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Genome integrity and transmission

Yanzhen Zhang, Xiaohui Li, Aili Wang, Xueli An, Qian Zhang, Yuhe Pei, Liyan Gao, Wujun Ma, Rudi Appels, and Yueming Yan Novel x-Type High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Genes From Aegilops tauschii and Their Implications on the Wheat Origin and Evolution Mechanism of Glu-D1-1 Proteins Genetics 2008 178: 23–33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lanjian Yang, Moises Freitas Andrade, Stephane Labialle, Sanny Moussette, Geneviève Geneau, Donna Sinnett, Alexandre Belisle, Celia M. T. Greenwood, and Anna K. Naumova Parental Effect of DNA (Cytosine-5) Methyltransferase 1 on Grandparental-Origin-Dependent Transmission Ratio Distortion in Mouse Crosses and Human Families Genetics 2008 178: 35–45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Ashley N. Lough, Leah M. Roark, Akio Kato, Thomas S. Ream, Jonathan C. Lamb, James A. Birchler, and Kathleen J. Newton Mitochondrial DNA Transfer to the Nucleus Generates Extensive Insertion Site Variation in Maize Genetics 2008 178: 47–55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Jin Li, Tsui-Jung Wen, and Patrick S. Schnable Role of RAD51 in the Repair of MuDR-Induced Double-Strand Breaks in Maize (Zea mays L.) Genetics 2008 178: 57–66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gregory I. Lang and Andrew W. Murray Estimating the Per-Base-Pair Mutation Rate in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2008 178: 67–82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Gerald Stanvitch and Landon L. Moore cin-4, a Gene With Homology to Topoisomerase II, Is Required for Centromere Resolution by Cohesin Removal From Sister Kinetochores During Mitosis Genetics 2008 178: 83–97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Monika Molnar and Nancy Kleckner Examination of Interchromosomal Interactions in Vegetatively Growing Diploid Schizosaccharomyces pombe Cells by Cre/loxP Site-Specific Recombination Genetics 2008 178: 99–112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy M. Mozlin, Cindy W. Fung, and Lorraine S. Symington Role of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad51 Paralogs in Sister Chromatid Recombination Genetics 2008 178: 113–126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Gene expression

Daryl Gohl, Martin Müller, Vincenzo Pirrotta, Markus Affolter, and Paul Schedl Enhancer Blocking and Transvection at the Drosophila apterous Locus Genetics 2008 178: 127–143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ramón R. Barrales, Juan Jimenez, and José I. Ibeas Identification of Novel Activation Mechanisms for FLO11 Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2008 178: 145–156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jessica E. Tanis, James J. Moresco, Robert A. Lindquist, and Michael R. Koelle Regulation of Serotonin Biosynthesis by the G Proteins Go and Gq Controls Serotonin Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2008 178: 157–169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Laura Navarro-Sampedro, Charles Yanofsky, and Luis M. Corrochano A Genetic Selection For Neurospora crassa Mutants Altered in Their Light Regulation of Transcription Genetics 2008 178: 171–183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Xue-Xian Zhang and Paul B. Rainey Dual Involvement of CbrAB and NtrBC in the Regulation of Histidine Utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 Genetics 2008 178: 185–195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Katherine M. Nyswaner, Mary Ann Checkley, Ming Yi, Robert M. Stephens, and David J. Garfinkel Chromatin-Associated Genes Protect the Yeast Genome From Ty1 Insertional Mutagenesis Genetics 2008 178: 197–214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Louise Nicholson, Gunisha K. Singh, Thomas Osterwalder, Gregg W. Roman, Ronald L. Davis, and Haig Keshishian Spatial and Temporal Control of Gene Expression in Drosophila Using the Inducible GeneSwitch GAL4 System. I. Screen for Larval Nervous System Drivers Genetics 2008 178: 215–234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Dolan Ghosh and Geraldine Seydoux Inhibition of Transcription by the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline Protein PIE-1: Genetic Evidence for Distinct Mechanisms Targeting Initiation and Elongation Genetics 2008 178: 235–243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cellular genetics

