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Nicholas Gillham

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Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley
PhD Genetics Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, Nicholas Wright Gillham was an American geneticist who served as the James B. Duke Professor of Biology at Duke University. In addition to his scientific research, he is known for his 2001 biography of Francis Galton, A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics.

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Chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas with high velocity microprojectiles. (1988) (918)
Transformation of chloroplast ribosomal RNA genes in Chlamydomonas: molecular and genetic characterization of integration events. (1990) (256)
Organelle Genes and Genomes (1994) (230)
Epigenetic silencing of a foreign gene in nuclear transformants of Chlamydomonas. (1997) (196)
The sites of synthesis of the principal thylakoid membrane polypeptides in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1977) (192)
Antibiotic resistance mutations in the chloroplast 16S and 23S rRNA genes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: correlation of genetic and physical maps of the chloroplast genome. (1989) (169)
Chloroplast ribosomes and protein synthesis. (1994) (168)
Chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas. (1993) (143)
A eubacterial gene conferring spectinomycin resistance on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: integration into the nuclear genome and gene expression. (1997) (141)
Transmission of mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes in crosses of Chlamydomonas. (1987) (138)
Translational regulation of gene expression in chloroplasts and mitochondria. (1994) (131)
Further characterization of the respiratory deficient dum-1 mutation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its use as a recipient for mitochondrial transformation (2004) (101)
Shine-Dalgarno-like sequences are not required for translation of chloroplast mRNAs in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplasts or in Escherichia coli (1998) (96)
Genetic analysis of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes. (1974) (90)
Inhibition of chloroplast DNA recombination and repair by dominant negative mutants of Escherichia coli RecA (1995) (89)
Inheritance of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. (1980) (85)
Uniparental Inheritance in Chlamydomonas reinhardi (1969) (84)
Perturbation of chloroplast DNA amounts and chloroplast gene transmission in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by 5-fluorodeoxyuridine. (1977) (82)
Differential regulation of chloroplast gene expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii during photoacclimation: light stress transiently suppresses synthesis of the Rubisco LSU protein while enhancing synthesis of the PS II D1 protein (1997) (80)
Mutations in nine chloroplast loci of Chlamydomonas affecting different photosynthetic functions. (1979) (79)
The sequence of the chloroplast atpB gene and its flanking regions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. (1986) (79)
Isolation and characterization of a mutant protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii conferring resistance to porphyric herbicides (1998) (70)
Segregation and recombination of non-Mendellan genes in Chlamydomonas. (1974) (70)
Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with physical alterations in their chloroplast DNA. (1982) (66)
Chloroplast ribosomal protein gene rps12 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Wild-type sequence, mutation to streptomycin resistance and dependence, and function in Escherichia coli. (1989) (65)
Immunological similarities between specific chloroplast ribosomal proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and ribosomal proteins from Escherichia coli. (1984) (64)
A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (2001) (63)
Sites of synthesis of chloroplast ribosomal proteins in Chlamydomonas (1983) (62)
Chloroplast ribosome deficient mutants in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardi and the question of chloroplast ribosome function. (1972) (62)
Sir Francis Galton and the birth of eugenics. (2001) (55)
Nonrandom distribution of chloroplast recombination events in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: evidence for a hotspot and an adjacent cold region. (1992) (55)
Studies on the structure and cellular location of various ribosome and ribosomal RNA species in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardi. (1971) (53)
The carboxyl-terminal extension of the D1 protein of photosystem II is not required for optimal photosynthetic performance under CO2- and light-saturated growth conditions. (1992) (52)
