Issue Highlights

Special Section: 12 Drosophila Genomes

Preface

Michael Ashburner Drosophila Genomes by the Baker's Dozen Genetics 2007 177: 1263–1268. [Full Text] [PDF]

12 Drosophila Genomes Investigations

Therese Ann Markow and Patrick M. O'Grady Drosophila Biology in the Genomic Age Genetics 2007 177: 1269–1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giovanni Bosco, Paula Campbell, Joao T. Leiva-Neto, and Therese A. Markow Analysis of Drosophila Species Genome Size and Satellite DNA Content Reveals Significant Differences Among Strains as Well as Between Species Genetics 2007 177: 1277–1290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. R. Calvi, B. A. Byrnes, and A. J. Kolpakas Conservation of Epigenetic Regulation, ORC Binding and Developmental Timing of DNA Replication Origins in the Genus Drosophila Genetics 2007 177: 1291–1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy L. Evans, Paulina A. Mena, and Bryant F. McAllister Positive Selection Near an Inversion Breakpoint on the Neo-X Chromosome of Drosophila americana Genetics 2007 177: 1303–1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Wilfried Haerty, Santosh Jagadeeshan, Rob J. Kulathinal, Alex Wong, Kristipati Ravi Ram, Laura K. Sirot, Lisa Levesque, Carlo G. Artieri, Mariana F. Wolfner, Alberto Civetta, and Rama S. Singh Evolution in the Fast Lane: Rapidly Evolving Sex-Related Genes in Drosophila Genetics 2007 177: 1321–1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Andreas Heger and Chris P. Ponting Variable Strength of Translational Selection Among 12 Drosophila Species Genetics 2007 177: 1337–1348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephanie G. Hudson, Matthew J. Garrett, Joseph W. Carlson, Gos Micklem, Susan E. Celniker, Elliott S. Goldstein, and Stuart J. Newfeld Phylogenetic and Genomewide Analyses Suggest a Functional Relationship Between kayak, the Drosophila Fos Homolog, and fig, a Predicted Protein Phosphatase 2C Nested Within a kayak Intron Genetics 2007 177: 1349–1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Wai Yee Low, Hooi Ling Ng, Craig J. Morton, Michael W. Parker, Philip Batterham, and Charles Robin Molecular Evolution of Glutathione S-Transferases in the Genus Drosophila Genetics 2007 177: 1363–1375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Morgan L. Maeder, Benjamin J. Polansky, Bryanne E. Robson, and Deborah A. Eastman Phylogenetic Footprinting Analysis in the Upstream Regulatory Regions of the Drosophila Enhancer of split Genes Genetics 2007 177: 1377–1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Carolyn S. McBride, J. Roman Arguello, and Brian C. O'Meara Five Drosophila Genomes Reveal Nonneutral Evolution and the Signature of Host Specialization in the Chemoreceptor Superfamily Genetics 2007 177: 1395–1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Mohamed A. F. Noor, David A. Garfield, Stephen W. Schaeffer, and Carlos A. Machado Divergence Between the Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis Genome Sequences in Relation to Chromosomal Inversions Genetics 2007 177: 1417–1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Seung-Won Park, Yool Ie Kang, Joanna G. Sypula, Jiyeon Choi, Hyangyee Oh, and Yongkyu Park An Evolutionarily Conserved Domain of roX2 RNA Is Sufficient for Induction of H4-Lys16 Acetylation on the Drosophila X Chromosome Genetics 2007 177: 1429–1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Perspectives

Investigations

Genome integrity and transmission

James F. Theis, Ann Dershowitz, Carmela Irene, Clelia Maciariello, Michael L. Tobin, Giordano Liberi, Sahba Tabrizifard, Malgorzata Korus, Lucia Fabiani, and Carol S. Newlon Identification of Mutations That Decrease the Stability of a Fragment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Chromosome III Lacking Efficient Replicators Genetics 2007 177: 1445–1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruben C. Petreaca, Huan-Chih Chiu, and Constance I. Nugent The Role of Stn1p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Telomere Capping Can Be Separated From Its Interaction With Cdc13p Genetics 2007 177: 1459–1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sheng Sun and Jianping Xu Genetic Analyses of a Hybrid Cross Between Serotypes A and D Strains of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans Genetics 2007 177: 1475–1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Shakil Ahmed, Barbara Dul, Xinxing Qiu, and Nancy C. Walworth Msc1 Acts Through Histone H2A.Z to Promote Chromosome Stability in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Genetics 2007 177: 1487–1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Ryan McConnell, Sara Middlemist, Clea Scala, Joan E. Strassmann, and David C. Queller An Unusually Low Microsatellite Mutation Rate in Dictyostelium discoideum, an Organism With Unusually Abundant Microsatellites Genetics 2007 177: 1499–1507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

F. Ina E. Amarillo and Hank W. Bass A Transgenomic Cytogenetic Sorghum (Sorghum propinquum) Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Map of Maize (Zea mays L.) Pachytene Chromosome 9, Evidence for Regions of Genome Hyperexpansion Genetics 2007 177: 1509–1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gene expression

