Frontiers in Genetics | Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/sections/evolutionary-population-and-conservation-genetics RSS Feed for Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics section in the Frontiers in Genetics journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-14T19:12:56.17+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1819401 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1819401 <![CDATA[Adaptive radiation and structural tailoring of the Vietnamese Blec2 immunogenetic reservoir]]> 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Anh Huynh LuuTrifan BudiWorapong SingchatChien Tran Phuoc NguyenThitipong PanthumNivit TanglertpaibulKanithaporn VangnaiAingorn ChaiyesChotika YokthongwattanaChomdao SinthuvanichOrathai SawatdichaikulKyudong HanNarongrit MuangmaiDarren K. GriffinPrateep DuengkaeNgu Trong NguyenKornsorn Srikulnath https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1810782 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1810782 <![CDATA[Mating portfolio and neutral mechanisms are primary causes of genet-ramet frequencies and spatial distributions in smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) along salt marsh tidal gradients]]> 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Jewel TomasulaSeamus CaslinGina M. WimpMatthew B. Hamilton https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1808090 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1808090 <![CDATA[Genomic basis of adaptation to cardiac glycosides in three insect orders]]> 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z Original Research Kangli ZhuChengqi ZhuYing Zhen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1753780 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1753780 <![CDATA[Moonshine.jl: a Julia package for genome-scale model-based ancestral recombination graph inference]]> 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z Technology and Code Patrick FournierFabrice Larribe https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1784283 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1784283 <![CDATA[Genetic distribution of selected obesity-related SNVs in the FTO, DRD2, MC4R, FABP2, ADRB2, and SH2B1 genes in a Mexico city population]]> 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Carlos PerezcanoAndrea SánchezGerardo CendejasFrancisco BorrayoMariana Pérez-CoriaGerardo Pérez-Hernández 0.05). Understanding the prevalence of these obesity-related genetic markers in Mexican populations provides a reference for future genomic and nutrigenomic studies, and may support the development of personalized prevention strategies contributing to deeper insight into the molecular basis of metabolic diseases in Mexico, given the serious public health challenge they represent.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1795443 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1795443 <![CDATA[Raloxifene ameliorates cartilage and subchondral bone microstructural degeneration in the ovariectomy-induced spontaneous postmenopausal osteoarthritis]]> 2026-03-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Ya-Ping XiaoMu-Wei DaiFa-Ming TianLi-Tao ShaoMing-Jian BeiLiu ZhangZhang-Hua Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1766303 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1766303 <![CDATA[QTL mapping for young leaf color trait in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) using BSA-seq]]> 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Fang HuShaobin ZhangChengming LiFanchong YuanZhao SongKailin HuJiaowen Cheng 0.05), indicating that the young leaf color trait in eggplant is controlled by a single incompletely dominant gene. To identify candidate loci associated with young leaf color, 30 individuals with extreme purple phenotypes and 30 individuals with extreme green phenotypes were selected from the F2 population to establish two DNA bulks, namely, the purple trait bulk (ZS-pool) and the green trait bulk (LS-pool), respectively. Bulked Segregant Analysis (BSA) combined with whole-genome resequencing was performed on the two parental lines (EP02 and EP01) and the two bulks (ZS-pool and LS-pool). A total of 1,416,609 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were generated and used for quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. Using the SNP-index method and Euclidean Distance (ED) analysis, a single QTL associated with young leaf color was identified on chromosome 10, covering a physical interval of 17.49 Mb (59,315,357-76,806,837 bp). Integrated analysis of SNP indices, ED values, and gene functional annotations suggested that Smechr1002213, Smechr1001752, and Smechr1001815 might be the candidate gene regulating young leaf color formation in eggplant. The findings of this study will lay a foundation for gene isolation and the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms underlying young leaf coloration in eggplant.