GENETIC CONTROL OF CHLOROPHYLL BIOSYNTHESIS IN CHLAMYDOMONAS (1974) (50)
Extensive methylation of chloroplast DNA by a nuclear gene mutation does not affect chloroplast gene transmission in chlamydomonas (1982) (49)
Organelle Genetics and Transformation of Chlamydomonas (1992) (46)
Relationship between Gene Dosage and Gene Expression in the Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. (1989) (45)
The Effect of Gametogenesis Regimes on the Chloroplast Genetic System of CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII. (1980) (45)
Induction of chromosomal and nonchromosomal mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardi with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. (1965) (44)
Transmission and Segregation of a Non-chromosomal Factor controlling Streptomycin Resistance in Diploid Chlamydomonas (1963) (43)
Mutations Altering the Predicted Secondary Structure of a Chloroplast 5′ Untranslated Region Affect Its Physical and Biochemical Properties as Well as Its Ability To Promote Translation of Reporter mRNAs Both in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chloroplast and in Escherichia coli (1999) (38)
Mating type linked mutations which disrupt the uniparental transmission of chloroplast genes in chlamydomonas. (1987) (37)
Chloroplast ribosomal proteins of Chlamydomonas synthesized in the cytoplasm are made as precursors (1984) (36)
Processing of the precursor to a chloroplast ribosomal protein made in the cytosol occurs in two steps, one of which depends on a protein made in the chloroplast (1985) (35)
Studies on the origin of streptomycin resistant mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardi. (1962) (34)
Nuclear mutations affecting mitochondrial structure and function in Chlamydomonas (1977) (33)
Molecular and genetic analysis of the chloroplast ATPase ofChlamydomonas (1984) (32)
Biophysical, Biochemical, and Physiological Characterization ofChlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutants with Amino Acid Substitutions at the Ala251 Residue in the D1 Protein That Result in Varying Levels of Photosynthetic Competence* (1998) (31)
A population genetic analysis of chloroplast DNA in Phacelia (1996) (31)
Targeted disruption of chloroplast genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1991) (30)
Chloroplast Ribosomal Protein S7 of Chlamydomonas Binds to Chloroplast mRNA Leader Sequences and May Be Involved in Translation Initiation (2001) (30)
Site-directed Mutations at Residue 251 of the Photosystem II D1 Protein of Chlamydomonas That Result in a Nonphotosynthetic Phenotype and Impair D1 Synthesis and Accumulation* (1997) (29)
Geographic Variation and the Subspecies Concept in Butterflies (1956) (28)
Mutations Altering Chloroplast Ribosome Phenotype in Chlamydomonas, II. A New Mendelian Mutation. (1970) (28)
Manipulating the Chloroplast Genome of Chlamydomonas — Molecular Genetics and Transformation (1990) (28)
Genetic control of chlorophyll biosynthesis in chlamydomonas: Analysis of a mutant affecting synthesis of δ-aminolevulinic acid (1975) (28)
Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii resistant to very high light (1999) (28)
Cotranscription of the wild-type chloroplast atpE gene encoding the CF1/CF0 epsilon subunit with the 3′ half of the rps7 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and characterization of frameshift mutations in atpE (1990) (27)
Linkage and recombination between nonchromosomal mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardi. (1965) (27)
CHAPTER 3 – Transmission of Plastid Genes (1991) (26)
Can a non-Mendelian mutation affect both chloroplast and mithchondrial ribosomes? (1973) (26)
dr and spr/sr mutations of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii affecting D1 protein function and synthesis define two independent steps leading to chronic photoinhibition and confer differential fitness (1997) (25)
Molecular and genetic analysis of the chloroplast ATPase of chlamydomonas (2004) (24)
Regulation of Chloroplast Translation (1998) (24)
Molecular characterization of two point mutants in the chloroplast atpB gene of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii defective in assembly of the ATP synthase complex. (1989) (23)
Genetics and transformation of mitochondria in the green alga Chlamydomonas. (1996) (23)
Chloroplast genes encoding subunits of the H+-ATPase complex of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are rearranged compared to higher plants: sequence of the atpE gene and location of the atpF and atpI genes (1987) (21)
Organelle mutations and their expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardi. (1971) (19)
The nature of exceptions to the pattern of uniparental inheritance for high level streptomycin resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardi. (1963) (18)
