraPlus FESEM image with myrtle rust spores (yellow) bursting out of a Syzygium jambos leaf (green) by tearing through the epidermis (Luo Z et al. jkaf255). Read the issue online: buff.ly/UcqPaWL 📸: Lavi Singh

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The October #GENETICS cover, inspired by Warli tribal art from Maharashtra, India, illustrates the newly identified glycolysis–calcineurin regulatory axis governing titan cell formation in Cryptococcus neoformans (iyag211). 🔗: buff.ly/HsskEu6 🎨: Anandi Singh, Pallavi S. Phatak, and Sriram Varahan

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New in #GENETICS: A mutant analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae demonstrates that replication defects generating single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) caused by the downregulation of the major replicative polymerases results in elevated formaldehyde mutagenesis. 🔗 buff.ly/SniUrU5

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🧬 Dive into the perspective article in #GENETICS that proposes investigating the genetic architecture of complex phenotypes in lower-risk, younger individuals, which may reduce residual variance and improve power to isolate the genetics of complex disease-related traits. 🔗 buff.ly/M3WFZ05

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Applications are open for the Drosophila Trainee Award! Graduate students and postdocs can request up to $1,000 in travel support to attend #Dros27. GSA membership required. Apply by October 29: buff.ly/Ceok9ob

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌟 Presenting the first essay in the “Notch and the Awesome Power of Genetics” series in #GENETICS Iva Greenwald shows how genetics remains essential in answering questions, even as the molecular events associated with Notch activation are elucidated in exquisite detail. 🔗 buff.ly/z4e5gT4

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🪱 Read the latest behavior study in #GENETICS where @isabelbeets.bsky.social and the team investigate how the #Celegans promiscuous RFamide-peptide FLP-14 and its receptors modulate a circuit for oxygen-evoked locomotory arousal. 🔗 buff.ly/uaRNa5E

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

⏰ Due December 1! #GENETICS is seeking experimental and computational research for its Special Issue on “Using functional genomics to explore biological networks.” Network mapping, integrative analyses, perturbation studies, and new experimental or computational methods welcome: buff.ly/EEaaLkY

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🦋🧬🕷️🧬🪲🧬🦀 In #GENETICS, The #Arthropod #Genomics i5K and @ebpgenome.bsky.social communities highlight opportunities to harmonize reporting standards, ensuring that future arthropod genomes are comparable and maximally reusable for large-scale comparative research. 🔗 buff.ly/E0MftpJ

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s Nobel Prize Week! 🏆 The #NobelPrize announcements for Physiology or Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry are coming up this week, with the first being announced shortly. #GENETICS is proud to highlight work published in the journal by Nobel laureates: buff.ly/3VkgStN Stay tuned to this thread.

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🦴 Don't miss this important study in #G3journal that represents the largest whole-genome sequencing effort using multiplex families to date, yielding insights and rare variants in the genetic landscape of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). 🔗 buff.ly/LONPm07

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🪰 New in #GENETICS: The first comparative continent-scale transcriptomic analysis of the male reproductive tract, testis and accessory gland, in #Drosophila melanogaster and simulans, describes the role of migration and selection in shaping gene expression variation. 🔗 buff.ly/aG1fl0R

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧬 Do de novo genes evolve by exploiting ancestral regulatory sequences or are associated with the evolution of new regulatory regions? 🪰 A new study in #GENETICS addresses this question by exploring how sequence and chromatin changes cause de novo gene expression in #Drosophila. 🔗 buff.ly/fxWLHUW

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🪰 Latest in #GENETICS: Using experimental evolution data from #Drosophila and forward genetic simulations, @changyi-xiao.bsky.social et al. explored how haplotype structure affects genomic responses to polygenic adaptation. 🔗 buff.ly/FLQex7z

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How can a tiny worm help researchers understand a genetic variant linked to kidney disease? In #GENETICS, @barrlab.bsky.social uses C. elegans to investigate how an ADPKD-associated variant affects PKD-2 protein localization and sensory function. Read the interview with Juan Wang: buff.ly/bl2sAoy

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What happens after you send a letter to your elected officials? Your message helps Members of Congress understand constituent priorities. It's easy to get discouraged when you don't hear back, but your letter makes a difference. Learn more from @abankston.bsky.social: buff.ly/x1O6QH7

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Latest in #GENETICS: @epigenci.bsky.social and Jonathan Terhorst describe a new framework linking a fitness landscape model to standard mixed-model methodology, that enables both inference on evolutionary parameters and downstream prediction by best linear unbiased prediction. 🔗 buff.ly/QfKJmhT

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🪱 Read the latest work from @barrlab.bsky.social in #GENETICS that describes a #Celegans pipeline for mechanistic classification of conserved Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) associated missense variants. 🔗 buff.ly/R2nrikZ

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Meet @patrickphillips.bsky.social of @uauoregon.bsky.social, joining our stellar lineup of #Worm27 speakers! His work explores how genetics and environment shape individual variation—and how that variation connects to demographic and evolutionary processes across species. Hear more in Kobe!

