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Melissa A. Draves

University of MissouriORCID 0000-0002-1668-2822Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Craig L. CowlingiD· 1 shared Dior R. KelleyiD· 1 shared Ella G. Townsend· 1 shared Heather SweersiD· 1 shared Jackson P. Marshall· 1 shared Jacob D. WashburniD· 1 shared James Brendan HollandiD· 1 shared Jasper Khor· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 6, 2026

Cis-regulatory variation and transcription factor binding contribute to allelic genotype-by-environment interactions for gene expression in maize

Sontosh K. Deb, Ty Thomas, Jordan Cummings…·Joseph L. Gage

1 citation

plant (other)bulk RNA-seq

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Plant BiologyPlant PhenomicsPeer-reviewedFeb 28, 2025

Identification of phenotypic and transcriptomic signatures underpinning maize crown root systems

Jodi B. Callwood, Craig L. Cowling, Ella G. Townsend…·Dior R. Kelley

This study develops an automated phenotyping pipeline for maize crown roots and identifies phenotypic and transcriptomic signatures associated with root system development.

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plant (other)imaging

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