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Molecular Adaptation and Evolutionary Genetics in Plants
edited by Wei Zhang
submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5367 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular evolution; plastid genome; mitochondrial genome; nuclear genome; gene family
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
15th Anniversary of Genes: Feature Papers in “Neurogenetics and Neurogenomics”
edited by and Micheal Palladino
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; neurological diseases; multi-omics studies; brain development and function; precision medicine; pathogenic mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
Molecular Genetics and Pathogenesis of Motor Neuron Disease
edited by Tadashi Nakagawa
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2637 | Submission Open
Keywords: motor neuron disease; molecular genetics; molecular and cellular analyses; phenotypic characterization; therapeutic development; clinical applications; omic technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
From Genetic Mechanisms Discovery to Patient-Centered Care: The Expanse of Genomics Research
edited by Kathleen D. Valverde and Deb A. Duquette
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2636 | Submission Open
Keywords: Genomic Medicine; Precision Medicine; Functional Genomics; Variant Interpretation; Genetic Mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic Diagnosis)
Advances in Developing Genomics and Computational Approaches submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; computational biology; bioinformatics; machine learning; artificial intelligence (AI); next-generation sequencing (NGS); precision medicine; multi-omics integration; CRISPR-based engineering; single-cell genomics; ethical; legal; and social implications (ELSI); translational genomics; biomedical prediction models; network biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Technologies and Resources for Genetics)
AI and Machine Learning in Cancer Genomics
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; cancer; AI; ML; tools; signatures; biomarkers; oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Emerging Topics in Population Genetics and Molecular Anthropology
edited by and Dubravka Havaš Auguštin
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: population genetics; molecular anthropology; archeogenetics; forensic genetics; impact of genetic diversity on human health; evolution; genome; phylogenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)
New Developments in Pediatric Clinical Genetics and Metabolic Diseases
edited by Laura L. Konczal and Chen-Han Wilfred Wu
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: inherited metabolic disease; gene therapy; CRISPR; mRNA; pediatric genetics; rare inherited disease; whole genome sequencing; diagnosis of rare disorders; treatment of rare disorders; newborn screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic Diagnosis)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Inherited Breast Cancer
edited by Maja Prutki and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: inherited breast cancer; germline mutations; BRCA1; BRCA2; genetic testing; risk assessment; preventive strategies; targeted therapy; personalized medicine; genetic counseling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Host Genetics and Pathogens in One Health Context submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: One Health; farm animals; disease resistance; antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics of Nerve Regeneration submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: nerve regeneration; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; metabolism; biomaterials; gene therapy; nerve repair; organoid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
The CranioFacial Biology Group at the University of Adelaide Collection: Genetic, Epigenetic and Environmental Factors in Complex Adaptive Systems, Multilayer Complex Interactive Networks, and Multiple Models During Oral Development
edited by and Matthew Brook O'Donnell
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2901 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral development; genetics; epigenetics; complex adaptive systems; multilayer complex interactive networks; multiple models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetics of Neuromuscular and Metabolic Diseases
edited by Micheal Palladino and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurogenetics; metabolism; genetic models; biochemistry; therapy development; rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
Genes and Pediatrics submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric disease; genetic variant; clinical observation; diagnosis; patient care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetic Biomarkers in Cancer: From Discovery to Clinical Application
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; tumor biology; biomarkers; cancer therapy; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Insights into the Genomic and Genetic Basis of Cardiovascular Disease
edited by Marzia de Biasio and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open
Keywords: recurrent idiopathic pericarditis and perimyocarditis; spontaneous coronary dissection; sudden idiopathic cardiac death; idiopathic atrial fibrillation; cardio-oncology and cardio toxicity of anti anti-cancer drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
The Genetics of Male Infertility and Clinical Implications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; male infertility; azoospermia; next generation sequencing; genetic variants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases
edited by Jun Yang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung diseases  ; transcriptomics  ; epigenetics  ; gene– environment interaction  ; functional genomics  ; multi-omics integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Plant Genetics, Evolution, Cytogenetics and Cytogenomics for Biodiversity Conservation submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant conservation; cytogenetics; cytogenomics; plant evolution; population genetics; genome evolution; chromosomal variation; polyploidy; biodiversity; genomic resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genetics and Epidemiology of Parasites
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasite genetics; parasite genomics; WGS; molecular epidemiology; zoonoses; virulence and pathogenesis; transmission dynamics; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Genetics of Stress Response in Crops
edited by Jie Zhan
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; abiotic stresses; protein translation; regulation; molecular mechanism; plant hormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic and Molecular Insights into Cardiovascular Disease: From Mechanisms to Precision Medicine submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; genetic variants; precision medicine; epigenetics; non-coding RNAs; polygenic risk scores; mendelian randomization; biomarkers; genome-wide association studies (GWASs); molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Research on Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Damage submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular and structure biology of DNA repair; chromatin dynamics during DNA repair; 3D genome organization in repair mechanisms; liquid– liquid phase separation; mechanobiology and DNA repair; inhibitors of DNA damage proteins for cancer therapy; link between DNA damage and neurological diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Cattle Genetics, Genomics and Breeding: From Molecular Insights to Sustainable Production submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: bovine; Bos  taurus  taurus; Bos  taurus  indicus; genomic  selection; GWAS; multi-omics; gene editing; breeding strategies; reproductive technologies; genetic diversity; adaptation genetics; disease resistance; epigenetics; climate resilience; sustainable production; precision livestock farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Application of Molecular or Genetic Markers in Liquid Biopsy for Urogenital Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; extracellular vesicle; exosome; biotechnology; precision medicine/personalized medicine; diagnosis/screening; urogenital cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Feature Papers in Microbial Genetics and Genomics submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4472 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; bacteria; protists; parasites; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; genetics; drug resistance; molecular evolution; data re-analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Genetic and Functional Genomics Insights into the Genetic Improvement of Stress Resistance in Economic Crops