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Abstract submission for #Dros27 is now open! 🔗: buff.ly/18h4OHf Prep now: ✅ Browse abstract topics ✅ Prepare title and abstract text ✅ Gather co-author names and institutions ✅ Select one email to use for both abstract submission and registration ✅ Select a credit card to pay the submission fee

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🧬 @balciunaslab.bsky.social generated and validated a strong ubiquitous Cre-driver line that enables highly efficient 4-HT-inducible recombination at all tested stages of #zebrafish ontogenesis. Curious how this line works? Read more in the September issue of #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/yPGY9Jg

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌾 🧬 A new genomic framework published in the September issue of #GENETICS combines multi-environment yield trials with whole-genome resequencing to evaluate how environmental conditions shape genetic responses for yield and other important traits in #breeding. 🔗 buff.ly/8lhUYtk

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nominations are open for the Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture—recognizing outstanding early career work in Drosophila neurogenetics. The award includes a cash prize and conference travel and registration for #Dros27. 🔗https://buff.ly/NUvMqTM

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The September issue of #GENETICS is live now! It features a comprehensive analysis of double, triple, and quadruple mutants of gonadotropins and their receptors to describe the roles of #gonadotropin signaling in #zebrafish reproductive function. 🐠 🔗 buff.ly/5RhUz53

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

⏰ There's still time to apply for LMAP! Join bioscience grad students and postdocs for 6 weeks of leadership and management development, led by team-building expert Molly Grisham. Space is limited! Starts October 15. Find more details and apply now: buff.ly/S2HtlQE

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The September issue of #GENETICS features work from @jonj-udd.bsky.social, @jeffspence.github.io, & Co which determines how genes associated with human recessive disorders fit the predictions of the classic theory of mutation–selection balance. 🔗 buff.ly/v8FpWWA

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Asexual reproduction is common in #tardigrades. A new study shows how they reproduce by abortive meiosis I parthenogenesis and maintain heterozygosity across their genome from generation to generation. 📖 Now live in the Septmber issue of #GENETICS 📷️ Bob Goldstein, Addie Coke 🔗 buff.ly/PD4joXx

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

⏰ Last call! GSA Award nominations are due October 1. Don’t miss your chance to recognize an outstanding member of the genetics community for their contributions to research, mentorship, education, or leadership. Submit your nomination today: genetics-gsa.org/awards/?utm_...

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New findings reveal functional conservation between S. pombe Yhb1 and C. neoformans Fhb1 in their ability to acquire exogenous heme required for activation as defence against nitrosative stress. Discover more in the September issue of #GENETICS 🔗 buff.ly/62YBEwT 📷️ Simon Labbé

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Learn about a new quantitative genetic model in the September issue of #GENETICS 🌾 This unifying framework jointly analyzes intra- and inter-specific interactions occurring in intercropping—the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crop species in the same field. 🔗 buff.ly/ivaQC09

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In #GENETICS, @ncrown18.bsky.social & Co use the hypomorphic mutation in mei-P26, a well-characterized gene with diverse functions in germ cell development, to determine the consequences of disrupting the coordination between development and #meiosis in #Drosophila. 🪰 🔗 buff.ly/pptJJiX

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🍄 Dive into the first genetic mapping of incompatibility alleles in Agaricus bisporus—the cultivated button mushroom—that identifies molecular mechanisms underlying compatibility of hyphal networks in basidiomycetes. Learn more in #G3journal 🔗 buff.ly/i083Bvu

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy birthday to Thomas Hunt Morgan! Morgan’s pioneering Drosophila research helped establish the role of chromosomes in heredity. His legacy lives on through the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal. Nominations close October 1: buff.ly/W57xpwb

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Supporting postdocs is an investment in the future of the field. Postdocs: Thank you for the work you do to keep science alive and to drive the field of genetics and genomics forward. We celebrate you as an essential part of the GSA community! 🎉 🫶 4/4🧵

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It’s also a defining time professionally. Postdocs are refining the research questions and professional goals they’ll pursue as their careers evolve and developing leadership skills to eventually lead their own labs, teach, and mentor the next generation. 3/4🧵

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

They are often filling critical roles in the lab—running experiments, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, and supporting their PI’s research goals. 2/4🧵

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As #NPAW comes to a close, we reflect on what the role of postdoc means for our community. Postdoctoral researchers occupy a unique position in science—they are no longer students, but rather early career scientists growing into independent investigators. 1/4🧵

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 TODAY: Join GSA staff for a 30-minute working session to draft your GSA Award nomination and get answers to your questions about the process. Recognize outstanding scientists with the Society's highest honors! 🗓️: Sep 25 ⏰️: 12 pm EDT Make sure you're registered: buff.ly/a4US25W

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Read the latest in #G3journal, where Yong-Bi Fu uses the seed-based #RNASeq analysis for the first time to measure changes in total deleterious mutation burden of barley germplasm conserved under long-term cold storage over one regeneration cycle. 🔗 buff.ly/bqt9Pej

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A population genetics study in #G3journal derives several theoretical models to gain insights into deleterious transposon epigenetic effects, considering that spontaneous epialleles generated by transposons are detrimental to fitness. 🔗 buff.ly/J5ljtTV

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