Browsing Division of Biological Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"
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An investigation of maize B chromosome-derived minichromosomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The maize (Zea mays) B chromosome is a supernumerary chromosome with a selfish inheritance characterized by nondisjunction at the second pollen mitosis, univalent survival in meiosis, and preferential fertilization of the ... -
Molecular mechanisms of radial axonal growth : insights from analysis of neurofilament gene-targeted mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)For the nervous system to send signals rapidly, axons must undergo growth that expands their diameter. This process is known as radial growth and is dependent upon insulating myelin that wraps around the axon and the ...