edited by and Xiaoqing Meng
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic crops; functional genomics; molecular biology; genetic improvement; agricultural biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Pediatric Neurology and Genetics
edited by , Agatino Battaglia and Alberto Danieli
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare neurological diseases; genomics; next-generation sequencing; cytogenetics; child neurology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
Novel Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases
edited by Arash Salardini
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; biomarker discovery; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; precision medicine; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Epigenetics and Multiple Sclerosis
edited by Lara Kular and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; multiple sclerosis; DNA methylation; histone posttranslational modifications; non-coding RNAs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
edited by Liubov V. Gushchina
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; viral vectors; non-viral therapy; gene editing; common and rare mutations; biomarkers; methods of diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Genetics of Skeletal Development
edited by André M Travessa, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal development; skeletal dysplasias; clinical genetics; human genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Clinical Genetics of Diabetes
edited by Tuncay Delibasi
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision diabetology; genomics; β -cell dysfunction; insulin resistance; pharmacogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Genetics and Genomics of Pediatric Neurological Disorders
edited by Andrea L . Gropman
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; pediatric neurology; precision medicine; neurodevelopmental disorders; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurogenomics)
The Genotype/Phenotype Relationship and Therapy Optimization in a Monocentric Fabry Disease Cohort
edited by Marisa Santostefano
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: genotype; phenotype; genomic analysis; enzymatic therapy; gene therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Decoding the Epigenetic Language: Combinatorial Chromatin Modifications in Gene Regulation
edited by Kaur Gundeep and John R. Horton
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; gene regulation; chromatin modifications; chromatin architecture; computational epigenomics; CRISPR epigenome editing; epigenetic therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epigenomics)
Genomic Diversity and Biological Evolution Studies of Marine Bacteria
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene; genetics; genomics; molecular biology; horizontal gene transfer; adaptation; evolution; metagenomic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Radiation-Induced Toxicity of Normal Tissue
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28765 | Submission Open
Keywords: radioresponsive genes; inflammation; genetic markers of radiation damage; immunotherapy; radioprotectors; DNA damage and repair
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicogenomics)
Single-Cell and Spatial Multi-Omics in Human Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5475 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-cell omics; spatial multi-omics; pathogenesis of disease; biomarkers; computational tools; integrative biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Current Advances in Inherited Retinal Disease
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open
Keywords: inherited retinal diseases; retinitis pigmentosa; macular dystrophy; cone dystrophy; genotype; gene therapy; clinical trial; imaging; genetic mechanism; genome editing; phenotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Forage and Grass Genetics and Genomics
edited by Peizhi Yang, Jinghui Gao, and Tieyuan Liu
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular genetics; proteomics; polyploid genomes; genotype– phenotype association analysis; forage gene editing; biotic or abiotic stress; inter-biological interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
The Function and Molecular Mechanism for Immune Responses in Human Diseases
edited by Zsofia Banlaki
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: leukocyte; cytokine; immune receptor; signal transduction; gene expression; antibody-antigen; major histocompatibility complex; complement system; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
Research on Genetics and Breeding of Rice
edited by Xiaojin Luo
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice breeding; molecular genetics; rice germplasm; QTL identification and gene cloning; genetic function and genetic network; breeding technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genomic, Transcriptome Analysis in Animals
edited by and Mengxun Li
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics methodologies; genetic and epigenetic regulation; mechanisms of the elucidation of domesticated animal physiological characteristics and economic traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
The 15th Anniversary of Genes: Feature Papers in the Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases Section submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics of monogenic diseases and complex diseases; genotype– phenotype relationships; population genomics and genetic epidemiology; precision medicine; pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics; targeted genome editing; gene therapy and delivery systems; genetically engineered cell therapy; RNA- and small nucleic acid-based therapeutics; genetic testing and molecular diagnostics; biomarker development and application; genome-wide association studies; epigenetic therapy; developmental genetics; epigenetics; and epigenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
The 15th Anniversary of Genes: Feature Papers in the "Animal Genetics and Genomics" Section submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied genetics and genomics in species of economic importance; companion animal genetics and genomics; breeding and genetic selection; genetics and genomics of aquaculture species; genetics of immune response and disease resistance; genome-edited animals and animal epigenetics; animal population genetics; polymorphisms and genome annotation; genetics applied to the interaction of microbiome and genetic traits of interest; bioinformatics analysis in animal genetics; genomics and evolution; cytogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
15th Anniversary of Genes: Feature Papers in the “Cytogenomics” Section
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1908 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular cytogenetics; cytogenomics; microarray; chromosome biology; karyotyping; high-throughput cytogenetics; genome organization; comparative genomics; karyomapping; optical mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cytogenomics)
15th Anniversary of Genes: Feature Papers in the “Plant Genetics and Genomics” Section submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetic editing; genetics; genomics; pangenome; plants; QTL mapping; QTL cloning; regulation of gene expression; transcriptome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
Genome Assembly and Annotation in Biology
edited by , and Mika Sakamoto
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome assembly; genome annotation; structural gene prediction; functional gene prediction; reference genomes; annotation tools and pipelines; comparative genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Research Updates in Forensic Genetics
edited by Massimo Lancia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open
Keywords: next generation sequencing; single cell analysis; time since deposition; time since death; DNA phenotyping; biogeographic ancestry; age prediction; familial search; disaster victim identification; trace DNA contextualisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
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