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Investigations

Genome integrity and transmission

Michael J. Simmons, Don-Felix Ryzek, Cecile Lamour, Joseph W. Goodman, Nicole E. Kummer, and Peter J. Merriman Cytotype Regulation by Telomeric P Elements in Drosophila melanogaster: Evidence for Involvement of an RNA Interference Gene Genetics 2007 176: 1945–1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael J. Simmons, Jarad B. Niemi, Don-Felix Ryzek, Cecile Lamour, Joseph W. Goodman, Wojciech Kraszkiewicz, and Ryan Wolff Cytotype Regulation by Telomeric P Elements in Drosophila melanogaster: Interactions With P Elements From M' Strains Genetics 2007 176: 1957–1966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vitor Barbosa, Naomi Kimm, and Ruth Lehmann A Maternal Screen for Genes Regulating Drosophila Oocyte Polarity Uncovers New Steps in Meiotic Progression Genetics 2007 176: 1967–1977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Mitch McVey, Sabrina L. Andersen, Yuri Broze, and Jeff Sekelsky Multiple Functions of Drosophila BLM Helicase in Maintenance of Genome Stability Genetics 2007 176: 1979–1992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Kirsten Trowbridge, Kim McKim, Steven J. Brill, and Jeff Sekelsky Synthetic Lethality of Drosophila in the Absence of the MUS81 Endonuclease and the DmBlm Helicase Is Associated With Elevated Apoptosis Genetics 2007 176: 1993–2001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kihoon Lee and Sang Eun Lee Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sae2- and Tel1-Dependent Single-Strand DNA Formation at DNA Break Promotes Microhomology-Mediated End Joining Genetics 2007 176: 2003–2014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Sarit Smolikov, Andreas Eizinger, Kristina Schild-Prufert, Allison Hurlburt, Kent McDonald, JoAnne Engebrecht, Anne M. Villeneuve, and Mónica P. Colaiácovo SYP-3 Restricts Synaptonemal Complex Assembly to Bridge Paired Chromosome Axes During Meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2007 176: 2015–2025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarit Smolikov, Andreas Eizinger, Allison Hurlburt, Eric Rogers, Anne M. Villeneuve, and Mónica P. Colaiácovo Synapsis-Defective Mutants Reveal a Correlation Between Chromosome Conformation and the Mode of Double-Strand Break Repair During Caenorhabditis elegans Meiosis Genetics 2007 176: 2027–2033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Stephen J. Dinka, Matthew A. Campbell, Tyler Demers, and Manish N. Raizada Predicting the Size of the Progeny Mapping Population Required to Positionally Clone a Gene Genetics 2007 176: 2035–2054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Gene expression

Robert M. Stupar, Pudota B. Bhaskar, Brian S. Yandell, Willem A. Rensink, Amy L. Hart, Shu Ouyang, Richard E. Veilleux, James S. Busse, Robert J. Erhardt, C. Robin Buell, and Jiming Jiang Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Changes Associated With Potato Autopolyploidization Genetics 2007 176: 2055–2067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Adrien Chabot, Ralla A. Shrit, Ran Blekhman, and Yoav Gilad Using Reporter Gene Assays to Identify cis Regulatory Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees Genetics 2007 176: 2069–2076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Carrie A. Smith, Charles P. Woloshuk, Dominique Robertson, and Gary A. Payne Silencing of the Aflatoxin Gene Cluster in a Diploid Strain of Aspergillus flavus Is Suppressed by Ectopic aflR Expression Genetics 2007 176: 2077–2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Mirta Boban and Per O. Ljungdahl Dal81 Enhances Stp1- and Stp2-Dependent Transcription Necessitating Negative Modulation by Inner Nuclear Membrane Protein Asi1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2007 176: 2087–2097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrés Gaytán de Ayala Alonso, Luis Gutiérrez, Cornelia Fritsch, Bernadett Papp, Dirk Beuchle, and Jürg Müller A Genetic Screen Identifies Novel Polycomb Group Genes in Drosophila Genetics 2007 176: 2099–2108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sumeet Sarin, M. Maggie O'Meara, Eileen B. Flowers, Celia Antonio, Richard J. Poole, Dominic Didiano, Robert J. Johnston, Jr., Sarah Chang, Surinder Narula, and Oliver Hobert Genetic Screens for Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants Defective in Left/Right Asymmetric Neuronal Fate Specification Genetics 2007 176: 2109–2130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cellular genetics