Frequency distributions for chloroplast genes in Chlamydomonas zygote clones: evidence for random drift. (1981) (18)
Mapping of chloroplast genes involved in chloroplast ribosome biogenesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (2004) (18)
Specific elimination of mitochondrial DNA from Chlamydomonas by intercalating dyes (2004) (17)
UNIPARENTAL INHERITANCE IN (1969) (16)
Herbicide Resistance and Growth of D1 Ala251 Mutants in Chlamydomonas (1997) (16)
EVOLUTION OF ORGANELLE GENOMES AND PROTEIN‐SYNTHESIZING SYSTEMS * (1981) (16)
A specific increase in chloroplast gene mutations following growth of Chlamydomonas in 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (1979) (15)
Mutations altering chloroplast ribosome phenotype in Chlamydomonas. I. Non-mendelian mutations. (1970) (15)
Ribosomal subunits affected by antibiotic resistance mutations at seven chloroplast loci in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1979) (14)
The mitochondrial genome of Chlamydomonas (1974) (14)
Sub-micron gold particles are superior to larger particles for efficient Biolistic ® transformation of organelles and some cell types (2015) (14)
Electrophoretic and immunological comparisons of chloroplast and prokaryotic ribosomal proteins reveal that certain families of large subunit proteins are evolutionarily conserved (1989) (14)
The Battle Between the Biometricians and the Mendelians: How Sir Francis Galton’s Work Caused his Disciples to Reach Conflicting Conclusions About the Hereditary Mechanism (2015) (13)
Chloroplast genome organization in Chlamydomonas (1991) (13)
THE INHERITANCE OF LARVAL PIGMENTATION IN AEDES AEGYPTI (1959) (13)
Interaction of Nuclear and Chloroplast Mutations in Biogenesis of Chloroplast Ribosomes in Chlamydomonas (1987) (12)
Preferential recovery of uniparental streptomycin resistant mutants from diploid Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1973) (12)
Photosynthetic Consequences of Specific Chloroplast Gene Mutations Affecting Synthesis and Function of the Photosystem II D1 Protein (1992) (11)
Genetic control of chlorophyll biosynthesis: Effect of increased δ-aminolevulinic acid synthesis on the phenotype of the y-1 mutant of Chlamydomonas (2004) (11)
Cytoplasmic ribosomal proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Characterization and immunological comparisons (1987) (11)
Cytoplasmic Genes and Organelles. Ruth Sager. Academic Press, New York, 1972. xiv, 406 pp. + plates. $12.50 (1972) (10)
Evolution by jumps: Francis Galton and William Bateson and the mechanism of evolutionary change. (2001) (10)
Mutations that alter the higher-order structure of its 5' untranslated region affect the stability of chloroplast rps7 mRNA (2000) (9)
Introduction to microbiology (1973) (9)
Characterization of a mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii resistant to protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors (1994) (8)
mRNAs for two ribosomal proteins are preferentially translated in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under conditions of reduced protein synthesis (1989) (8)
Behavior of chloroplast genes during the early zygotic divisions of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1980) (8)
A nuclear mutation conferring thiostrepton resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii affects a chloroplast ribosomal protein related to Escherichia coli ribosomal protein L11 (1993) (7)
Isolation and Characterization of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant Resistant to Photobleaching Herbicides (1993) (7)
The cytoplasmic ribosomes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Characterization of antibiotic sensitivity and cycloheximide-resistant mutants (1987) (7)
The mitochondrial genome ofChlamydomonas (1977) (6)
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHLOROPLAST DNA FUNCTION IN CHLAMYDOMONAS11This work was supported by NIH grant GM-19427; Anna Fuller Foundation and NIH postdoctoral fellowship GM-05822 to DMG; NIH postdoctoral fellowship GM-05396 to EAW and NIH predoctoral traineeship GM-02007 to HSS. (1979) (6)
Evidence for persistence of chloroplast markers in the heteroplasmic state in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1980) (6)
Cousins: Charles Darwin, Sir Francis Galton and the birth of eugenics (2009) (5)
Genetic Studies in Aedes. I. The Distribution of Polytene Chromosomes in Aedes aegypti (1957) (4)
Molecular Genetics of Chloroplast Ribosomes In Chlamydomonas (1991) (4)
The mitochondrial genome of Chlamydomonas. II. Genetic analysis of non-mendelian obligate photautotrophic mutants. (1977) (4)
The chloroplast gene encoding ribosomal protein S4 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii spans an inverted repeat — unique sequence junction and can be mutated to suppress a streptomycin dependence mutation in ribosomal protein S12 (1995) (4)
