BIO 1021/1025 Library Reserves: Plant Mutants

Also on reserve for interested students: An article about the genetics of Drosophila courtship
Greenspan, 1995 (blue folders)

BIO 1022/1025 Genetics Lab Ratterman and others

For some of the following, I have indicated difficulty: "basic" - easy to read references, explaining basic ideas. If you are having difficulty with the reading you do for lecture, you may want to choose these "intermediate" - similar to your assigned reading in difficulty. "advanced" - more difficult than your text, you should have a grasp of the current material (and some biochemistry from Cells last semester) to be able to follow; don't get overwelmed: keep in mind what information you are looking for.

GROWING CORN FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS

• 1. Franks, RL. Growing Genetic Corn. (from the company we purchased our seeds from -- how they conducted the crosses)

  DOMINANCE

• 2. Heim, W.G. What is a recessive allele? (intermediate)

  EPISTASIS & MODIFIED DIHYBRID RATIOS

• 3. Crow, J. "Gene Interaction" from Genetics Notes (basic)
• 4. Suzuki et al. "Several Genes Affecting the Same Character" from An Introduction to Genetic Analysis (intermediate)
• 5. Strickenberger, MW. "Gene Interactions and Lethality" from Genetics (advanced, has examples of 15 possible dihybrid ratios, some including incomplete dominance)
• 6. Goodenough, U. "Dispersed Genes Specifying One Trait" from Genetics (advanced, with some biochemical pathways)
• 25. Rothwell, Norman V. 1993. Genic Interactions (intermediate, contains some biosynthetic pathway models).

  STAGES OF CORN GROWTH , INTRO TO PLANT GROWTH

• 7. How a corn plant develops (Special report No. 48, Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service)
• 26. Mix et al., 1996. Plants: Their emergence from seeds. (basic)

  CONTROL OF PLANT GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

• 8. Raven & Johnson. "Regulation of Plant Growth" chapter from Biology (3rd Ed.) (basic)
• 9. Galston, AW. "Growth and Chemical Signals" from Life Processes in Plants (intermediate)
• 10. Salisbury & Ross. Plant Hormones and Growth Regulators chapter from Plant Physiology (advanced, includes some diagrams of plant growth regulator biosynthesis)
• 24. Fosket, Donald E. 1994. Hormones (OF PLANTS) (advanced, with biochemical structures and pathways).
• 27. Taiz and Zeiger, 1998. Gibberellins - one type of plant growth regulator molecule known to affect stem elongation. (advanced, shows results of some experimental treatments of dwarf and normal varieties with gibberellins).
• 28. Freeman, Scott. 2008. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses (intermediate) - includes plant growth regulator effects. Notice Table 39.2 & Fig. 39.27.

  PLANT PIGMENTS & PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• 11. Galston, AW. "Photosynthesis: Food from Photons" from Life Processes in Plants (intermediate)
• 12. Salisbury & Ross. "Chloroplasts: Structures, pigments and development" from Plant Physiology (advanced, includes structures of pigments and diagram of chlorophyll biosynthesis)
• 13. Anderson, John W. and John Beardall. 1991. Synthesis of Chlorophyll (advanced, not for the timid, with biochemical structures & pathway)
• 15. Salisbury & Ross. 1992. Flavanoids (anthocyanin, flavonol, & flavone pigments) (intermediate).

  BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS (what do enzymes have to do with it?)

• 16. Crow, J. "biochemical genetics" from Genetics Notes (basic)

  CORN, SORGHUM, AND PLANT GENETICS

  These references list some of the mutations described for corn, sorghum, and another well-studied plant, tomato. The mutants we have used in class may not be listed -- but remember you can compare the inheritance of the mutant phenotypes we observed with similar mutations in the same or other species.
• 17. Leonard & Martin. "Grain Sorghum" chapter from Cereal Crops (includes description of sorghum and has a section on genetics)
• 18. Leonard & Martin. "Corn Breeding" chapter from Cereal Crops
• 19. King, J. 1991. Mutants affecting vegetative growth (advanced, with biosynthetic pathways).
• 20. King, J. 1991. Pigment (anthocyanin)-deficient mutants (advanced, refers to enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway).
• 21. King, J. 1991. Virescent Mutants (e.g. "Greening" mutants) (introductory sections: intermediate; examples: advanced)
• These three above are from the book King, John. 1991. The Genetic Basis of Plant Physiological Processes. The entire book is also on reserve for those who want to read more-- it is advanced --I have copied some pages that might be most helpful & understandable.
• 22. Rick, CM. Cytogenetics of the Tomato from Advances in Genetics
• King, RC, editor, Handbook of Genetics Volume 2 *whole book on reserve* This volume contains more recent genetic maps for corn and sorghum; you should have some idea of what the muatant allele might be called or these maps will not be very useful (only lists of genes & short description of phenotypes)

  TERMINOLOGY

• 23. Plant Mutants: A Glossary of Terms (list of definitions)

  recent additions to the list into above categories

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