Compared to European subspecies, honey bees adapted to the lowlands of southern and eastern Africa (Apis mellifera scutellata) preferentially forage for pollen over nectar and store little honey for winter. Foraging behavior is one of many divergently evolved traits that may contribute to a natural climatic range limit for scutellata-European hybrid honey bees, which spread rapidly out of Brazil in the 1950s and today dominate across tropical (but not temperate) regions in the Americas. See Calfee et al.
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Editorial
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Perspectives
How noncrossover homologs are conjoined and segregated in Drosophila male meiosis I: Stable but reversible homolog linkers require a novel Separase target protein
PLOS Genetics: published October 1, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008997
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The ninth life of the cat reference genome, Felis_catus
PLOS Genetics: published October 22, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009045
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Chromosome separation during Drosophila male meiosis I requires separase-mediated cleavage of the homolog conjunction protein UNO
PLOS Genetics: published October 1, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008928
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Phenotype-genotype comorbidity analysis of patients with rare disorders provides insight into their pathological and molecular bases
PLOS Genetics: published October 1, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009054
Dbp5 associates with RNA-bound Mex67 and Nab2 and its localization at the nuclear pore complex is sufficient for mRNP export and cell viability
PLOS Genetics: published October 1, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009033
The O-GlcNAc transferase OGT is a conserved and essential regulator of the cellular and organismal response to hypertonic stress
PLOS Genetics: published October 2, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008821
Disentangling the determinants of transposable elements dynamics in vertebrate genomes using empirical evidences and simulations
PLOS Genetics: published October 5, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009082
Selection for ancient periodic motifs that do not impart DNA bending
PLOS Genetics: published October 6, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009042
C. elegans CLASP/CLS-2 negatively regulates membrane ingression throughout the oocyte cortex and is required for polar body extrusion
PLOS Genetics: published October 7, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008751
Human ABCB1 with an ABCB11-like degenerate nucleotide binding site maintains transport activity by avoiding nucleotide occlusion
PLOS Genetics: published October 8, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009016
Diversified regulation of circadian clock gene expression following whole genome duplication
PLOS Genetics: published October 8, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009097
A cautionary note on the use of unsupervised machine learning algorithms to characterise malaria parasite population structure from genetic distance matrices
PLOS Genetics: published October 9, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009037
Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits
PLOS Genetics: published October 12, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008718
The DNA methylome of human sperm is distinct from blood with little evidence for tissue-consistent obesity associations
PLOS Genetics: published October 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009035
Quantitative analysis questions the role of MeCP2 as a global regulator of alternative splicing
PLOS Genetics: published October 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009087
Chromosome number evolves at equal rates in holocentric and monocentric clades
PLOS Genetics: published October 13, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009076
Comparing DNA replication programs reveals large timing shifts at centromeres of endocycling cells in maize roots
PLOS Genetics: published October 14, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008623
A high-throughput CRISPR interference screen for dissecting functional regulators of GPCR/cAMP signaling
PLOS Genetics: published October 14, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009103
Drosophila Caliban preserves intestinal homeostasis and lifespan through regulating mitochondrial dynamics and redox state in enterocytes
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009140
Identification of the transcription factor Miz1 as an essential regulator of diphthamide biosynthesis using a CRISPR-mediated genome-wide screen
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009068
A single Ho-induced double-strand break at the MAT locus is lethal in Candida glabrata
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008627
A Rad51-independent pathway promotes single-strand template repair in gene editing
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008689
Mesenchyme-derived IGF2 is a major paracrine regulator of pancreatic growth and function
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009069
Mutation of NEKL-4/NEK10 and TTLL genes suppress neuronal ciliary degeneration caused by loss of CCPP-1 deglutamylase function
PLOS Genetics: published October 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009052
The Ccr4-Not complex regulates TORC1 signaling and mitochondrial metabolism by promoting vacuole V-ATPase activity
PLOS Genetics: published October 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009046
PE homeostasis rebalanced through mitochondria-ER lipid exchange prevents retinal degeneration in Drosophila
PLOS Genetics: published October 16, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009070
Inactivation of the mitochondrial protease Afg3l2 results in severely diminished respiratory chain activity and widespread defects in mitochondrial gene expression
PLOS Genetics: published October 19, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009118
Selection and hybridization shaped the rapid spread of African honey bee ancestry in the Americas
PLOS Genetics: published October 19, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009038
Automated feature extraction from population wearable device data identified novel loci associated with sleep and circadian rhythms
PLOS Genetics: published October 19, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009089
Cells with loss-of-heterozygosity after exposure to ionizing radiation in Drosophila are culled by p53-dependent and p53-independent mechanisms
PLOS Genetics: published October 19, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009056
Metabolism of long-chain fatty acids affects disulfide bond formation in Escherichia coli and activates envelope stress response pathways as a combat strategy
PLOS Genetics: published October 20, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009081
Predominance of positive epistasis among drug resistance-associated mutations in HIV-1 protease
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009009
