Area of research
Plant Science · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies.
De novo assembly, annotation, and comparative analysis of 26 diverse maize genomes
Gapless assembly of maize chromosomes using long-read technologies
Improved maize reference genome with single-molecule technologies
RNA-directed DNA methylation enforces boundaries between heterochromatin and euchromatin in the maize genome
Accessible DNA and Relative Depletion of H3K9me2 at Maize Loci Undergoing RNA-Directed DNA Methylation
Spreading of Heterochromatin Is Limited to Specific Families of Maize Retrotransposons