Svetlana Makovets, Tanya L. Williams, and Elizabeth H. Blackburn The Telotype Defines the Telomere State in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Is Inherited as a Dominant Non-Mendelian Characteristic in Cells Lacking Telomerase Genetics 2008 178: 245–257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Developmental and behavioral genetics

Keren Bismuth, Susan Skuntz, Jón H. Hallsson, Evgenia Pak, Amalia S. Dutra, Eiríkur Steingrímsson, and Heinz Arnheiter An Unstable Targeted Allele of the Mouse Mitf Gene With a High Somatic and Germline Reversion Rate Genetics 2008 178: 259–272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Xiaofeng Zhou and Lynn M. Riddiford rosy Function Is Required for Juvenile Hormone Effects in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2008 178: 273–281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Takashi Hamaji, Patrick J. Ferris, Annette W. Coleman, Sabine Waffenschmidt, Fumio Takahashi, Ichiro Nishii, and Hisayoshi Nozaki Identification of the Minus-Dominance Gene Ortholog in the Mating-Type Locus of Gonium pectorale Genetics 2008 178: 283–294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Stefanie W. Leacock and Valerie Reinke MEG-1 and MEG-2 Are Embryo-Specific P-Granule Components Required for Germline Development in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics 2008 178: 295–306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Fernando Bejarano, Carlos M. Luque, Héctor Herranz, Georgina Sorrosal, Neus Rafel, Thu Thuy Pham, and Marco Milán A Gain-of-Function Suppressor Screen for Genes Involved in Dorsal–Ventral Boundary Formation in the Drosophila Wing Genetics 2008 178: 307–323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, Rick Durrett, and Carlos D. Bustamante Population Genetics of Polymorphism and Divergence Under Fluctuating Selection Genetics 2008 178: 325–337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Städler, Uraiwan Arunyawat, and Wolfgang Stephan Population Genetics of Speciation in Two Closely Related Wild Tomatoes (Solanum Section Lycopersicon) Genetics 2008 178: 339–350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Benoit Nabholz, Jean-François Mauffrey, Eric Bazin, Nicolas Galtier, and Sylvain Glemin Determination of Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity in Mammals Genetics 2008 178: 351–361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matt D. Carling and Robb T. Brumfield Integrating Phylogenetic and Population Genetic Analyses of Multiple Loci to Test Species Divergence Hypotheses in Passerina Buntings Genetics 2008 178: 363–377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Christian Pichot, Benjamin Liens, Juana L. Rivera Nava, Julien B. Bachelier, and Mohamed El Maâtaoui Cypress Surrogate Mother Produces Haploid Progeny From Alien Pollen Genetics 2008 178: 379–383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Naoko Takezaki and Masatoshi Nei Empirical Tests of the Reliability of Phylogenetic Trees Constructed With Microsatellite DNA Genetics 2008 178: 385–392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Michael A. Cantrell, LuAnn Scott, Celeste J. Brown, Armando R. Martinez, and Holly A. Wichman Loss of LINE-1 Activity in the Megabats Genetics 2008 178: 393–404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Viola Nolte and Christian Schlötterer African Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans Populations Have Similar Levels of Sequence Variability, Suggesting Comparable Effective Population Sizes Genetics 2008 178: 405–412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Oliver Niehuis, Andrea K. Judson, and Jürgen Gadau Cytonuclear Genic Incompatibilities Cause Increased Mortality in Male F2 Hybrids of Nasonia giraulti and N. vitripennis Genetics 2008 178: 413–426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Murray P. Cox, Fernando L. Mendez, Tatiana M. Karafet, Maya Metni Pilkington, Sarah B. Kingan, Giovanni Destro-Bisol, Beverly I. Strassmann, and Michael F. Hammer Testing for Archaic Hominin Admixture on the X Chromosome: Model Likelihoods for the Modern Human RRM2P4 Region From Summaries of Genealogical Topology Under the Structured Coalescent Genetics 2008 178: 427–437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Anders Eriksson, Pontus Fernström, Bernhard Mehlig, and Serik Sagitov An Accurate Model for Genetic Hitchhiking Genetics 2008 178: 439–451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hannu S. Mäkinen, Takahito Shikano, José Manuel Cano, and Juha Merilä Hitchhiking Mapping Reveals a Candidate Genomic Region for Natural Selection in Three-Spined Stickleback Chromosome VIII Genetics 2008 178: 453–465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Séverine Vuilleumier, Jon M. Yearsley, and Nicolas Perrin The Fixation of Locally Beneficial Alleles in a Metapopulation Genetics 2008 178: 467–475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jennifer A. Anderson, Yun S. Song, and Charles H. Langley Molecular Population Genetics of Drosophila Subtelomeric DNA Genetics 2008 178: 477–487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Genetics of complex traits

