The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...

A genetic link between Northern Flints and 1,000-year-old Ozark maize By reconstructing the genomes of archaeological maize cobs and kernels, the study reveals that 1,000-year-old maize from ...

Quiet brilliance. Like Gregor Mendel before her, Barbara McClintock quietly dedicated most of her scientific life to the study of one plant, and her discoveries revealed important genetic secrets.

Therefore, a deeper understanding of maize seed development and grain filling is critical for its genetic improvement. Our knowledge of maize seed production has improved dramatically in recent years, ...

Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.

It was here that she became interested in the new field of cytogenetics, specifically of maize or corn. Cytogenetics studies how the chromosomes relate to cell behavior, particularly during cell ...

Ds Genetic location on the short arm of chromosome ... transposition at different stages of seed development, the genes of maize kernels are capable of producing a variety of coloration patterns.

By Milliam MurigiAs climate change intensifies, rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns create ...

h5_to_vcf.py Python script that queries the HDF5 database based on the genomic region and then filters the results on the selected maize accessions. lookupGeneModel.php A PHP script that returns the ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK Leibniz Institute (IPK) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...

Results prove that inversions can be generated in plants without causing further unwanted changes in the expression of genetic information.