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1753621 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1753621 <![CDATA[Chromosome-level reference genome of Tylorrhynchus heterochaetus (Annelida, Nereididae)]]> 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z Data Report Wei YangXuemin ZhangBin FanYuanyuan SiRuiwen XuShengkang LiZining MengXinghan Chen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1721789 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2026.1721789 <![CDATA[Snail 3G: genomics, genetics, and gene-editing of Biomphalaria glabrata]]> 2026-01-21T00:00:00Z Review Si-Ming Zhang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1695593 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1695593 <![CDATA[Identification of major QTLs for seed vigor and growth-related traits using a biparental population in soybean]]> 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Neeraj KumarJames R. SmithJeffery D. RayJason D. GillmanNacer Bellaloui https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1727583 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1727583 <![CDATA[Integrative linkage and recombination analysis of 25 X-STRs across 7 linkage groups using pedigree-based and SNP-based strategies]]> 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Jinglei QianXiaoqin QianQiqi JiZhimin LiChengchen ShaoHongmei XuFan YangJianhui Xie 5) and near independence between groups (MLOD <1). Estimated recombination rates of X-STR data ranged from 0.0000 to 0.0487 within LGs, and from 0.1561 to 0.4133 between LGs, while the recombination fraction between the 7 linkage groups occurred in approximately 50% of informative meioses. LD decay analysis showed that R2 dropped to 0.1 at a distance of approximately 3.7 kb, supporting the feasibility of using SNP-derived LD signals to infer STR recombination patterns at fine scale.DiscussionThe family-based methods with X-SNP provide a more robust framework for evaluating X-STR linkage with the advantage of a relatively low mutation rate, high density and phased, particularly for newly developed loci lacking extensive haplotype databases.ConclusionThese findings contribute to a more precise understanding of X-STR inheritance and enhance their reliability in forensic kinship analysis.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1605675 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1605675 <![CDATA[Structural heterogeneity and functional convergence of transposable elements]]> 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Gleb Yu. KosovskyGalina V. GlazkoTatiana T. Glazko https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1730668 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1730668 <![CDATA[Genomic analysis reveals genetic diversity and selection signatures of the Yantai Black pig during domestication and breeding]]> 2025-11-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Ming QinCai MaMingzhi LiangYuxin ZhangZengguang WangJingyu WangGuodong LiYufen ShaPeng JinLingling JuXueping LiuYongqing ZengRuili Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1699402 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1699402 <![CDATA[Ecuador genetic mosaic: biological and adaptive variations across Mestizos, Native Amerindians, and Afro-Ecuadorians. Implications for public health and precision medicine]]> 2025-11-24T00:00:00Z Mini Review Fabricio González-Andrade https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1712106 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1712106 <![CDATA[Genetic evolution of parental populations and construction of core germplasm populations in qinghai spruce seed orchard based on SLAF-seq technology]]> 2025-11-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Hu ZhaoErwen XuDong LvWei LiXingpeng ZhaoXin JiaHao YuanRong Zhou https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1661527 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1661527 <![CDATA[Clarifying species boundaries between bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) and bocachico de Maracaibo (Prochilodus reticulatus) (characiformes: Prochilodontidae) using complete mitochondrial genomes]]> 2025-11-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Jonny Yepes-BlandónDiego Almansa-VillaMaría José Benítez-GaleanoDaiana MirJim Hernández-RangelVíctor Atencio-GarcíaAna Estrada-PosadaNélida Rodríguez-Osorio https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1610942 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1610942 <![CDATA[Slavs in the closet: computational genomic analysis reveals cryptic slavic signatures in the Avar Khaganate and their contribution to medieval Croatian population formation]]> 2025-09-22T00:00:00Z Hypothesis and Theory Todor ChobanovSvetoslav Stamovfor Bulgarian Academy of Science and Institute for Balkan Studies https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1631529 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1631529 <![CDATA[Rapid forensic ancestry inference in selected Northeast Asian populations: a Y-STR based attention-based ensemble framework for initial investigation guidance]]> 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Kyo-Chan Koo https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1610364 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1610364 <![CDATA[Dopamine D2 receptor gene Taq 1A polymorphism: genetic architecture in Indian population and comparison to global populations]]> 2025-07-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Amrita ChaudharyPradeep KumarBechan SharmaVandana Rai https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1614541 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2025.1614541 <![CDATA[Genome-wide identification of LHT gene family in Lonicera macranthoides Hand.-Mazz and their responses to abiotic stresses]]> 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Zhaowu LiYue HuChunzhi LiangLu ChenYao HuXiaoqiu WuXia Chen