Vol. 62, No. 2, 2026

Russian Journal of Genetics

GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS

Characteristics of Sibling Species Sinorhizobium meliloti and S. medicae: Analysis of Local Population of Medic Symbionts

N. A. Provorov, O. P. Onishchuk, S. L. Khosid, T. S. Aksenova, I. V. Evsykov, O. N. Kurchak, E. P. Chizhevskaya, and E. E. Andronov p. 127 abstract

PLANT GENETICS

Characteristics of the Structure and Expression of the Serotonin-N-Acetyltransferases SlSNAT1 and SlSNAT2 Genes Involved in Melatonin Biosynthesis in Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L.

O. K. Anisimova, E. Z. Kochieva, and A. V. Shchennikova p. 133 abstract

Transcriptome Analysis of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis Genes during the Development of White Clover (Trifolium repens L.)

R. Wu, W. Wei, Z. Tian, H. Guo, M. Wang, Y. Wu, and Y. Zhou p. 142 abstract

ANIMAL GENETICS

Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) Variation in European Red Deer Cervus elaphus from Russia as a Potential Marker of Resistance to Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervids

O. S. Golosova, N. V. Kashinina, K. K. Tarasyan, and M. V. Kholodova p. 152 abstract

Immunocytological Identification of Nucleoli in Spermatocytes of Three Viper Species of the Genus Vipera

I. V. Redekop, S. A. Simanovsky, S. N. Matveevsky, A. D. Zhukova, and V. E. Spangenberg p. 162 abstract

Analysis of the Intestinal Microbiome of Coregonus nasus Using 16S rRNA Sequencing

K. E. Voronov, N. S. Muge, J. N. Lukina, O. V. Apalikova, A. A. Lyutikov, and M. M. Vylka p. 170 abstract

Variability of the mtDNA Cytochrome b Gene in the Mountain Grass Lizard Takydromus wolteri Fischer, 1885 in the South of the Russian Far East

I. N. Sheremetyeva, A. A. Popova, I. S. Sheremetyev, V. A. Nesterenko, and I. V. Maslova p. 178 abstract

K-mer-Based Genome Size Estimation in Alectoris chukar and Francolinus francolinus: Insights from Whole-Genome Sequencing

P. Yousif, A. A. Abdi, and S. I. Mustafa p. 186 abstract

Phylogenetic Analyses of Asiatic Wild Ass, Equus kiang from Ladakh, India

M. Ali, A. Atkulwar, K. Patil, S. Farah, and M. Baig p. 192 abstract

HUMAN GENETICS

Assessing the Association between Variants of the ZNF536 Transcription Factor Gene, Family History of Alcoholism, and Severity of Schizophrenia

T. V. Lezheiko, A. O. Kurishev, and V. E. Golimbet p. 203 abstract

Genetic Ties of the 12th–13th Century Population of the Upper Kuban Region (Based on Materials from the Krasnogorsk XII Necropolis)

I. V. Kornienko, O. Yu. Aramova, U. M. Botashev, B. Z. Botasheva, Sh. A. Gutaev, E. V. Vdovchenkov, O. V. Shamrai, and I. V. Tolochko p. 208 abstract

A Novel Missense Variant in the GCH1 Gene Identified in Patients with Dopa-Responsive Dystonia

I. M. Khidiyatova, A. S. Karunas, R. A. Ibatullin, K. A. Federiaev, A. A. Akhmetshin, L. A. Smakova, V. L. Akhmetova, N. N. Khusnutdinova, O. I. Klimchuk, and E. K. Khusnutdinova p. 217 abstract

Genetic Markers of Increased Vulnerability to Organic Pollutants in the Traditional Arctic Diet of the Indigenous Population of Siberia

N. V. Pokhilyuk and B. A. Malyarchuk p. 226 abstract

The rs27072 Polymorphism of the Dopamine Transporter Gene DAT1 and Its Contribution to Vulnerability to Affective Disorders

A. V. Krylov, N. I. Pavlova, A. A. Bochurov, and S. K. Kononova p. 231 abstract

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Nuclear and Mitochondrial Data Confirm Gene Flow between Sakhalin and Mainland Fir Populations

V. L. Semerikov, S. A. Semerikova, and M. N. Koldaeva p. 240 abstract

Genetic Characteristics of the Siberian Ecotype of the Dark Forest Bee Apis mellifera mellifera L.