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Jay Hollick

Jay Hollick

Jay Hollick

Department of Molecular Genetics

hollick.3@osu.edu

(614) 292-9869

500 Aronoff Laboratory
318 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH
43210

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Areas of Expertise

  • Non-Mendelian inheritance
  • Epigenetic mechanism of gene control
  • Heterosis

Education

  • Ph.D. Biochemistry University of Washington, Seattle, 1993

Heritable epigenetic variation represents a poorly understood, yet significant, component of evolutionary biology. We use genetic, cytogenetic, genomic, and molecular approaches in corn to understand both the molecular mechanism and biological function of paramutation - a process responsible for meiotically heritable epigenetic changes in gene regulation. Our studies highlight novel aspects of eukaryotic chromosome organization and function.