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Mechanisms of Mendelian dominance by Veitia, R.A., Caburet, S., Birchler, J.A.

“…Genetic dominance has long been considered as a qualitative reflection of interallelic interactions. Dominance arises from many multiple sources whose unifying…”
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In Search of the Molecular Basis of Heterosis by Birchler, James A., Auger, Donald L., Riddle, Nicole C.

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Diversity of chromosomal karyotypes in maize and its relatives by Albert, P S, Gao, Z, Danilova, T V, Birchler, J A

“…Maize is a highly diverse species on the gene sequence level. With the recent development of methods to distinguish each of the 10 pairs of homologues in…”
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Accumulation of multiple copies of maize minichromosomes by Masonbrink, R E, Birchler, J A

“…Multiple copies of B chromosomes in maize (Zea mays) can accumulate in the genome using the B chromosome's accumulation mechanism, specifically nondisjunction…”
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Interaction study of the male specific lethal (MSL) complex and trans-acting dosage effects in metafemales of Drosophila melanogaster by Sun, X, Birchler, J A

“…The effect of ectopic expression of male specific lethal 2 (msl2) on chromatin modification and gene expression was studied in Drosophila diploid females and…”
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Dosage effects on gene expression in a maize ploidy series by Guo, M. (University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.), Davis, D, Birchler, J.A

“…Previous studies on gene expression in aneuploids revealed numerous trans-acting dosage effects. Segmental aneuploidy of each varied chromosomal region…”
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Sensitive fluorescence in situ hybridization signal detection in maize using directly labeled probes produced by high concentration DNA polymerase nick translation by Kato, A, Albert, P S, Vega, J M, Birchler, J A

“…The signal produced by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) often is inconsistent among cells and sensitivity is low. Small DNA targets on the chromatin…”
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Recent and frequent insertions of chloroplast DNA into maize nuclear chromosomes by Roark, L M, Hui, A Y, Donnelly, L, Birchler, J A, Newton, K J

“…Organellar DNA transfer into the nucleus and incorporation into chromosomes are continuing processes. We have examined chloroplast DNA insertions in maize…”
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Plant engineered minichromosomes and artificial chromosome platforms by Birchler, J A, Yu, W, Han, F

“…The introduction of telomere sequences during transformation of maize will cause chromosomal truncation. This technique has been used to create…”
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Molecular characterization of a maize B chromosome centric sequence by Alfenito, M.R, Birchler, J.A

“…Supernumerary chromosomes are widespread in the plant kingdom but little is known of their molecular nature or mechanism of origin. We report here the initial…”
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Studies on the short range spreading of the male specific lethal (MSL) complex on the X chromosome in Drosophila by Sun, X, Birchler, J A

“…A series of autosomal insertions of chromosomal fragments derived from around the X linked white eye color locus have been examined for male specific lethal…”
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Genetic Test of Bioactive Gibberellins as Regulators of Heterosis in Maize by Auger, D. L, Peters, E. M, Birchler, J. A

“…This study tested the hypothesis that gibberellin levels were responsible for the superior growth habit of hybrids (i.e., heterosis). If this were true, plants…”
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test for a metastable epigenetic component of heterosis using haploid induction in maize by Auger, D.L, Ream, T.S, Birchler, J.A

“…We conducted a test to detect if there is a heritable epigenetic component to hybrid vigor and/or inbreeding depression. The impetus for this work was a…”
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Trans-acting dosage effects on the expression of model gene systems in maize aneuploids by Guo, Mei, Birchler, James A.

“…The reduction in vigor of aneuploids was classically thought to be due to the imbalance of gene products expressed from the varied chromosome relative to those…”
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Misdivision analysis of centromere structure in maize by Kaszás, E., Birchler, J. A.

“…The size and organization of a representative plant centromere from the supernumerary B chromosome were determined using a repeated sequence specific to the…”
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Heterochromatin: On the ADAR Radar? by Fernandez, H.R., Kavi, H.H., Xie, W., Birchler, J.A.

“…Vigilin proteins, the absence of which is known to cause abnormalities in heterochromatin, have been found to bind edited RNAs. Molecular complexes including…”
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Dosage compensation for the birds by Birchler, J A

“…Recent studies by Mank and Ellegren (2008) have used global gene profiling of male and female chickens, in different tissues and developmental stages, to shed…”
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Minichromosomes derived from the B chromosome of maize by Kato, A, Zheng, Y-Z, Auger, D L, Phelps-Durr, T, Bauer, M J, Lamb, J C, Birchler, J A

“…Fourteen minichromosomes derived from the B chromosome of maize are described. The centromeric region of the B chromosome contains a specific repetitive DNA…”
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Histone phosphorylation: its role during cell cycle and centromere identity in plants by Zhang, B, Dong, Q, Su, H, Birchler, J A, Han, F

“…As the main protein components of chromatin, histones can alter the structural/functional capabilities of chromatin by undergoing extensive post-translational…”
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An asymptotic determination of minimum centromere size for the maize B chromosome by Phelps-Durr, T L, Birchler, J A

“…The maize B chromosome is a dispensable chromosome and therefore serves as a model system to study centromere function. The B centromere region is estimated to…”
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