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Genome integrity and transmission

John D. Moore, Oya Yazgan, Yeganeh Ataian, and Jocelyn E. Krebs Diverse Roles for Histone H2A Modifications in DNA Damage Response Pathways in Yeast Genetics 2007 176: 15–25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rabaab Zahra, John K. Blackwood, Jill Sales, and David R. F. Leach Proofreading and Secondary Structure Processing Determine the Orientation Dependence of CAG·CTG Trinucleotide Repeat Instability in Escherichia coli Genetics 2007 176: 27–41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Namboori B. Raju, Robert L. Metzenberg, and Patrick K. T. Shiu Neurospora Spore Killers Sk-2 and Sk-3 Suppress Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA Genetics 2007 176: 43–52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarah J. Radford, Mathilde M. Sabourin, Susan McMahan, and Jeff Sekelsky Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila Msh6 Mutants Yields Discontinuous Gene Conversion Tracts Genetics 2007 176: 53–62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Sarah J. Radford, Susan McMahan, Hunter L. Blanton, and Jeff Sekelsky Heteroduplex DNA in Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila mei-9 Mutants Genetics 2007 176: 63–72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Victor A. Tallada, Alan J. Bridge, Patrick A. Emery, and Iain M. Hagan Suppression of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe cut12.1 Cell-Cycle Defect by Mutations in cdc25 and Genes Involved in Transcriptional and Translational Control Genetics 2007 176: 73–83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tae-Ho Park, Jong-Bo Kim, Ronald C. B. Hutten, Herman J. van Eck, Evert Jacobsen, and Richard G. F. Visser Genetic Positioning of Centromeres Using Half-Tetrad Analysis in a 4x–2x Cross Population of Potato Genetics 2007 176: 85–94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Catherine A. Kemp, Mi Hye Song, Murali Krishna Addepalli, Ginger Hunter, and Kevin O'Connell Suppressors of zyg-1 Define Regulators of Centrosome Duplication and Nuclear Association in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2007 176: 95–113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yuanfu Ji, Xinping Zhao, Andrew H. Paterson, H. James Price, and David M. Stelly Integrative Mapping of Gossypium hirsutum L. by Meiotic Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization of a Tandemly Repetitive Sequence (B77) Genetics 2007 176: 115–123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gene expression

Lorena Peiró-Chova and Francisco Estruch Specific Defects in Different Transcription Complexes Compensate for the Requirement of the Negative Cofactor 2 Repressor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2007 176: 125–138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael J. Hynes, Edyta Szewczyk, Sandra L. Murray, Yumi Suzuki, Meryl A. Davis, and Heather M. Sealy-Lewis Transcriptional Control of Gluconeogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans Genetics 2007 176: 139–150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sanjida H. Rangwala and Eric J. Richards Differential Epigenetic Regulation Within an Arabidopsis Retroposon Family Genetics 2007 176: 151–160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cellular genetics

Morvarid Soltani-Bejnood, Sharon E. Thomas, Louisa Villeneuve, Kierstyn Schwartz, Chia-sin Hong, and Bruce D. McKee Role of the mod(mdg4) Common Region in Homolog Segregation in Drosophila Male Meiosis Genetics 2007 176: 161–180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Klaas W. Mulder, Akiko Inagaki, Elisabetta Cameroni, Florence Mousson, G. Sebastiaan Winkler, Claudio De Virgilio, Martine A. Collart, and H. Th. Marc Timmers Modulation of Ubc4p/Ubc5p-Mediated Stress Responses by the RING-Finger-Dependent Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Not4p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2007 176: 181–192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jennifer Haynes, Bianca Garcia, Elliott J. Stollar, Arianna Rath, Brenda J. Andrews, and Alan R. Davidson The Biologically Relevant Targets and Binding Affinity Requirements for the Function of the Yeast Actin-Binding Protein 1 Src-Homology 3 Domain Vary With Genetic Context Genetics 2007 176: 193–208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Haley Buff, Alexis C. Smith, and Christopher A. Korey Genetic Modifiers of Drosophila Palmitoyl–Protein Thioesterase 1-Induced Degeneration Genetics 2007 176: 209–220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Developmental and behavioral genetics

