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Darren K. Griffin is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers various research topics, reflecting a broad interest in animal and human genetics and reproductive biology. Key topics include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Animals
  • Reproductive BioMedicine Online
  • Genes
  • Fertility and Sterility
  • Cells

Darren K. Griffin has collaborated extensively with colleagues such as Michael N Romanov, Valeriy G. Narushin, Rebecca E. O'Connor, N. A. Zinovieva, and Н. А. Волкова, reflecting a pattern of sustained joint research efforts in genetics and related disciplines.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Griffin are:

  • "Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution," 2021, Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent)
  • "An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research," 2020, GigaScience
  • "Plasticity of the human preimplantation embryo: developmental dogmas, variations on themes and self-correction," 2021, Human Reproduction Update
  • "Chromosomal, gestational, and neonatal outcomes of embryos classified as a mosaic by preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy," 2023, Fertility and Sterility
  • "Analysis of IVF live birth outcomes with and without preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A): UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority data collection 2016-2018," 2021, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Best Publications

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • The genome of a songbird

    Wesley C. Warren;David F. Clayton;Hans Ellegren;Arthur P. Arnold

  • Human aneuploidy: Incidence, origin, and etiology

    Terry Hassold;Michael Abruzzo;Kenneth Adkins;Darren Griffin

  • First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000

    M Schmid;I Nanda;M Guttenbach;C Steinlein

  • An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research

    Amanda Warr;Nabeel Affara;Bronwen Aken;Hamid Beiki

  • The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

    Yinhua Huang;Yinhua Huang;Yingrui Li;David W Burt;Hualan Chen

  • Karyomapping: a universal method for genome wide analysis of genetic disease based on mapping crossovers between parental haplotypes

    Alan H Handyside;Gary L Harton;Brian Mariani;Alan R Thornhill

  • The origin, mechanisms, incidence and clinical consequences of chromosomal mosaicism in humans

    Tyl H. Taylor;Susan A. Gitlin;Jennifer L. Patrick;Jack L. Crain

  • Evolution of the chicken Toll-like receptor gene family : A story of gene gain and gene loss

    Nicholas D Temperley;Sofia Berlin;Sofia Berlin;Ian R Paton;Darren K Griffin

  • Detection of aneuploidy and chromosomal mosaicism in human embryos during preimplantation sex determination by fluorescent in situ hybridisation, (FISH)

    Joy D.A. Delhanty;Darren K. Griffin;Alan H. Handyside;Joyce Harper

  • Diminished effect of maternal age on implantation after preimplantation genetic diagnosis with array comparative genomic hybridization

    Gary L. Harton;Santiago Munné;Mark Surrey;Jamie Grifo

  • Telomere Biology and Human Phenotype

    Kara Jane Turner;Vimal Vasu;Vimal Vasu;Darren K. Griffin

  • Comparative painting reveals strong chromosome homology over 80 million years of bird evolution.

    Swathi Shetty;Darren K. Griffin;Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

  • Genome-Wide Maps of Recombination and Chromosome Segregation in Human Oocytes and Embryos Show Selection for Maternal Recombination Rates

    Christian S. Ottolini;Louise J. Newnham;Antonio Capalbo;Senthilkumar A. Natesan

  • The evolution of the avian genome as revealed by comparative molecular cytogenetics

    Darren K. Griffin;Lindsay Robertson;Helen G. Tempest;Benjamin M. Skinner

  • THE GENETIC BASIS OF INFERTILITY

    Kavita Shah;Gayathri Sivapalan;Nicola J. Gibbons;Helen G. Tempest

  • Non-disjunction in human sperm : Evidence for an effect of increasing paternal age

    Darren K. Griffin;Michael A. Abruzzo;Elise A. Millie;Leon A. Sheean

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael N Romanov
Michael N Romanov University of Kent
Denis M. Larkin
Denis M. Larkin Royal Veterinary College
Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith
Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
Nabeel A. Affara
Nabeel A. Affara University of Cambridge
Yoichi Matsuda
Yoichi Matsuda Nagoya University
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Alan Archibald
Alan Archibald University of Edinburgh
Alain Vignal
Alain Vignal Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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