Song-Bin Chang, Lorinda K. Anderson, Jamie D. Sherman, Suzanne M. Royer, and Stephen M. Stack Predicting and Testing Physical Locations of Genetically Mapped Loci on Tomato Pachytene Chromosome 1 Genetics 2007 176: 2131–2138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Sara A. Zurita-Martinez, Rekha Puria, Xuewen Pan, Jef D. Boeke, and Maria E. Cardenas Efficient Tor Signaling Requires a Functional Class C Vps Protein Complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2007 176: 2139–2150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cathleen M. Lake, Kathy Teeter, Scott L. Page, Rachel Nielsen, and R. Scott Hawley A Genetic Analysis of the Drosophila mcm5 Gene Defines a Domain Specifically Required for Meiotic Recombination Genetics 2007 176: 2151–2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xue-Xian Zhang and Paul B. Rainey Genetic Analysis of the Histidine Utilization (hut) Genes in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 Genetics 2007 176: 2165–2176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hélène Chanut-Delalande, Alain C. Jung, Li Lin, Magdalena M. Baer, Andreas Bilstein, Clemens Cabernard, Maria Leptin, and Markus Affolter A Genetic Mosaic Analysis With a Repressible Cell Marker Screen to Identify Genes Involved in Tracheal Cell Migration During Drosophila Air Sac Morphogenesis Genetics 2007 176: 2177–2187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sandra Berger, Natalia A. Bulgakova, Ferdi Grawe, Kevin Johnson, and Elisabeth Knust Unraveling the Genetic Complexity of Drosophila stardust During Photoreceptor Morphogenesis and Prevention of Light-Induced Degeneration Genetics 2007 176: 2189–2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Development and behavioral genetics

Martha Betson and Jeffrey Settleman A Rho-Binding Protein Kinase C-Like Activity Is Required for the Function of Protein Kinase N in Drosophila Development Genetics 2007 176: 2201–2212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Yan Song, Lanette Fee, Tammy H. Lee, and Robin P. Wharton The Molecular Chaperone Hsp90 Is Required for mRNA Localization in Drosophila melanogaster Embryos Genetics 2007 176: 2213–2222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nan Ren, Jeannette Charlton, and Paul N. Adler The flare Gene, Which Encodes the AIP1 Protein of Drosophila, Functions to Regulate F-Actin Disassembly in Pupal Epidermal Cells Genetics 2007 176: 2223–2234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Krishna Moorthi Bhat, Ivana Gaziova, and Smitha Krishnan Regulation of Axon Guidance by Slit and Netrin Signaling in the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord Genetics 2007 176: 2235–2246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elizabeth N. Mindorff, David D. O'Keefe, Alain Labbé, Jennie Ping Yang, Yimiao Ou, Shingo Yoshikawa, and Donald J. van Meyel A Gain-of-Function Screen for Genes That Influence Axon Guidance Identifies the NF-B Protein Dorsal and Reveals a Requirement for the Kinase Pelle in Drosophila Photoreceptor Axon Targeting Genetics 2007 176: 2247–2263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Ying Liu and Eleanor M. Maine The Bro1-Domain Protein, EGO-2, Promotes Notch Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2007 176: 2265–2277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Magdalena M. Baer, Andreas Bilstein, and Maria Leptin A Clonal Genetic Screen for Mutants Causing Defects in Larval Tracheal Morphogenesis in Drosophila Genetics 2007 176: 2279–2291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Xulio Maside and Brian Charlesworth Patterns of Molecular Variation and Evolution in Drosophila americana and Its Relatives Genetics 2007 176: 2293–2305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

