1. Home What is BrachyBio?Participating ClassesIn the News BrachyBio Blog April 11, 2011|by: Miss Eva’s Class The Mutants Have Arrived Guest post written by participating students Most recent post front & center, rotates through below, new content 2-3x week… Search BrachyBio Twitter Feed Mutant Photo Gallery Read More >> BrachyBio Project Home Boyce Thompson Institute iPlantPortal Teacher Resources Searchable Data Set NSF Plant Genome Project Genes decoded April 5, 2011| by : Holly New developments in plant science in plain language.. BrachyChat April 4, 2011| by : Mandy Mandy, answers questions submitted by BrachyBio classrooms Tag Cloud (include Careers, Classroom, Current events, etc) link to list of posts with tags Meet Dr. Brutnell April 8, 2011| by : Holly A day in the life of a plant scientist… Welcome Project Logo Describe goals & purpose of the blog (static) Blogroll (link to other reputable blogs) Read More >> Archives

2. Color Architecture Disease Flowering TimeBrachyBio Mutant Library Color Mutants When a plant exhibits pale green, yellow or white leaves, it indicates that a gene that has been mutated plays a role in photosynthesis. However, it may also indicate insufficient levels of chlorophyll from nutrient deficiencies, an inefficient root system, or a number of other environmental factors. Photo Gallery >> VariegatedYellow Welcome Project Logo Describe goals & purpose of the mutant library (static) Photo Gallery >> Green Virescent Photo Gallery >> Pale and dark green mutants.. Pale and dark yellow mutants… Differently colored zones in the leaves.. White Albino…Slow greening… Photo Gallery >> Other Other… Photo Gallery >> Link to the BrachyBio Blog! Links to Science pages and articles related to mutation research Search By Family # Phenotype Mutant Name School Other Links to other pages of the BrachyBio website BrachyBio Project Home Boyce Thompson Institute iPlantPortal Teacher Resources Searchable Data Set NSF Plant Genome Project Links to more information about EMS

3. Class Data Summary Sheet in Excel Format Phenotype Category Phenotype Subcategory Mutant Descriptions First ScreenSecond ScreenThird Screen Family # #mutants #plantsFamily # #mutants #plantsFamily # #mutants #plants Color Green Dark Pale Yellow Dark Pale Variegated Horizontal Vertical Other VirescentSlow greening White Albino Other Brown Red Other Architecture Branching Less branch More Branch Flower Abnormal shape Less spikelets More spikelets Large Small Number of florets Sterility Leaf Drooping Upright Hairy Smooth Long Short Narrow Wide Serrated Spiral RootsAbnormal Size Dwarf (wide leaf) Tiny (narrow leaf) Small Big Stem Long Short Wide Narrow Spiral Hariy Smooth Other Disease Necrosis Lesion color Lesion shape Number of infected leaves Other Flowering Time Development Days to Flower Early leaf initiation Late leaf initiation Other

4. Developed by Kim, middle school teacher