Marco Maccaferri, Maria Corinna Sanguineti, Simona Corneti, José Luis Araus Ortega, Moncef Ben Salem, Jordi Bort, Enzo DeAmbrogio, Luis Fernando Garcia del Moral, Andrea Demontis, Ahmed El-Ahmed, Fouad Maalouf, Hassan Machlab, Vanessa Martos, Marc Moragues, Jihan Motawaj, Miloudi Nachit, Nasserlehaq Nserallah, Hassan Ouabbou, Conxita Royo, Amor Slama, and Roberto Tuberosa Quantitative Trait Loci for Grain Yield and Adaptation of Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Across a Wide Range of Water Availability Genetics 2008 178: 489–511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

Tracy M. Yamawaki, Nuno Arantes-Oliveira, Jennifer R. Berman, Peichuan Zhang, and Cynthia Kenyon Distinct Activities of the Germline and Somatic Reproductive Tissues in the Regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans' Longevity Genetics 2008 178: 513–526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takeshi Hayashi and Takashi Awata A Bayesian Method for Simultaneously Detecting Mendelian and Imprinted Quantitative Trait Loci in Experimental Crosses of Outbred Species Genetics 2008 178: 527–538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jianming Yu, James B. Holland, Michael D. McMullen, and Edward S. Buckler Genetic Design and Statistical Power of Nested Association Mapping in Maize Genetics 2008 178: 539–551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

M. P. L. Calus, T. H. E. Meuwissen, A. P. W. de Roos, and R. F. Veerkamp Accuracy of Genomic Selection Using Different Methods to Define Haplotypes Genetics 2008 178: 553–561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jules S. Freeman, Brad M. Potts, and René E. Vaillancourt Few Mendelian Genes Underlie the Quantitative Response of a Forest Tree, Eucalyptus globulus, to a Natural Fungal Epidemic Genetics 2008 178: 563–571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genome and systems biology

György Abrusán, Hans-Jürgen Krambeck, Thomas Junier, Joti Giordano, and Peter E. Warburton Biased Distributions and Decay of Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements in the Chicken Genome Genetics 2008 178: 573–581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]

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Gene expression

Ivy E. McDaniel, Jennifer M. Lee, Matthew S. Berger, Cori K. Hanagami, and Jennifer A. Armstrong Investigations of CHD1 Function in Transcription and Development of Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 2008 178: 583–587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cellular genetics

Brice E. Keyes, Christopher M. Yellman, and Daniel J. Burke Differential Regulation of Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome Substrates by the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genetics 2008 178: 589–591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nirmala Bardiya, William G. Alexander, Tony D. Perdue, Edward G. Barry, Robert L. Metzenberg, Patricia J. Pukkila, and Patrick K. T. Shiu Characterization of Interactions Between and Among Components of the Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA Machinery in Neurospora crassa Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Genetics 2008 178: 593–596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Population and evolutionary genetics

Matthias Frisch and Albrecht E. Melchinger Precision of Recombination Frequency Estimates After Random Intermating With Finite Population Sizes Genetics 2008 178: 597–600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rodrigo Labouriau and António Amorim Human Fertility Increases With Marital Radius Genetics 2008 178: 601–603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kiwoung Yang and Soon-Chun Jeong Genetic Linkage Map of the Nucleolus Organizer Region in the Soybean Genetics 2008 178: 605–608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics of complex traits

G. A. Churchill and R. W. Doerge Naive Application of Permutation Testing Leads to Inflated Type I Error Rates Genetics 2008 178: 609–610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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