Evaluation of both exonic and intronic variants for effects on RNA splicing allows for accurate assessment of the effectiveness of precision therapies
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009100
Drosophila phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase fwd promotes mitochondrial fission and can suppress Pink1/parkin phenotypes
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008844
Loss of the RNA trimethylguanosine cap is compatible with nuclear accumulation of spliceosomal snRNAs but not pre-mRNA splicing or snRNA processing during animal development
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009098
A new domestic cat genome assembly based on long sequence reads empowers feline genomic medicine and identifies a novel gene for dwarfism
PLOS Genetics: published October 22, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008926
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Genetically predicted telomere length is associated with clonal somatic copy number alterations in peripheral leukocytes
PLOS Genetics: published October 22, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009078
Effect of H2A.Z deletion is rescued by compensatory mutations in Fusarium graminearum
PLOS Genetics: published October 22, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009125
A fast and scalable framework for large-scale and ultrahigh-dimensional sparse regression with application to the UK Biobank
PLOS Genetics: published October 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009141
Modeling epistasis in mice and yeast using the proportion of two or more distinct genetic backgrounds: Evidence for “polygenic epistasis”
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009165
Tissue-specific isoforms of the single C. elegans Ryanodine receptor gene unc-68 control specific functions
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009102
Estimating indirect parental genetic effects on offspring phenotypes using virtual parental genotypes derived from sibling and half sibling pairs
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009154
Insulin signaling represents a gating mechanism between different memory phases in Drosophila larvae
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009064
DOT-1.1-dependent H3K79 methylation promotes normal meiotic progression and meiotic checkpoint function in C. elegans
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009171
AKH-FOXO pathway regulates starvation-induced sleep loss through remodeling of the small ventral lateral neuron dorsal projections
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009181
Dual function of perivascular fibroblasts in vascular stabilization in zebrafish
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008800
Function of multiple sclerosis-protective HLA class I alleles revealed by genome-wide protein-quantitative trait loci mapping of interferon signalling
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009199
Auxin apical dominance governed by the OsAsp1-OsTIF1 complex determines distinctive rice caryopses development on different branches
PLOS Genetics: published October 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009157
Developmental constraint shaped genome evolution and erythrocyte loss in Antarctic fishes following paleoclimate change
PLOS Genetics: published October 27, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009173
Major role of iron uptake systems in the intrinsic extra-intestinal virulence of the genus Escherichia revealed by a genome-wide association study
PLOS Genetics: published October 28, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009065
Exploring the Complexity of Protein-Level Dosage Compensation that Fine-Tunes Stoichiometry of Multiprotein Complexes
PLOS Genetics: published October 28, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009091
Extensive trimming of short single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides during replication-coupled gene editing in mammalian cells
PLOS Genetics: published October 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009041
Evolution of linkage and genome expansion in protocells: The origin of chromosomes
PLOS Genetics: published October 29, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009155
CenH3 distribution reveals extended centromeres in the model beetle Tribolium castaneum
PLOS Genetics: published October 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009115
DNA supercoiling differences in bacteria result from disparate DNA gyrase activation by polyamines
PLOS Genetics: published October 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009085
Transcriptome and epigenome diversity and plasticity of muscle stem cells following transplantation
PLOS Genetics: published October 30, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009022
Corrections
Correction: Integrating transcriptomic network reconstruction and eQTL analyses reveals mechanistic connections between genomic architecture and Brassica rapa development
PLOS Genetics: published October 8, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009131
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Correction: Molecular predictors of brain metastasis-related microRNAs in lung adenocarcinoma
PLOS Genetics: published October 14, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009139
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Correction: Ferritin heavy chain protects the developing wing from reactive oxygen species and ferroptosis
PLOS Genetics: published October 15, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009138
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Correction: Architecture of the Escherichia coli nucleoid
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009148
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Correction: A kinesin Klp10A mediates cell cycle-dependent shuttling of Piwi between nucleus and nuage
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009147
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Correction: The Airn lncRNA does not require any DNA elements within its locus to silence distant imprinted genes
PLOS Genetics: published October 21, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009151
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Correction: Telomere length-dependent transcription and epigenetic modifications in promoters remote from telomere ends
PLOS Genetics: published October 22, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009152
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Correction: Leveraging correlations between variants in polygenic risk scores to detect heterogeneity in GWAS cohorts
PLOS Genetics: published October 23, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009158
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Correction: yippee like 3 (ypel3) is a novel gene required for myelinating and perineurial glia development
PLOS Genetics: published October 26, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009156
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RNA-directed DNA Methylation
PLOS Genetics: published October 8, 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009034