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Michele Morgante

Michele Morgante

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Genetics

D-Index
85
Citations
44446
World Ranking
1279
National Ranking
19

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michele Morgante is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Morgante's work focuses on subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of Morgante's research include:

  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Morgante has authored multiple papers published in notable scientific venues. Examples of recent works include:

  • "A single polyploidization event at the origin of the tetraploid genome of Coffea arabica is responsible for the extremely low genetic variation in wild and cultivated germplasm" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "The genomes of 204 Vitis vinifera accessions reveal the origin of European wine grapes" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "A draft genome of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) reveals genome-wide and local effects of domestication" (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • "A chromosome-scale assembly reveals chromosomal aberrations and exchanges generating genetic diversity in Coffea arabica germplasm" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Open chromatin in grapevine marks candidate CREs and with other chromatin features correlates with gene expression" (2021, The Plant Journal)

The most frequent publication venues for Morgante's work are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • The Plant Journal
  • Nature Italy
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Collaborators commonly found in Morgante's research include:

  • Gabriele Magris
  • Gabriele Di Gaspero
  • Fabio Marroni
  • Davide Scaglione
  • Simone Scalabrin

Morgante was recognized as a member of the Academia Europaea in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The grapevine genome sequence suggests ancestral hexaploidization in major angiosperm phyla.

    Olivier Jaillon;Jean Marc Aury;Benjamin Noel;Alberto Policriti

  • The comparison of RFLP, RAPD, AFLP and SSR (microsatellite) markers for germplasm analysis

    Wayne Powell;Michele Morgante;Chaz Andre;Michael Hanafey

  • A unified classification system for eukaryotic transposable elements

    Thomas Wicker;François Sabot;Aurélie Hua-Van;Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • PCR-amplified microsatellites as markers in plant genetics.

    M. Morgante;A.M. Olivieri

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.

    Björn Nystedt;Nathaniel Robert Street;Anna Wetterbom;Andrea Zuccolo

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • Microsatellites are preferentially associated with nonrepetitive DNA in plant genomes.

    Michele Morgante;Michael Hanafey;Wayne Powell;Wayne Powell

  • The high-quality draft genome of peach ( Prunus persica ) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution

    Ignazio Verde;Albert G Abbott;Simone Scalabrin

  • Comparative analysis of genetic similarity among maize inbred lines detected by RFLPs, RAPDs, SSRs, and AFLPs

    I. Pejic;P. Ajmone-Marsan;M. Morgante;V. Kozumplick

  • A Simple Sequence Repeat-Based Linkage Map of Barley

    L Ramsay;M Macaulay;S degli Ivanissevich;K MacLean

  • Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pummelo and orange genomes reveals complex history of admixture during citrus domestication

    G Albert Wu;Simon Prochnik;Jerry Jenkins;Jerome Salse

  • Regeneration of the entire human epidermis using transgenic stem cells

    Tobias Hirsch;Tobias Rothoeft;Norbert Teig;Johann W. Bauer

  • Conserved noncoding genomic sequences associated with a flowering-time quantitative trait locus in maize

    Silvio Salvi;Giorgio Sponza;Michele Morgante;Dwight Tomes

  • SNP frequency, haplotype structure and linkage disequilibrium in elite maize inbred lines

    Ada Ching;Katherine S Caldwell;Katherine S Caldwell;Mark Jung;Maurine Dolan

  • Polymorphic simple sequence repeat regions in chloroplast genomes: applications to the population genetics of pines

    W Powell;M Morgante;R McDevitt;G G Vendramin

  • Gene duplication and exon shuffling by helitron-like transposons generate intraspecies diversity in maize

    Michele Morgante;Stephan Brunner;Giorgio Pea;Giorgio Pea;Giorgio Pea;Kevin Fengler

  • Abundance, Distribution, and Transcriptional Activity of Repetitive Elements in the Maize Genome

    Blake C. Meyers;Scott V. Tingey;Michele Morgante

  • A set of primers for the amplification of 20 chloroplast microsatellites in Pinaceae

    G. G. Vendramin;L. Lelli;P. Rossi;M. Morgante

  • An Extensive Evaluation of Read Trimming Effects on Illumina NGS Data Analysis

    Cristian Del Fabbro;Simone Scalabrin;Michele Morgante;Federico M. Giorgi

Frequent Co-Authors

Raffaele Testolin
Raffaele Testolin University of Udine
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell Scotland's Rural College
Scott V. Tingey
Scott V. Tingey DuPont (United States)
Simone D. Castellarin
Simone D. Castellarin University of British Columbia
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Gail Taylor
Gail Taylor University College London
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Giorgio Valle
Giorgio Valle University of Padua
Mario Pezzotti
Mario Pezzotti University of Verona
Giovanni G. Vendramin
Giovanni G. Vendramin National Research Council (CNR)

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