Genetics Society of America
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GENETICS publishes high-quality genetics and genomics research that expands scientific boundaries—we’ve been building the field since 1916. With its broad readership, rich history, and responsive editors, GENETICS brings the latest in publishing innovations to the communities it serves. We invite you to submit your research and discover the fast turnaround times and helpful review process for yourself.
Get your useful data out into the world by publishing in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. G3 publishes high quality foundational research, particularly studies that generate useful genetic information, such as mutant screens, single gene studies, genome maps, genome sequence data, GWAS and QTL studies, software, data resources, and new methods. The Editorial Board of G3 believes that rapid dissemination of such data lays the foundation for many important insights.
We treat authors as colleagues, not adversaries. Your time is important—and so is your research. Peer editors oversee the review process and give you clear guidance on how to address any reviewer comments; our helpful editorial staff keep the process moving and on time. We make it easy to submit: no formatting requirements on initial submission. Our dedicated editors work hard to keep time to first decision at around a month. And because we’re agile and community-driven, we’ve long been at the forefront of publishing innovations.
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Genes to Genomes, the GSA blog, features news from the GSA community, highlights from the GSA journals, and posts from staff and guest authors about careers, professional development, science policy, publishing, education, outreach, equity and inclusion, and the intersections of science, art, and culture. Propose a guest post yourself and start a conversation!
In March 2016, GENETICS launched WormBook, a comprehensive compendium of review articles presenting the current state of knowledge in C. elegans research. WormBook articles span the breadth of the biology, genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology of C. elegans. Find historical WormBook articles published as the online companion to WormBase here. This page contains the full list of all historical and GSA-published WormBook articles, organized by section.
In this interview, Sarah Ruttenberg of the GSA Early Career Scientist Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee talked with Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, the director of science policy for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
AbstractPopulation genetic theory predicts that a species’ demographic history shapes patterns of genome-wide variation. However, conservation genomic studies have disproportionately focused on small or declining species, where low genetic diversity and inbreeding are major concerns, while highly abundant species have attracted comparatively less attention. Here, we investigate the crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) which, despite being one of the most numerous large mammals on Earth, remains largely uncharacterised in terms of its genomic diversity and demographic...
AbstractIn many evolving systems, mutations have background-dependent fitness effects due to genetic interactions between loci within a genome (intragenomic epistasis). In coevolving species, genetic interactions can span across genomes, a phenomenon described as intergenomic epistasis. It is known that intragenomic epistasis can make adaptation more repeatable by constraining accessible mutational paths from a specific starting genotype, generating path repeatability. Here, we investigate how endpoint repeatability – how often adaptation from different starting genotypes reaches the...
