Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Graze, Rita"

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Comparative genomics of cis-regulatory elements in Cytokinin Response Factors across the plant taxa

Powell, Rachel (2018-07-10)

Expression patterns of genes are controlled by short regions of DNA in promoter regions known as cis-regulatory elements. How expression patterns change due to alterations in cis-regulatory elements after genes duplicate ...

Ethanol Sensitivity and rapid tolerance in Drosophila

Reich, Miranda (2017-07-27)

Overall, the goal of this project is to understand how the response to ethanol in males and females has diverged between species, which is an essential first step in connecting phenotypic differences in this response to ...

Examination of the functions of Clade III Cytokinin Response Factors in relation to Cytokinin and the Oxidative Stress Response

Hughes, Ariel (2020-11-23)

Cytokinin response factors (CRFs) are a family of transcription factors belonging to the AP2/ERF transcription factor family. A subset of these CRFs have been shown to play a role in both the cytokinin (CK) signal cascade ...

Integration of physiological and molecular approaches for selecting peanut genotypes with superior drought tolerant and nitrogen fixation traits

Wang, Xu (2019-12-10)

The vulnerability of peanut to drought varies depending on physiological characteristics, crop growth stages, and environmental conditions. This study examined the effects of drought stress on symbiotic nitrogen fixation ...

The Molecular Underpinning of Life-History Evolution: Roles of the IIS network and the Building of a Reptilian Model

Beatty, Abby E (2021-07-12)

The Insulin and Insulin-like Signaling (IIS) network regulates cellular processes including pre- and post-natal growth, cellular development, wound healing, reproduction, and longevity. Despite their importance on the ...

Physiology and Chemical Ecology of Solenopsis Fire Ants: Interactions with Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Their Environment

Ajayi, Olufemi (2020-05-14)

Interactions between organisms and the environment affect the survival and distribution of species. Biotic and abiotic factors impact the adaptations of Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern ...

Sex Differences in the Drosophila Immune Response: Evolution & Molecular Mechanisms

Khan, MD Mursalin (2023-12-01) ETD File Embargoed

Sex dimorphism is a common fundamental characteristic of sexually reproductive organisms, exerting influence over nearly all aspects of life history and reproduction. The pervasiveness of sexually dimorphic traits is also ...

Using Preparation for Future Learning to Change Student Attitudes about Race in Undergraduate Genetics Laboratories

Ball, Erin (2023-04-18)

Racist actions and views are complex, can be implicit or explicit, and are not necessarily acknowledged or understood by the people who are contributing to racism in society. These views and actions have broad impacts ...