Maize

Larièpe et al. 2011

The Genetic Basis of Heterosis: Multiparental QTL Mapping Reveals Contrasted Levels of Apparent Overdominance Among Traits of Agronomical Interest in Maize (Zea mays L.)Abstract

Brown et al. 2011

Distinct Genetic Architectures for Male and Female Inflorescence Traits of MaizeAbstract

Bouffaud et al. 2011

Is diversification history of maize influencing selection of soil bacteria by roots?
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Eichten et al. 2011

Heritable Epigenetic Variation among Maize Inbreds
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Buckler et al. 2006

PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WILD SUBSPECIES OF ZEA MAYS
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Du et al. 2010

DNA Binding of Centromere Protein C (CENPC) Is Stabilized by Single-Stranded RNA
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Hufford et al. In Prep

The domestication and improvement of maize: full-genome re-sequencing of teosinte, landraces, and inbred lines of maize.Abstract

Barrett and Schluter 2008 & Durand et al. 2010

Adaptation from standing genetic variation

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Standing variation and new mutations both contribute to a fast response to selection for flowering time in maize inbredsAbstract

Woodhouse et al. 2010

Following Tetraploidy in Maize, a Short Deletion Mechanism Removed Genes Preferentially from One of the Two Homeologs
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Domestication showcase showdown


FOUR, yes count’em FOUR articles on domestication competing for the title prize. Dog vs. silkworm vs. maize vs. chicken. Now accepting wagers...Abstract

Buckler et al. 1999

Meiotic Drive of Chromosomal Knobs Reshaped the Maize Genome
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Kebrom and Brutnell 2007 & Clark et al. 2006

The molecular analysis of the shade avoidance syndrome in the grasses has begun.

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A distant upstream enhancer at the maize domestication gene tb1 has pleiotropic effects on plant and inflorescent architecture.
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Piperno et al 2009 & Ranere et al. 2009

Starch grain and phytolith evidence for early ninth millennium B.P. maize from the Central Balsas River Valley, Mexico

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The cultural and chronological context of early Holocene maize and squash domestication in the Central Balsas River Valley, MexicoAbstract

Shih et al. 2010

High frequency gene conversion in centromere coresAbstract

Buckler/McMullen & McMullen/Buckler

The Genetic Architecture of Maize Flowering Time and Genetic Properties of the Maize Nested Association Mapping PopulationAbstract

van Heerwaarden et al. 2010

Fine scale genetic structure in the wild ancestor of maize (Zea mays spp. Parviglumis)
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Gore et al. 2009

A first generation haplotype map of maizeAbstract

Bouchez et al. 2002

Marker-Assisted Introgression of Favorable Alleles at Quantitative Trait Loci Between Maize Elite LinesAbstract

Briggs et al. 2007

Linkage Mapping of Domestication Loci in a Large Maize–Teosinte Backcross Resource
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Vigouroux et al. 2008

Population structure and genetic diversity of New World maize races assessed by DNA microsatellites
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Weber et al. 2008

The Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits in Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis): New Evidence From Association Mapping
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