Isabelle Hatin, Céline Fabret, Olivier Namy, Wayne A. Decatur, and Jean-Pierre Rousset Fine-Tuning of Translation Termination Efficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Involves Two Factors in Close Proximity to the Exit Tunnel of the Ribosome Genetics 2007 177: 1527–1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Veryan Codd, David Dolezel, Jan Stehlik, Alberto Piccin, Karen J. Garner, Seth N. Racey, Kornelis R. Straatman, Edward J. Louis, Rodolfo Costa, Ivo Sauman, Charalambos P. Kyriacou, and Ezio Rosato Circadian Rhythm Gene Regulation in the Housefly Musca domestica Genetics 2007 177: 1539–1551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ruth Rottscheidt and Bettina Harr Extensive Additivity of Gene Expression Differentiates Subspecies of the House Mouse Genetics 2007 177: 1553–1567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Cellular genetics

Erin Currie, Brian King, Andrea L. Lawrenson, Lena K. Schroeder, Aaron M. Kershner, and Greg J. Hermann Role of the Caenorhabditis elegans Multidrug Resistance Gene, mrp-4, in Gut Granule Differentiation Genetics 2007 177: 1569–1582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Qing Fan, Kyung-Won Park, Zhiqiang Du, Kevin A. Morano, and Liming Li The Role of Sse1 in the de Novo Formation and Variant Determination of the [PSI+] Prion Genetics 2007 177: 1583–1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel K. Spangenberg and Gail L. Waring A Mutant dec-1 Transgene Induces Dominant Female Sterility in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2007 177: 1595–1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maria V. Dinkelmann, Haining Zhang, Ahna R. Skop, and John G. White SPD-3 Is Required for Spindle Alignment in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos and Localizes to Mitochondria Genetics 2007 177: 1609–1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Developmental and behavioral genetics

John M. Gladden and Barbara J. Meyer A ONECUT Homeodomain Protein Communicates X Chromosome Dose to Specify Caenorhabditis elegans Sexual Fate by Repressing a Sex Switch Gene Genetics 2007 177: 1621–1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

John M. Gladden, Behnom Farboud, and Barbara J. Meyer Revisiting the X:A Signal That Specifies Caenorhabditis elegans Sexual Fate Genetics 2007 177: 1639–1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ping Wang, Richard F. Lyman, Svetlana A. Shabalina, Trudy F. C. Mackay, and Robert R. H. Anholt Association of Polymorphisms in Odorant-Binding Protein Genes With Variation in Olfactory Response to Benzaldehyde in Drosophila Genetics 2007 177: 1655–1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Laurent Menut, Thomas Vaccari, Heather Dionne, Joseph Hill, Geena Wu, and David Bilder A Mosaic Genetic Screen for Drosophila Neoplastic Tumor Suppressor Genes Based on Defective Pupation Genetics 2007 177: 1667–1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Céline N. Martineau, Jean-Marie Beckerich, and Mehdi Kabani Flo11p-Independent Control of "Mat" Formation by Hsp70 Molecular Chaperones and Nucleotide Exchange Factors in Yeast Genetics 2007 177: 1679–1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Gabriella Peretz, Anna Bakhrat, and Uri Abdu Expression of the Drosophila melanogaster GADD45 Homolog (CG11086) Affects Egg Asymmetric Development That Is Mediated by the c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Pathway Genetics 2007 177: 1691–1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Satsuki Nishizawa, Tetsuo Mikami, and Tomohiko Kubo Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny of Cultivated and Wild Beets: Relationships Among Cytoplasmic Male-Sterility-Inducing and Nonsterilizing Cytoplasms Genetics 2007 177: 1703–1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Tanja Pyhäjärvi, M. Rosario García-Gil, Timo Knürr, Merja Mikkonen, Witold Wachowiak, and Outi Savolainen Demographic History Has Influenced Nucleotide Diversity in European Pinus sylvestris Populations Genetics 2007 177: 1713–1724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Clive J. Hoggart, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Taane G. Clark, Riccardo Lampariello, John C. Whittaker, Maria De Iorio, and David J. Balding Sequence-Level Population Simulations Over Large Genomic Regions Genetics 2007 177: 1725–1731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Soochin Cho, Zachary Y. Huang, and Jianzhi Zhang Sex-Specific Splicing of the Honeybee doublesex Gene Reveals 300 Million Years of Evolution at the Bottom of the Insect Sex-Determination Pathway Genetics 2007 177: 1733–1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Bastiaan Star, Rick J. Stoffels, and Hamish G. Spencer Evolution of Fitnesses and Allele Frequencies in a Population With Spatially Heterogeneous Selection Pressures Genetics 2007 177: 1743–1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xiyin Wang, Haibao Tang, John E. Bowers, Frank A. Feltus, and Andrew H. Paterson Extensive Concerted Evolution of Rice Paralogs and the Road to Regaining Independence Genetics 2007 177: 1753–1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Daisuke Saisho and Michael D. Purugganan Molecular Phylogeography of Domesticated Barley Traces Expansion of Agriculture in the Old World Genetics 2007 177: 1765–1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Aurélien Tellier and James K. M. Brown Polymorphism in Multilocus Host–Parasite Coevolutionary Interactions Genetics 2007 177: 1777–1790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Luis Varona, Daniel Sorensen, and Robin Thompson Analysis of Litter Size and Average Litter Weight in Pigs Using a Recursive Model Genetics 2007 177: 1791–1799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

