1. Discovery of endogenous plant small RNAs and their role in trans-species gene regulation Open Access Author: Shahid, Saima Title: Discovery of endogenous plant small RNAs and their role in trans-species gene regulation Graduate Program: Plant Biology Keywords: miRNAsiRNAplant small RNAsAmborellaPhyscomitrellaTriphysariaCuscutaParasitic plantstrans-species gene regulation File: Download Dissertation_Saima_Shahid_final_111717.pdf Committee Members: Michael Axtell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Axtell, Committee Chair/Co-ChairClaude Walker Depamphilis, Committee MemberGabriele Brigitte Monshausen, Committee MemberPhilip C. Bevilacqua, Outside Member