Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology

  1. Advanced and Emerging Topics
    1. Plant Epigenetics
      1. DNA Methylation
        1. Enzymes and Pathways
          1. DNA Methyltransferases
            1. Demethylation Pathways
            2. Effects on Gene Expression
              1. Promoter Methylation
                1. Gene Body Methylation
                2. Methylation Patterns
                  1. CG Methylation
                    1. CHG and CHH Methylation
                  2. Histone Modifications
                    1. Types and Functions
                      1. Activating Marks
                        1. Repressive Marks
                        2. Role in Chromatin Structure
                          1. Chromatin States
                            1. Histone Code
                          2. Epigenetic Inheritance
                            1. Transgenerational Effects
                              1. Stress Memory
                                1. Paramutation
                                2. Epigenetic Reprogramming
                                  1. Developmental Reprogramming
                                    1. Environmental Reprogramming
                                3. Population and Quantitative Genetics
                                  1. Genetic Variation in Populations
                                    1. Sources of Variation
                                      1. Mutation
                                        1. Recombination
                                          1. Gene Flow
                                          2. Measurement of Genetic Diversity
                                            1. Allelic Diversity
                                              1. Nucleotide Diversity
                                            2. Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping
                                              1. Principles and Methods
                                                1. Linkage Analysis
                                                  1. Association Mapping
                                                  2. Applications in Plant Breeding
                                                    1. Marker-Assisted Selection
                                                      1. Genomic Selection
                                                    2. Genome-Wide Association Studies
                                                      1. Study Design
                                                        1. Population Structure
                                                          1. Linkage Disequilibrium
                                                          2. Data Analysis and Interpretation
                                                            1. Statistical Methods
                                                              1. Multiple Testing Correction
                                                          3. Plant Systems Biology
                                                            1. Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks
                                                              1. Network Construction
                                                                1. Co-expression Networks
                                                                  1. Regulatory Networks
                                                                  2. Dynamic Modeling Approaches
                                                                    1. Boolean Networks
                                                                      1. Differential Equations
                                                                    2. Integrating Omics Data
                                                                      1. Multi-Omics Approaches
                                                                        1. Transcriptomics Integration
                                                                          1. Proteomics Integration
                                                                            1. Metabolomics Integration
                                                                            2. Data Integration Strategies
                                                                              1. Network-Based Integration
                                                                                1. Statistical Integration
                                                                            3. Synthetic Biology in Plants
                                                                              1. Design of Synthetic Pathways
                                                                                1. Metabolic Engineering
                                                                                  1. Pathway Optimization
                                                                                  2. Engineering Novel Traits
                                                                                    1. Synthetic Promoters
                                                                                      1. Artificial Transcription Factors
                                                                                      2. Biosensors and Synthetic Circuits
                                                                                        1. Environmental Sensors
                                                                                          1. Logic Gates in Plants