Creg Darby, Amrita Chakraborti, Samuel M. Politz, Calvin C. Daniels, Li Tan, and Kevin Drace Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants Resistant to Attachment of Yersinia Biofilms Genetics 2007 176: 221–230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wesam M. Al Khateeb and Dana F. Schroeder DDB2, DDB1A and DET1 Exhibit Complex Interactions During Arabidopsis Development Genetics 2007 176: 231–242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shaojie Li, Dapeng Bao, Gary Yuen, Steve D. Harris, and Ana M. Calvo basA Regulates Cell Wall Organization and Asexual/Sexual Sporulation Ratio in Aspergillus nidulans Genetics 2007 176: 243–253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Melissa M. Harrison, Xiaowei Lu, and H. Robert Horvitz LIN-61, One of Two Caenorhabditis elegans Malignant-Brain-Tumor-Repeat-Containing Proteins, Acts With the DRM and NuRD-Like Protein Complexes in Vulval Development but Not in Certain Other Biological Processes Genetics 2007 176: 255–271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jasmin Kirchner, Sascha Gross, Daimark Bennett, and Luke Alphey Essential, Overlapping and Redundant Roles of the Drosophila Protein Phosphatase 1 and 1ß Genes Genetics 2007 176: 273–281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shri Ram Yadav, Kalika Prasad, and Usha Vijayraghavan Divergent Regulatory OsMADS2 Functions Control Size, Shape and Differentiation of the Highly Derived Rice Floret Second-Whorl Organ Genetics 2007 176: 283–294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Patrick A. Reeves, Yuehui He, Robert J. Schmitz, Richard M. Amasino, Lee W. Panella, and Christopher M. Richards Evolutionary Conservation of the FLOWERING LOCUS C-Mediated Vernalization Response: Evidence From the Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris) Genetics 2007 176: 295–307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Amber Carmon, Marian Wilkin, Jana Hassan, Martin Baron, and Ross MacIntyre Concerted Evolution Within the Drosophila dumpy Gene Genetics 2007 176: 309–325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Xiaoming Liu and Yun-Xin Fu Test of Genetical Isochronism for Longitudinal Samples of DNA Sequences Genetics 2007 176: 327–342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Audrey S. Chang and Mohamed A. F. Noor The Genetics of Hybrid Male Sterility Between the Allopatric Species Pair Drosophila persimilis and D. pseudoobscura bogotana: Dominant Sterility Alleles in Collinear Autosomal Regions Genetics 2007 176: 343–349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

D. J. Witherspoon, S. Wooding, A. R. Rogers, E. E. Marchani, W. S. Watkins, M. A. Batzer, and L. B. Jorde Genetic Similarities Within and Between Human Populations Genetics 2007 176: 351–359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laurent Lehmann and François Balloux Natural Selection on Fecundity Variance in Subdivided Populations: Kin Selection Meets Bet Hedging Genetics 2007 176: 361–377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HyeRan Kim, Phillip San Miguel, William Nelson, Kristi Collura, Marina Wissotski, Jason G. Walling, Jun Pyo Kim, Scott A. Jackson, Carol Soderlund, and Rod A. Wing Comparative Physical Mapping Between Oryza sativa (AA Genome Type) and O. punctata (BB Genome Type) Genetics 2007 176: 379–390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Derrick Mathias, Lucien Jacky, William E. Bradshaw, and Christina M. Holzapfel Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Photoperiodic Response and Stage of Diapause in the Pitcher-Plant Mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii Genetics 2007 176: 391–402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zhihua Jiang, Zeping Wang, Tanja Kunej, Galen A. Williams, Jennifer J. Michal, Xiao-Lin Wu, and Nancy S. Magnuson A Novel Type of Sequence Variation: Multiple-Nucleotide Length Polymorphisms Discovered in the Bovine Genome Genetics 2007 176: 403–407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Carré-Mlouka, S. Gaumer, P. Gay, A. M. Petitjean, C. Coulondre, P. Dru, F. Bras, S. Dezélée, and D. Contamine Control of Sigma Virus Multiplication by the ref(2)P Gene of Drosophila melanogaster: An in Vivo Study of the PB1 Domain of Ref(2)P Genetics 2007 176: 409–419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy D. Anderson and Bruce S. Weir A Maximum-Likelihood Method for the Estimation of Pairwise Relatedness in Structured Populations Genetics 2007 176: 421–440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eleni Bantinaki, Rees Kassen, Christopher G. Knight, Zena Robinson, Andrew J. Spiers, and Paul B. Rainey Adaptive Divergence in Experimental Populations of Pseudomonas fluorescens. III. Mutational Origins of Wrinkly Spreader Diversity Genetics 2007 176: 441–453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cortland K. Griswold, Benjamin Logsdon, and Richard Gomulkiewicz Neutral Evolution of Multiple Quantitative Characters: A Genealogical Approach Genetics 2007 176: 455–466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christina L. Burch, Sebastien Guyader, Daniel Samarov, and Haipeng Shen Experimental Estimate of the Abundance and Effects of Nearly Neutral Mutations in the RNA Virus 6 Genetics 2007 176: 467–476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthias Frisch and Albrecht E. Melchinger Variance of the Parental Genome Contribution to Inbred Lines Derived From Biparental Crosses Genetics 2007 176: 477–488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Esther D. Ellen, William M. Muir, Friedrich Teuscher, and Piter Bijma Genetic Improvement of Traits Affected by Interactions Among Individuals: Sib Selection Schemes Genetics 2007 176: 489–499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

