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The roles of aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) in acetyl-CoA biosynthesis and root elongation in Arabidopsis	Development of ss DNA aptamers for c-Myc:Max by SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment)

Analysis of potential interaction of spindle matrix proteins and the motor protein Ncd in Drosophila	Factors that affect targeting of Ty5 retrotransposon in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Map based candidate gene cloning and functional analysis of genes involved in VLCFAs synthesis	A method to evaluate corn stover biomass for fermentability to ethanol and the characterization of maize (Zea mays) brown midrib mutants

Characterization of the 22kDa alpha zein gene family and determination of the impact of opaque2 on two transgenes containing zein promoters	Sequencing and distribution analysis of Dissociation transposon events throughout the Zea mays genome

Breeding for improved emergence of low-phytate soybean lines	Molecular mechanisms for regulating seed amino acid levels in maize (Zea mays)

Phylogenetic placement and population genetic analysis of the endangered winged mapleleaf, Quadrula fragosa	Characterization of three spot, a mutation that disrupts germ cell migration of Drosophila melanogaster

PduL is an evolutionary distinct phosphotransacylase involved in B12-dependent 1,2-propanediol degradation by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2 and is associated with the propanediol utilization microcompartments	The role of the Viviparous1 (Vp1) gene in anaerobic inhibition of maize embryo germination

A descriptive and functional study of zebrafish Connexin43	A candidate gene association study of cryptorchidism and scrotal hernia using canine and porcine models

Unusual patterns of genetic diversity and gene expression in the maize genome	Mutualism effects of within and among-tree flowering in a desert fig Ficus petiolaris

Molecular detection of pathogenic Fusarium species in roots and stalks of maize plants with or without transgenic resistance to corn rootworm	Genetic polymorphisms in bovine ferroportin are associated with beef iron content

Landscape influences on dispersal of white-tailed deer and attendant risk of chronic wasting disease spread as assessed by a landscape genetics approach	Genetic diversity and connectivity of white-tailed jackrabbit populations in Iowa with notes on seasonal home ranges

Deacclimation response to winter temperature fluctuations in Lolium perenne	Characterization of the brown midrib4 gene of maize (Zea mays L.): A step towards enhancing the carbon sequestration capacity of stover

Genetic characterization of the partial restorer of fertility gene, Rf8, in T cytoplasm maize	Extensive and evolutionary persistent mitochondrial tRNA editing in velvet worms (Phylum Onychophora)

Investigations of potential roles of hypoxic response genes in Drosophila primordial germ cell development	Longitudinal analysis of genetic and antigenic variation in EIAV env

Replication protein A and its role in the iron stress response of soybean	Computational prediction of Ds transposon insertion sites in plants using DNA structural features

Genomic selection of purebred animals for crossbred performance under dominance	A type II metacaspase interacts with Rps1-k-2 in soybean and analysis of the soybean metacaspase gene family

New tools for studying mal gene regulation in Yersinia pestis	Contribution of biofilm genes to adherence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to epithelial cells

The brown midrib 2 (bm2) gene of maize encodes methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase	MetViz: an online visualization tool for regulons, genes and gene ontology

Analysis of iron transporters in the soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) genome	Selection and genetic analysis of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis): Plant abandonment vs. plant establishment

Use of linkage disequilibrium for quantitative trait loci mapping in livestock	Use of QTL identified in breed crosses for genetic improvement in pigs

The analysis of global gene expression related to starch, lipid and protein composition	Plant genome informatics: Evaluation and analysis of genomic DNA features involved in the transcriptional processing of protein coding genes

Single molecule screening of disease DNA without amplification	Recognition and signal transduction in the expression of Phytophthora resistance in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Subcellular location and function of a putative juvenile hormone esterase binding protein in Drosophila melanogaster	Genome rearrangement at reversed-ends Ds element in Arabidopsis

The role of the integrase C-terminus in replication and targeted integration of the yeast retrotransposon Ty5	Single, several, saturated: Multilevel SNP analysis for Salmonella response in young chicks

Transposable elements and genome size dynamics in Gossypium	The role of adaptive evolution of phenotypic plasticity and historical population genetic processes in purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) invasion in North America

HRas intracellular trafficking and signal transduction	Quantitative and molecular genetic components of selection for intramuscular fat in Duroc swine

Evolutionary dynamics of mechanisms that affect genome size in the cotton genus (Gossypium)	Transcriptional profiling of laser-microdissected stamen abscission zones in Arabidopsis

Functional genomic analysis of Turnip mosaic virus infection in Arabidopsis thaliana	Genetic dissection of the rf2a-mediated fertility restoration pathway in Maize

Genesis of gene structures and computational analysis of U12-type introns	Genetic diversity in cultivated and wild Hordeum species

Genetic mapping and analysis of traits related to improvement of popcorn	Integrating QTL analysis into plant breeding practice using Bayesian statistics

The use of genetic markers to improve sow productive life and genetic abnormalities	Functional characterization of Arabidopsis sorting nexin AtSNX2b

Characterization of barley yellow dwarf virus subgenomic RNAs	Functional analysis of the C-terminal domain in the Drosophila JIL-1 histone H3 kinase

Genetic regulation of the healthfulness of beef fatty acid composition	Remodeling of higher order chromatin structure by the JIL-1 histone H3 kinase in Drosophila

Dissection of the mitotic and nuclear functions of Chromator, a nuclear-derived spindle matrix component in Drosophila	The role of PRKG2 in Angus dwarfism

Investigations of complement resistance factors in Leishmania chagasi	Elucidation of anti-inflammatory constituents in Hypericum perforatum extracts and delineation of mechanisms of anti-inflammatory activity in RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages

LTR retrotransposons in plants: Mechanisms of targeted integration and applications in genome engineering	The characterization of Escherichia coli 4.5S RNA and the importance of its highly conserved residues for protein localization and protein synthesis

Micro-evolutionary potential of temperature dependent sex determination in a wild population of painted turtles, Chrysemys picta	Genome-wide transcriptional changes associated with allopolyploidy and fiber domestication in cotton (Gossypium spp. L.)

