Vol. 62, No. 6, 2026

Russian Journal of Genetics

REVIEWS AND THEORETICAL ARTICLES

Genetic Structure of Insufficient Fetal Growth: Analysis of Candidate Genes and Data from the Genome-Wide Association Studies

E. V. Izhoykina, E. A. Trifonova, M. M. Gavrilenko, I. G. Kutsenko, and V. A. Stepanov p. 673 abstract

TLDc Family Genes Are Understudied but Promising Regulators of Protection against Oxidative Stress

V. S. Fadeev, Y. Y. Silaeva, and D. M. Dolmatova p. 687 abstract

Coat Color Is the Genetically Determined Selection Trait in Horses (Equus caballus)

T. N. Khamiruev p. 703 abstract

The Role of Genes Associated with Monogenic Forms of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Hypercholesterolemia in the Formation of Comorbidity between Aortic Aneurysm and Atherosclerosis

A. N. Kucher and M. S. Nazarenko p. 712 abstract

GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS

Exploring the Causal Relationship between Gut Microbiota and Alzheimer’s Disease Based on Mendelian Randomization

J. Wang, Ya H. Liu, and Zh. Cui p. 735 abstract

ANIMAL GENETICS

Search for RIMS2 Gene Polymorphic Variants Associated with Live Weight Parameters in Manych Merino Sheep Breed

R. V. Zuev, A. Yu. Krivoruchko, O. A. Yatsyk, E. Yu. Safaryan, and A. A. Kanibolotskaya p. 741 abstract

The Genome Sequence of the Endemic Tavas Frog, Rana tavasensis Baran & Atatür, 1986 from Denizli, Türkiye

A. Kaska, S. A. Ulubeli, S. Düşen, and Y. Kaska p. 750 abstract

HUMAN GENETICS

Analysis of the Origin of mtDNA Lineages Carrying the Pathogenic m.1555A>G Variant in the MT-RNR1 Gene, Causing Mitochondrial Form of Deafness in Eastern Siberia

T. V. Borisova, A. M. Cherdonova, V. G. Pshennikova, F. M. Teryutin, I. V. Morozov, A. A. Bondar, O. A. Baturina, M. R. Kabilov, G. P. Romanov, A. V. Solovyev, S. A. Fedorova, and N. A. Barashkov p. 764 abstract

Association of Polymorphism in the BBLN and SERF2 Genes Encoding Hero Proteins with the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

O. S. Kislova, M. P. Ivenkov, A. O. Ulinova, M. V. Medvedeva, E. A. Androsova, N. V. Goryainova, A. Yu. Brezhnev, A. V. Polonikov, and O. Yu. Bushueva p. 772 abstract

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Relationship between the Expression of Ascorbate Synthesis and Recycling Genes and the Content of Ascorbate in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Roots and Leaves

M. A. Filyushin, T. M. Seredin, A. V. Shchennikova, and E. Z. Kochieva p. 788 abstract

The Role of the POLB Gene Alternative Splicing in the Fetal Growth Retardation Pathogenesis