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Intermittent fasting (IF), time-restricted eating (TRE), prolonged fasting (PF), and fasting-mimicking diets (FMD) show promise in the reduction of CVD risk factors. Results on IF, TRE, PF, and FMD on CVD risk factors are significant and often independent of weight loss, yet long-term studies on their effect on CVD are still lacking. Coupling periodic and prolonged, or intermittent and more frequent cycles of fasting or fasting-mimicking diets, designed to maximize compliance and minimize side effects, has the potential to play a central role in the prevention and treatment of CVD and metabolic syndrome.Genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) is an invaluable cytogenetic technique which enables the visualization of whole genomes in hybrids and polyploidy taxa. Total genomic DNA from one or two different species/genomes is used as a probe, labeled with a fluorochrome, and directly detected on mitotic chromosomes from root tip meristems. In sugarcane and sugarcane hybrids, we were able to characterize interspecific hybrids of two closely related species as well as intergeneric hybrids of two closely related genera.Fluorochrome banding (chromomycin, Hoechst, and DAPI) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are excellent molecular cytogenetic tools providing various possibilities in the study of chromosomal evolution and genome organization. The constitutive heterochromatin and rRNA genes are the most widely used FISH markers. The rDNA is organized into two distinct gene families (18S-5.8S-26S and 5S) whose number and location vary within the complex of closely related species. Therefore, they are widely used as chromosomal landmarks to provide valuable evidence concerning genome evolution at chromosomal levels.Over the years, the amount of DNA in a nucleus (genome size) has been estimated using a variety of methods, but increasingly, flow cytometry (FCM) has become the method of choice. The popularity of this technique lies in the ease of sample preparation and in the large number of particles (i.e., nuclei) that can be analyzed in a very short period of time. This chapter presents a step-by-step guide to estimating the nuclear DNA content of plant nuclei using FCM. Attempting to serve as a tool for daily laboratory practice, we list, in detail, the equipment required, specific reagents and buffers needed, as well as the most frequently used protocols to carry out nuclei isolation. In addition, solutions to the most common problems that users may encounter when working with plant material and troubleshooting advice are provided. Finally, information about the correct terminology to use and the importance of obtaining chromosome counts to avoid cytological misinterpretations of the FCM data are discussed.High-throughput sequencing technologies have provided an unprecedented opportunity to study the different evolutionary forces that have shaped present-day patterns of genetic diversity, with important implications for many directions in plant biology research. To manage such massive quantities of sequencing data, biologists, however, need new additional skills in informatics and statistics. In this chapter, our objective is to introduce population genomics methods to beginners following a learning-by-doing strategy in order to help the reader to analyze the sequencing data by themselves. Conducted analyses cover several main areas of evolutionary biology, such as an initial description of the evolutionary history of a given species or the identification of genes targeted by natural or artificial selection. In addition to the practical advices, we performed re-analyses of two cases studies with different kind of data a domesticated cereal (African rice) and a non-domesticated tree species (sessile oak). All the code needed to replicate this work is publicly available on github ( https//github.com/ThibaultLeroyFr/Intro2PopGenomics/ ).Retrotransposable elements (RTEs) are highly common mobile genetic elements that are composed of several classes and make up the majority of eukaryotic genomes. The "copy-out and paste-in" life cycle of replicative transposition in these dispersive and ubiquitous RTEs leads to new genome insertions without excision of the original element. RTEs are important drivers of species diversity; they exhibit great variety in structure, size, and mechanisms of transposition, making them important putative components in genome evolution. Accordingly, various applications have been developed to explore the polymorphisms in RTE insertion patterns. These applications include conventional or anchored polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative or digital PCR with primers designed for the 5' or 3' junction. Marker systems exploiting these PCR methods can be easily developed and are inexpensively used in the absence of extensive genome sequence data. The main inter-repeat amplification polymorphism techniques include inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP), retrotransposon microsatellite amplified polymorphism (REMAP), and Inter-Primer Binding Site (iPBS) for PCR amplification with a single or two primers.Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers are highly polymorphic, relatively easy to develop, and inexpensive compared to other methods and have numerous applications. Importantly, the same ISSR primers can potentially be used universally across plant phylogenetic diversity. see more The basic technique of ISSRs is flexible and can be modified with options for implementation for a broad range of projects and budgets. Ranked in increasing order of technical demand and costs, these are manual agarose and manual polyacrylamide with silver staining and automated using fluorescently labeled primers and capillary electrophoresis. Overall manual agarose-based ISSRs are a sound, safe, easy, and low-cost method for reliably inferring plant genetic diversity. Here, we provide detailed protocols to undertake this fingerprinting method and provide guidance to the literature for the many options available for this technique.Understanding biology and genetics at molecular level has become very important for dissection and manipulation of genome architecture for addressing evolutionary and taxonomic questions. Knowledge of genetic variation and genetic relationship among genotypes is an important consideration for classification, utilization of germplasm resources, and breeding. Molecular markers have contributed significantly in this respect and have been widely used in plant science in a number of ways, including genetic fingerprinting, diagnostics, identification of duplicates and selection of core collections, determination of genetic distances, genome analysis, development of molecular maps, and identification of markers associated with desirable breeding traits. The application of molecular markers largely depends on the type of markers employed, distribution of markers in the genome, type of loci they amplify, level of polymorphism, and reproducibility of products. Among many DNA markers available, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is the simplest, is cost-effective, and can be performed in a moderate laboratory for most of its applications.
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