William G. Hill and Jules Hernández-Sánchez Prediction of Multilocus Identity-by-Descent Genetics 2007 176: 2307–2315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Undral Orgil, Hitoshi Araki, Samantha Tangchaiburana, Robert Berkey, and Shunyuan Xiao Intraspecific Genetic Variations, Fitness Cost and Benefit of RPW8, A Disease Resistance Locus in Arabidopsis thaliana Genetics 2007 176: 2317–2333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Bjarne Knudsen and Michael M. Miyamoto Incorporating Experimental Design and Error Into Coalescent/Mutation Models of Population History Genetics 2007 176: 2335–2342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thibaut Malausa, Laurianne Leniaud, Jean-François Martin, Philippe Audiot, Denis Bourguet, Sergine Ponsard, Siu-Fai Lee, Richard G. Harrison, and Erik Dopman Molecular Differentiation at Nuclear Loci in French Host Races of the European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) Genetics 2007 176: 2343–2355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Esther Kamau, Brian Charlesworth, and Deborah Charlesworth Linkage Disequilibrium and Recombination Rate Estimates in the Self-Incompatibility Region of Arabidopsis lyrata Genetics 2007 176: 2357–2369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Jeffrey D. Jensen, Kevin R. Thornton, Carlos D. Bustamante, and Charles F. Aquadro On the Utility of Linkage Disequilibrium as a Statistic for Identifying Targets of Positive Selection in Nonequilibrium Populations Genetics 2007 176: 2371–2379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David C. Marciano, Omid Y. Karkouti, and Timothy Palzkill A Fitness Cost Associated With the Antibiotic Resistance Enzyme SME-1 ß-Lactamase Genetics 2007 176: 2381–2392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yoshihiko Tsumura, Tomoyuki Kado, Tomokazu Takahashi, Naoki Tani, Tokuko Ujino-Ihara, and Hiroyoshi Iwata Genome Scan to Detect Genetic Structure and Adaptive Genes of Natural Populations of Cryptomeria japonica Genetics 2007 176: 2393–2403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Mark N. Grote A Covariance Structure Model for the Admixture of Binary Genetic Variation Genetics 2007 176: 2405–2420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, Thomas F. Duda, Jr., Domingo Canales-Espinosa, Francisco García-Orduña, Ernesto Rodríguez-Luna, and Eldredge Bermingham Hybridization in Large-Bodied New World Primates Genetics 2007 176: 2421–2425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Beatrix Jones, Gary D. Grossman, Daniel C. I. Walsh, Brady A. Porter, John C. Avise, and Anthony C. Fiumera Estimating Differential Reproductive Success From Nests of Related Individuals, With Application to a Study of the Mottled Sculpin, Cottus bairdi Genetics 2007 176: 2427–2439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Craig J. Beisel, Darin R. Rokyta, Holly A. Wichman, and Paul Joyce Testing the Extreme Value Domain of Attraction for Distributions of Beneficial Fitness Effects Genetics 2007 176: 2441–2449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andreas Wagner Rapid Detection of Positive Selection in Genes and Genomes Through Variation Clusters Genetics 2007 176: 2451–2463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Maia F. Bailey and Lynda F. Delph Sex-Ratio Evolution in Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Gynodioecy When Restoration Is a Threshold Trait Genetics 2007 176: 2465–2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ramanand A. Subramanian, Peter Arensburger, Peter W. Atkinson, and David A. O'Brochta Transposable Element Dynamics of the hAT Element Herves in the Human Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. Genetics 2007 176: 2477–2487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Stuart F. McDaniel, John H. Willis, and A. Jonathan Shaw A Linkage Map Reveals a Complex Basis for Segregation Distortion in an Interpopulation Cross in the Moss Ceratodon purpureus Genetics 2007 176: 2489–2500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Petteri Ilmonen, Dustin J. Penn, Kristy Damjanovich, Linda Morrison, Laleh Ghotbi, and Wayne K. Potts Major Histocompatibility Complex Heterozygosity Reduces Fitness in Experimentally Infected Mice Genetics 2007 176: 2501–2508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Roman Matyásek, Jennifer A. Tate, Yoong K. Lim, Hana Srubarová, Jin Koh, Andrew R. Leitch, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, and Ales Kovarík Concerted Evolution of rDNA in Recently Formed Tragopogon Allotetraploids Is Typically Associated With an Inverse Correlation Between Gene Copy Number and Expression Genetics 2007 176: 2509–2519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Genetics of complex traits

