CYTOMAIZE
Project Website for the
Cytogenetic Map of Maize
Principle Investigator: H. W. Bass
Dept. Biological Science, Florida State University
Funding: NSF Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP).
Award abstract: (
NSF DBI-0321639)
Data Release
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Cytogenetic FISH Map:
Developed in collaboration with C.J.
Lawrence at Iowa State Univ
for the maize genetics and genomics database
(MaizeGDB).
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RFLP-FLIS probes and insert sequences
RFLP-Full-Length Insert Sequence project described and tabulated at plantgdb.org.
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GenBanked,
at NCBI.GOV; the RFLP_FLIS sequence data currently deposited in GenBank
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CMM protocols
Cytogenetic Map Methods page: FISH locus and probe name conventions.
- Maize-10-Maze:
Photo Gallery of Mutants
Public outreach and education project for plant genome research on maize.
- Publications and Presentations
Links to publications, seminars, and poster presentations.
News
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Fall 2003, project announcement from
FSU Headlines
Article:
ONLINE
Radio:
RealAudio
TV:
Real-Hi,
Real-Lo,
QT-Hi, or
QT-Lo video clips.
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Summer 2004,
Mutants of Maize Field Day, 21 June 2004, Mission Road Field; FSU
A prelude to the Maize-10-Maze project
WWW: Event
Pictures, by Karen Graffius
TV: WTCV Channel 6, Feature at Five
MOV clip
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Summer 2006
Mutants of Maize Field Day, 23 June 2006, FAMU Research Farm, Quincy, FL
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Summer 2007
Mutants of Maize Field Day, 20 June 2007, FAMU Research Farm, Quincy, FL
Radio: Crazy Corn
FSU Headlines Radio, aired Wednesday, June 27 2007.
Outreach
Project Members:
- Bobbye Hill, Senior Biological Scientist
- Brian Ring, Ph.D., post-doctoral research scientist
- Ferdie Amarillo, graduate student
- Debbie Figueroa, graduate student
- Maria Conejo, undergraduate student
- Carolyn Lawrence, collaborating on
MaizeGDB Cytogenetic FISH map
- Cornelia Strobel, research internship, Univ. Heidelberg, FRG
- Ashley Morganti, undergraduate student
- David St. Jean, undergraduate student, aqit
- Robert Gabriel, undergraduate student
- Natalie Fredette, undergraduate student
- James Davis, undergraduate student
Project Outreach Partners:
- Joan Crow, School of Arts and Sciences Middle School Mentorship Class
- Kome Onokpise, Florida A&M University, FACE summer program director
- Dreamal Worthen, Florida A&M University, FACE summer program director
- Jonathan Doster, Photography

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