K. Ryo Takahasi Evolution of Coadaptation in a Subdivided Population Genetics 2007 176: 501–511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Koji Yahara, Ryota Horie, Ichizo Kobayashi, and Akira Sasaki Evolution of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by Gene Conversion: Coevolution Between a Phage and a Restriction-Modification System Genetics 2007 176: 513–526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wangzhen Guo, Caiping Cai, Changbiao Wang, Zhiguo Han, Xianliang Song, Kai Wang, Xiaowei Niu, Cheng Wang, Keyu Lu, Ben Shi, and Tianzhen Zhang A Microsatellite-Based, Gene-Rich Linkage Map Reveals Genome Structure, Function and Evolution in Gossypium Genetics 2007 176: 527–541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [HTML Page - index.htslp]

Daniel A. Barbash Nup96-Dependent Hybrid Lethality Occurs in a Subset of Species From the simulans Clade of Drosophila Genetics 2007 176: 543–552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

Jean-Luc Jannink Identifying Quantitative Trait Locus by Genetic Background Interactions in Association Studies Genetics 2007 176: 553–561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Benjamin Stich, Jianming Yu, Albrecht E. Melchinger, Hans-Peter Piepho, H. Friedrich Utz, Hans P. Maurer, and Edward S. Buckler Power to Detect Higher-Order Epistatic Interactions in a Metabolic Pathway Using a New Mapping Strategy Genetics 2007 176: 563–570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

De-Long Yang, Rui-Lian Jing, Xiao-Ping Chang, and Wei Li Identification of Quantitative Trait loci and Environmental Interactions for Accumulation and Remobilization of Water-Soluble Carbohydrates in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Stems Genetics 2007 176: 571–584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L. Gomez-Raya, M. Okomo-Adhiambo, C. Beattie, K. Osborne, A. Rink, and W. M. Rauw Modeling Inheritance of Malignant Melanoma With DNA Markers in Sinclair Swine Genetics 2007 176: 585–597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sébastien Faure, Janet Higgins, Adrian Turner, and David A. Laurie The FLOWERING LOCUS T-Like Gene Family in Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Genetics 2007 176: 599–609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Zhenyu Jia and Shizhong Xu Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci for Expression Abundance Genetics 2007 176: 611–623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elisabetta Frascaroli, Maria Angela Canè, Pierangelo Landi, Giorgio Pea, Luca Gianfranceschi, Marzio Villa, Michele Morgante, and Mario Enrico Pè Classical Genetic and Quantitative Trait Loci Analyses of Heterosis in a Maize Hybrid Between Two Elite Inbred Lines Genetics 2007 176: 625–644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

P. J. Balint-Kurti, J. C. Zwonitzer, R. J. Wisser, M. L. Carson, M. A. Oropeza-Rosas, J. B. Holland, and S. J. Szalma Precise Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Southern Leaf Blight, Caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus Race O, and Flowering Time Using Advanced Intercross Maize Lines Genetics 2007 176: 645–657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Glenda Willems, Dörthe B. Dräger, Mikael Courbot, Cécile Godé, Nathalie Verbruggen, and Pierre Saumitou-Laprade The Genetic Basis of Zinc Tolerance in the Metallophyte Arabidopsis halleri ssp. halleri (Brassicaceae): An Analysis of Quantitative Trait Loci Genetics 2007 176: 659–674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Phillip McClurg, Jeff Janes, Chunlei Wu, David L. Delano, John R. Walker, Serge Batalov, Joseph S. Takahashi, Kazuhiro Shimomura, Akira Kohsaka, Joseph Bass, Tim Wiltshire, and Andrew I. Su Genomewide Association Analysis in Diverse Inbred Mice: Power and Population Structure Genetics 2007 176: 675–683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome and systems biology

Ik-Young Choi, David L. Hyten, Lakshmi K. Matukumalli, Qijian Song, Julian M. Chaky, Charles V. Quigley, Kevin Chase, K. Gordon Lark, Robert S. Reiter, Mun-Sup Yoon, Eun-Young Hwang, Seung-In Yi, Nevin D. Young, Randy C. Shoemaker, Curtis P. van Tassell, James E. Specht, and Perry B. Cregan A Soybean Transcript Map: Gene Distribution, Haplotype and Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis Genetics 2007 176: 685–696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Notes

Genome integrity and transmission

Reena R. Mackwan, Geraldine T. Carver, John W. Drake, and Dennis W. Grogan An Unusual Pattern of Spontaneous Mutations Recovered in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii Genetics 2007 176: 697–702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie Boerckel, Dana Walker, and Shawn Ahmed The Caenorhabditis elegans Rad17 Homolog HPR-17 Is Required for Telomere Replication Genetics 2007 176: 703–709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Population and evolutionary genetics

A. D. Long, P. Beldade, and S. J. Macdonald Estimation of Population Heterozygosity and Library Construction-Induced Mutation Rate From Expressed Sequence Tag Collections Genetics 2007 176: 711–714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Kopp and Joachim Hermisson Adaptation of a Quantitative Trait to a Moving Optimum Genetics 2007 176: 715–719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

J. Casellas Survival Quantitative Trait Locus Fine Mapping by Measuring and Testing for Hardy–Weinberg and Linkage Disequilibrium Genetics 2007 176: 721–724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor

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