• 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.