Male orchid bee Euglossa dilemma drinking nectar. Whole genome sequencing efforts by Brand et al. published in G3 revealed that E. dilemma has one of the largest genomes known for insects.

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GENETICS welcomes Bertrand Llorente as new Associate Editor

A new Associate Editor is joining GENETICS in the Genome Integrity and Transmission section. We’re excited to welcome Bertrand Llorente to the editorial team.

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New resources for navigating the maze of maize genomics

A unified VCF dataset for maize and SNPversity 2.0 are reported in a new paper in G3.

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Meet the 2025 Presidential Members (Part 2)

The Presidential Membership Initiative was launched in 2020 as a way for the Genetics Society of America to invite talented and creative individuals with varied life experiences into our community. We are pleased to introduce the next cohort of...

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Close-up view of a wild-type Junonia coenia wing eyespot pattern. Zhang et al. used CRISPR mutagenesis to interfere with the genetic machinery necessary for making melanin pigments in the colored scales of the butterfly wing. See Zhang et al.

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