Dustin A. Cartwright, Michela Troggio, Riccardo Velasco, and Alexander Gutin Genetic Mapping in the Presence of Genotyping Errors Genetics 2007 176: 2521–2527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hanwen Huang, Chevonne D. Eversley, David W. Threadgill, and Fei Zou Bayesian Multiple Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Complex Traits Using Markers of the Entire Genome Genetics 2007 176: 2529–2540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xinqiong Liu, Fei Lin, Ling Wang, and Qinghua Pan The in Silico Map-Based Cloning of Pi36, a Rice Coiled-Coil–Nucleotide-Binding Site–Leucine-Rich Repeat Gene That Confers Race-Specific Resistance to the Blast Fungus Genetics 2007 176: 2541–2549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Theo H. E. Meuwissen and Mike E. Goddard Multipoint Identity-by-Descent Prediction Using Dense Markers to Map Quantitative Trait Loci and Estimate Effective Population Size Genetics 2007 176: 2551–2560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rita M. Graze, Olga Barmina, Daniel Tufts, Elena Naderi, Kristy L. Harmon, Maria Persianinova, and Sergey V. Nuzhdin New Candidate Genes for Sex-Comb Divergence Between Drosophila mauritiana and Drosophila simulans Genetics 2007 176: 2561–2576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Junkang Rong, F. Alex Feltus, Vijay N. Waghmare, Gary J. Pierce, Peng W. Chee, Xavier Draye, Yehoshua Saranga, Robert J. Wright, Thea A. Wilkins, O. Lloyd May, C. Wayne Smith, John R. Gannaway, Jonathan F. Wendel, and Andrew H. Paterson Meta-analysis of Polyploid Cotton QTL Shows Unequal Contributions of Subgenomes to a Complex Network of Genes and Gene Clusters Implicated in Lint Fiber Development Genetics 2007 176: 2577–2588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

David M. Wills and John M. Burke Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of the Early Domestication of Sunflower Genetics 2007 176: 2589–2599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

W. Barendse, B. E. Harrison, R. J. Hawken, D. M. Ferguson, J. M. Thompson, M. B. Thomas, and R. J. Bunch Epistasis Between Calpain 1 and Its Inhibitor Calpastatin Within Breeds of Cattle Genetics 2007 176: 2601–2610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Korol, Z. Frenkel, L. Cohen, E. Lipkin, and M. Soller Fractioned DNA Pooling: A New Cost-Effective Strategy for Fine Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Genetics 2007 176: 2611–2623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome and systems biology

Yuepeng Han, Ksenija Gasic, and Schuyler S. Korban Multiple-Copy Cluster-Type Organization and Evolution of Genes Encoding O-Methyltransferases in the Apple Genetics 2007 176: 2625–2635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michela Troggio, Giulia Malacarne, Giuseppina Coppola, Cinzia Segala, Dustin A. Cartwright, Massimo Pindo, Marco Stefanini, Rolf Mank, Marco Moroldo, Michele Morgante, M. Stella Grando, and Riccardo Velasco A Dense Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Genetic Linkage Map of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Anchoring Pinot Noir Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Contigs Genetics 2007 176: 2637–2650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

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Development and behavioral genetics

Taulant Bacaj and Shai Shaham Temporal Control of Cell-Specific Transgene Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2007 176: 2651–2655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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