Isolation and Characterization of a Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Mutant Resistant to an Experimental Herbicide S-23142, Which Inhibits Chlorophyll Synthesis (1992) (4)
Mutations in a nuclear gene of Chlamydomonas cause the loss of two chloroplast ribosomal proteins, one synthesized in the chloroplast and the other in the cytoplasm (1984) (4)
Division and segregation of organelles. society for experimental biology seminar series. Volume 35 Edited by S. A. Boffey and D. Lloyd. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. (1989). 252 pp. $59.50 (1989) (3)
Molecular Genetics of Chloroplast Ribosomes in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii (1993) (3)
Chloroplast ribosomes and protein synthesis (1994) (3)
Chloroplast ribosomal protein L-18 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is processed during ribosome assembly (1988) (3)
GENETIC CONTROL OF CHLOROPHYLL BIOSYNTHESIS IN CHLAMYDOMONAS Analysis of Mutants at Two Loci Mediating the Conversion of Protoporphyrin-IX to Magnesium Protoporphyrin (2003) (3)
Subspecies versus geographic variation in Caribbean populations of Anartia jatrophae Johansson (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 1845 (1957) (3)
PROTEINS BINDING TO THE 59-UNTRANSLATED REGIONS OF CHLOROPLAST mRNAs IN CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII* (1996) (2)
Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease (2011) (2)
A nuclear mutant of Chlamydomonas that exhibits increased sensitivity to UV irradiation, reduced recombination of nuclear genes, and altered transmission of chloroplast genes (2004) (2)
The Taxonomic Identity of Melitaea (Athaliaeformia) Mayi Gunder(Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) (1954) (1)
Incisalia Scudder, a Holarctic Genus Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) (1955) (1)
Commentary: Francis Galton, twins and intelligence. (2012) (1)
LINKAGE AND RECOM1BINATION BETWEEN NONCHROMOSOMAL MUTATIONS IN CHLAM YDOMONAS REINHARDI* (2003) (1)
Symbrenthia silana de Niceville, a Good Species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) (1956) (1)
Nymphalis Vau-Album (Schiffermuller & Denis), a Holarctic Species (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) (1956) (1)
Brephidium barbouri Clench a Synonym of Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schaffer) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) (1955) (1)
Chondriosomes: The Biogenesis of Mitochondria . Transcriptional, Translational and Genetic Aspects. Proceedings of a conference, Bari, Italy, June 1973. A. M. Kroon and C. Saccone, Eds. Academic Press, New York, 1974. xxii, 552 pp., illus. $19. (1975) (0)
The Battle Between the Biometricians and the Mendelians: How Sir Francis Galton’s Work Caused his Disciples to Reach Conflicting Conclusions About the Hereditary Mechanism (2013) (0)
Bacterial Genetics. (Book Reviews: The Molecular Basis of Gene Expression) (1971) (0)
Mitochondria. Cellular Organelles.Alexander Tzagoloff (1983) (0)
The division and segregation of organelles: edited by S.A. Boffey and D. Lloyd, Society for experimental biology seminar series 35, Cambridge University Press, xiii + 252 pp. (1989) (0)
Manipulating the chloroplast genome of Chlamydomonas: Present realities and future prospects (1992) (0)
Preferential translation of chloroplast ribosomal proteins in Chlamydomonas reinhardtti (1987) (0)
Extrachromosomal genetics. (1983) (0)
Stable isotope fractionation in photosynthesis: Analysis of autotrophic competence following transformation of the chloroplast genome of Chlamydomonas (1991) (0)
Final technical report: Molecular, genetic and physiological analysis of photoinhibition and photosynthetic performance (2002) (0)
Organelle genetics. (1976) (0)
Chloroplast development: chloroplast biogenesis. (1986) (0)
Inheritance of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ( deletions / uniparental inheritance / restriction fragment map ) (0)
Galton, Sir Francis (2005) (0)
Cytogenetics: Cytoplasmic Genes and Organelles . Ruth Sager. Academic Press, New York, 1972. xiv, 406 pp. + plates. $12.50. (1972) (0)
Bacterial Genetics: The Molecular Basis of Gene Expression . Benjamin M. Lewin. Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1970. xii, 446 pp. + plates. $18. (1971) (0)
The Types of Hesperia Horus Edwards (Lepidoptera: Hesperidae) (1954) (0)
The chloroplast ribosome comes of age. The Translational Apparatus of Photosynthetic Organelles: a NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Grenoble, France, July 3-6, 1990. (1990) (0)
CHLOROPLAST RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS IN C H L A M Y D O M O N A S Selection and Characterization of Mutants Blocked in Ribosome Formation (2003) (0)

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