Highlights•TEs are a key source of variation and have an important role in gene
regulation.•Stress induced activation of some TE families can result in new insertions.•New …

Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a major portion of many plant genomes and bursts
of TE movements cause novel genomic variation within species. In order to maintain proper …

Drought represents a major constraint on maize production worldwide. Understanding the
genetic basis for natural variation in drought tolerance of maize may facilitate efforts to …

From its tropical origin in southwestern Mexico, maize spread over a wide latitudinal cline in
the Americas. This feat defies the rule that crops are inhibited from spreading easily across …

Landraces (traditional varieties) of domesticated species preserve useful genetic variation,
yet they remain untapped due to the genetic linkage between the few useful alleles and …

Transposable elements (TEs) account for a large portion of the genome in many eukaryotic
species. Despite their reputation as “junk” DNA or genomic parasites deleterious for the …

The maize W22 inbred has served as a platform for maize genetics since the mid twentieth
century. To streamline maize genome analyses, we have sequenced and de novo …

Cellular processes mediated through nuclear DNA must contend with chromatin. Chromatin
structural assays can efficiently integrate information across diverse regulatory elements …

Maize (Zea mays) originated in southern Mexico and has spread over a wide latitudinal
range. Maize expansion from tropical to temperate regions has necessitated a reduction of …

Understanding the phenotypic and molecular mechanisms that contribute to genetic
diversity between and within species is fundamental in studying the evolution of species. In …