Society encouraging the study of comparative genetics and genomics to document, conserve, and manage organismal diversity. We publish biodiversity genetics & genomics research in Journal of Heredity. https://linktr.ee/theaga_org
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🕊️ Exciting breakthrough: for the first time, scientists successfully derived and cultured primordial germ cells (PGCs) from the common pigeon (Columba livia)! This advances reproductive tech for avian conservation, enabling germline manipulation and biobanking in pigeons and related species.
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Check this out! A recently accepted article explores the genetic basis of pelvic fin loss in the snakehead (Channa asiatica). Findings include key mutations and structural variations, including changes in tbx4 and pax7a genes, as well as regulatory element loss.
Photo: aquainfo.nl
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Registration is open for the #AGA2026 Presidential Symposium! Talks/Poster abstracts are due by September 1st. Here are more details and a list of the invited speakers: blog.theaga.org/aga-...
You can submit an abstract for a chance to give a talk or to present a poster.
More details and sign-up links here: www.theaga.org/agatw...
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A big step for bird conservation and biodiversity!
Paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher...
Corresponding author: www.linkedin.com/in/...
#Conservation #BirdGenomics #ReproductiveTech #AvianBiotech
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🕊️ Exciting breakthrough: for the first time, scientists successfully derived and cultured primordial germ cells (PGCs) from the common pigeon (Columba livia)! This advances reproductive tech for avian conservation, enabling germline manipulation and biobanking in pigeons and related species.
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Come join us at #AGA2026 in beautiful Granlibakken! This year's theme is "Polygenic Adaptation in a Changing World."
In addition to our lineup of amazing speakers invited by our current President Michael Nachman (www.nachmanlab.org/) we have room for a limited number of additional talks.
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Insights into vertebrate appendage evolution!
Paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher...
Corresponding author: www.researchgate.net...
#JHered #Genomics #Evolution
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Pine Processionary Moth chromosome-level #genome Assembly by @mgda76.bsky.social, @prrnhd.bsky.social et al. in Journal of Heredity @theaga.bsky.social. 615.9 Mb 50 pseudochromosomes 12,898 annotated genes @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jhered/artic...
