Browsing 2017 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Biological sciences (MU)"
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C4 photosynthetic evolution : sub-types, diversity, and function within the grass tribe Paniceae
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Most plants convert sunlight into chemical energy using a process known as C[subscript 3] photosynthesis. However, some of the world's most successful plants instead use the C[subscript 4] photosynthetic pathway which ... -
The effects of aneuploidy on gene expression in a dosage series of maize chromosome arm 1L /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Aneuploidy is a class of genetic conditions involving an unbalanced number of chromosomes. The most familiar human aneuploid condition is trisomy 21, called Down syndrome. Aneuploid conditions necessarily involve a change ... -
Eph/ephrin involvement in skeletal muscle development and regeneration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Skeletal muscle development and regeneration is one of the best-described areas of vertebrate biology, due in large part to muscle cells' characteristic sequence of specification, determination, and differentiation. However, ... -
Models of gestational diabetes and offspring outcomes in mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common pregnancy disorder. GDM pregnancies result in offspring that are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome in adolescence than the background population. As offspring ... -
A multifaceted approach to improving transgenic technology in maize
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Due to a rising world population, scientists must develop new techniques to produce more food. One of these techniques, transgenics, has been around for over two decades however has not been improved at the rate required ... -
Population level genetic differentiation among temperate neoconocephalus katydids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Recent work indicates that radiation events may play a significant role in shaping species diversity across entire continents. Here we quantify population level genetic differentiation in several species of Neoconocephalus ...