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Handbook of Maize Genetics and Genomics

She is also an adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at U. C. Berkeley. She has worked on maize throughout her scientific career

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bennetzen, Jeff L. (Editor), Hake, Sarah C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
Subjects:
Botany
Plant Genetics
Agriculture
Plant Science
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Maize and the Origins of Plant Genetics
  • East, Emerson, and the Birth of Maize Genetics
  • Barbara McClintock
  • The Birth of Maize Molecular Genetics
  • Mutagenesis – the Key to Genetic Analysis
  • Maize Improvement
  • Development of Hybrid Corn and the Seed Corn Industry
  • Maize and the Biotech Industry
  • Modern Maize Breeding
  • The Maize Genome
  • Cytogenetics and Chromosomal Structural Diversity
  • Maize Genome Structure and Evolution
  • Genetic Diversity, Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping
  • The Polyploid Origin of Maize
  • Maize Centromeres and Knobs (neocentromeres)
  • Transposons Ac/Ds, En/Spmand their Relatives in Maize
  • Mutator and MULE transposons
  • The LTR-Retrotransposons of Maize
  • Helitrons: Their Impact on Maize Genome Evolution and Diversity
  • Maize GEvo: A Comparative DNA Sequence Alignment Visualization and Research Tool
  • Meiotic Genes and Meiosis in Maize
  • Homologous Recombination in Maize
  • Paramutation: Heritable in TransEffects
  • Imprinting in Maize
  • Chromatin, DNA Methylation, RNAi and Epigenetic Regulation
  • The B Chromosome of Maize
  • Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
  • Maize Genetic and Genomic Technologies
  • Genetic Mapping and Maps
  • Genetic Analyses with Oat-Maize Addition and Radiation Hybrid Lines
  • Maize Chromosome Tools: Quantitative Changes in Chromatin
  • Transposon Resources for Forward and Reverse Genetics in Maize
  • TILLING and Point Mutation Detection
  • Gene Expression Analysis
  • Maize Transformation
  • Doubled Haploids
  • Databases and Data Mining
  • Sequencing Genes and Gene Islands by Gene Enrichment
  • Genes and Gene Families
  • Maize Transcription Factors
  • The Genetics and Biochemistry of Maize Zein Storage Proteins
  • The Cytochrome P450 Superfamily of Monooxygenases
  • Cell wall Biosynthetic Genes of Maize and their Potentialfor Bioenergy Production
  • Future Prospects
  • The Future of Maize

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