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… base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one from each parent. Having three or more genome copies from … of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many genes after such events, returning their genomes to a diploid state while retaining multiple copies of some genes. This polyploidization process …

… of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team used … of guide RNAs on  Yarrowia lipolytica to identify essential genes and genes that lead to increased lipid production. … Department of Energy’s goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the …

Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to … the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing …

… the University of California, Riverside and Igor Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of … non-flagellated terrestrial fungi suggested that there were multiple flagellum loss events during the diversification of …

… understanding of this symbiosis could offer improvements in multiple directions. On the fungi side, underground … as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, encouraging … This team quantified the expression of over 12,000 fungal genes, in addition to associated plant genes.  Hear more …