Browsing Biology by Author "Basham, Christine Elizabeth"
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Characterizing the vegetative phenotype of fzt maize mutant
Basham, Christine Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2012)microRNAs are short, non-coding RNA strands that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally in all multicellular organisms. miRNAs begin as a hairpin in the nucleus. The primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) and preliminary ... -
The dicer-like1 Homolog fuzzy tassel Is Required for the Regulation of Meristem Determinacy in the Inflorescence and Vegetative Growth in Maize
Thompson, Beth E.; Basham, Christine Elizabeth; Hammond, Reza; Ding, Queying; Kakranan, Atul; Lee, Tzuz-Fen; Simon, Stacey A.; Meeley, Robert; Meyers, Blake C.; Hake, Sarah (2014-12)Plant architecture is determined by meristems that initiate leaves during vegetative development and flowers during reproductive development. Maize (Zea mays) inflorescences are patterned by a series of branching events, ...