- provide a synopsis of the entire article;
- begin with the broad context of the study followed by specific background for the study;
- describe the purpose methods and procedures core findings and results and conclusions of the study;
- emphasize new or important aspects of the research;
- engage the broad readership of GENETICS and be understandable to a diverse audience (avoid using jargon);
- be a single paragraph of less than 250 words;
- contain the full name of the organism studied;
- NOT contain citations or abbreviations.