Analysis of differences in gene expression and the genetic regulation of transcript accumulation in maize inbred and hybrid lines	Transcriptional analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during in vivo mimicking conditions

Gene expression evolution following hybridization and genome duplication in cotton (genus Gossypium)	Estimating the number of true null hypotheses and the false discovery rate from multiple discrete non-uniform permutation p-values

An evolutionary study of human microRNAs	Global patterns of Mutator transposon insertions and high-throughput strategies for gene mapping and cloning in maize

Identification and analysis of noncoding genetic elements in plant genomes	Roles of Caenorhabditis elegans EGL-9 in HIF-1 regulation and pathogen resistance

Interaction of the baculovirus occlusion-derived virus envelope proteins ODV-E56 and ODV-E66 with the midgut brush border microvilli of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)	Characterization of the signal sequence binding domain of Ffh by genetics and comparative analysis

Studies of site-specific DNA double strand break repair in plants	Isolation and characterization of a Fusarium virguliforme toxin that induces foliar sudden death syndrome in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Molecular genetic assessment of chicken macrophage innate immunity: toll-like receptors, mechanisms of action, and kinetic transcriptome profile	Mitochondrial genome evolution in the Metazoa: Insights from Class Hexactinellida (Phylum Porifera) and Phylum Cnidaria

Genetic and dietary effects on chicken heterophil function and immune response to Salmonella enteritidis	The regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1) and the role of HIF-1 in C. elegans longevity

ramosa1 in the development and evolution of inflorescence architecture in grasses	Analysis of differences in gene expression and the genetic and epigenetic regulation of transcript accumulation in maize

The regulation of host translation initiation in plant-pathogen interactions	Deciphering the transcriptional regulation and response of barley to obligate fungal biotroph invasion

Prediction and verification of NF-kappab targets in the porcine MHC through the use of sequence similarity and pathway inhibition	Screening and genotyping of ga1 gene, and genotype x environment interaction of cross incompatibility in maize

Production and characterization of transgenic maize plants designed to improve iron nutrition	Diagnostic DNA markers for lignocellulosic conversion of maize stover into biofuels

In search for maize florigen	Interactions of porcine circovirus type 2 and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

A look into the molecular mechanisms of parasitism including the functional characterization of Heterodera schachtii secreted effector proteins and the response of plant small RNA to nematode infection	Novel approaches to improving qualities of maize endosperm

Fatty acid elongase (FAE) systems: An investigation of genetic redundancy	Genetic basis of maize whole kernel, embryo, and endosperm oil

Mineral evaluation and Quantitative Trait Loci mapping in a soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) population developed for iron deficiency chlorosis resistance	Utilization of near-isogenic lines to identify genes underlying iron-efficiency QTL

The development and utilization of an in vivo RNA interference protocol to elucidate gene functions and identify potential drug targets in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi	Investigation and development of statistical methods for gene expression data analysis

Imaging gene expression in real-time using aptamers	Environmental analyses and candidate gene expression of ms9 male-sterility locus and computational identification of candidate genes for male-sterility loci in soybean

Agronomic and seed traits of soybean lines with genes for aphid resistance, inheritance and mapping of Cowpea mild mottle virus-like resistance in soybean, and fatty ester composition of low-phytate, low-saturate soybean lines	Functional characterization of Arabidopsis genes changing expression during cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii infection

Statistical methods for identifying differentially expressed genes using hierarchical models	Genomic landscape of the soybean (Glycine max) genome

Effects of environment and planting density on plant stature, flowering time, and ear set in IBM populations of maize	Marker-assisted selection for elevated concentrations of the alpha' subunit of beta-conglycinin, evaluation of its influence on agronomic and seed traits, and mapping of the mutant fap4(A24) allele for elevated palmitate concentration in soybean

The effect of selection for residual feed intake during the grow/finish phase of production on feeding behavior traits and sow reproduction and lactation efficiency in Yorkshire pigs	Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB and GalNAc Transferase double knockout mice and additional studies in gene therapy and animal models to assess pathogenesis and therapy

Structure-function analyses of the Tre1 G protein-coupled receptor	Genome-wide prediction of breeding values and mapping of quantitative trait loci in stratified and admixed populations

Genetic regulation of aleurone cell fate in Zea mays	Analyzing factors involved in genetic variation of porcine response to Salmonella

Structural variation in the maize genome	Fatty acid changes in soybean (Glycine max) under soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) infestation and their implications on plant defense against insects

Tassels replace upper ears1 encodes a putative transcription factor that regulates maize shoot architecture by multiple pathways