Martin P. Boer, Deanne Wright, Lizhi Feng, Dean W. Podlich, Lang Luo, Mark Cooper, and Fred A. van Eeuwijk A Mixed-Model Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis for Multiple-Environment Trial Data Using Environmental Covariables for QTL-by-Environment Interactions, With an Example in Maize Genetics 2007 177: 1801–1813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. E. Melchinger, H. F. Utz, H.-P. Piepho, Z.-B. Zeng, and C. C. Schön The Role of Epistasis in the Manifestation of Heterosis: A Systems-Oriented Approach Genetics 2007 177: 1815–1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Albrecht E. Melchinger, Hans-Peter Piepho, H. Friedrich Utz, Jasmina Muminovic, Thilo Wegenast, Otto Törjék, Thomas Altmann, and Barbara Kusterer Genetic Basis of Heterosis for Growth-Related Traits in Arabidopsis Investigated by Testcross Progenies of Near-Isogenic Lines Reveals a Significant Role of Epistasis Genetics 2007 177: 1827–1837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Barbara Kusterer, Hans-Peter Piepho, H. Friedrich Utz, Chris C. Schön, Jasmina Muminovic, Rhonda C. Meyer, Thomas Altmann, and Albrecht E. Melchinger Heterosis for Biomass-Related Traits in Arabidopsis Investigated by Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of the Triple Testcross Design With Recombinant Inbred Lines Genetics 2007 177: 1839–1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elisabeth Esch, Jessica M. Szymaniak, Heather Yates, Wojciech P. Pawlowski, and Edward S. Buckler Using Crossover Breakpoints in Recombinant Inbred Lines to Identify Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling the Global Recombination Frequency Genetics 2007 177: 1851–1858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Runqing Yang, Huijiang Gao, Xin Wang, Ji Zhang, Zhao-Bang Zeng, and Rongling Wu A Semiparametric Approach for Composite Functional Mapping of Dynamic Quantitative Traits Genetics 2007 177: 1859–1870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fei Lin, Shen Chen, Zhiqun Que, Ling Wang, Xinqiong Liu, and Qinghua Pan The Blast Resistance Gene Pi37 Encodes a Nucleotide Binding Site–Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein and Is a Member of a Resistance Gene Cluster on Rice Chromosome 1 Genetics 2007 177: 1871–1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans-Peter Piepho and Jens Möhring Computing Heritability and Selection Response From Unbalanced Plant Breeding Trials Genetics 2007 177: 1881–1888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

José Crossa, Juan Burgueño, Susanne Dreisigacker, Mateo Vargas, Sybil A. Herrera-Foessel, Morten Lillemo, Ravi P. Singh, Richard Trethowan, Marilyn Warburton, Jorge Franco, Matthew Reynolds, Jonathan H. Crouch, and Rodomiro Ortiz Association Analysis of Historical Bread Wheat Germplasm Using Additive Genetic Covariance of Relatives and Population Structure Genetics 2007 177: 1889–1913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

William H. Briggs, Michael D. McMullen, Brandon S. Gaut, and John Doebley Linkage Mapping of Domestication Loci in a Large Maize–Teosinte Backcross Resource Genetics 2007 177: 1915–1928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Xiang Dong Ding, Henner Simianer, and Qin Zhang A New Method for Haplotype Inference Including Full-Sib Information Genetics 2007 177: 1929–1940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthew W. Hahn, Jeffery P. Demuth, and Sang-Gook Han Accelerated Rate of Gene Gain and Loss in Primates Genetics 2007 177: 1941–1949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement][Data Supplement]

Notes

Genome and systems biology

Kevin R. Lehner, Megan M. Stone, Rosann A. Farber, and Thomas D. Petes Ninety-Six Haploid Yeast Strains With Individual Disruptions of Open Reading Frames Between YOR097C and YOR192C, Constructed for the Saccharomyces Genome Deletion Project, Have an Additional Mutation in the Mismatch Repair Gene MSH3 Genetics 2007 177: 1951–1953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome integrity and transmission

Carole Seum, Séverine Bontron, Emanuela Reo, Marion Delattre, and Pierre Spierer Drosophila G9a Is a Nonessential Gene Genetics 2007 177: 1955–1957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Developmental and behavioral genetics

Mia T. Levine, Alisha K. Holloway, Umbreen Arshad, and David J. Begun Pervasive and Largely Lineage-Specific Adaptive Protein Evolution in the Dosage Compensation Complex of Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2007 177: 1959–1962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

Ani Manichaikul, Abraham A. Palmer, Saunak Sen, and Karl W. Broman Significance Thresholds for Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Under Selective Genotyping Genetics 2007 177: 1963–1966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letter to the Editor

Population and evolutionary genetics

Peter Beerli Estimation of the Population Scaled Mutation Rate From Microsatellite Data Genetics 2007 177: 1967–1968. [Full Text] [PDF]

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