Chapter 2. Inheritance and expression patterns of a synthetic 37 porcine a-Lactalbumin transgene in maize (Zea mays L.). Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods 41 Results 45 Discussion 51 References Chapter 3. Expression of the synthetic porcine a-Lactalbumin gene results in increased Lysine levels in transgenic maize kernels Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion References Chapter 4. The inheritance and expression patterns of the selectable marker gene BAR in maize (Zea maya L.). Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Results and Discussion References Chapter 5. General Conclusions V 7b my Cko/g end mww Mwxto Aa&zA * Mean values are from three sibling kernels from each positive and negative class ± standard error. * = difference between positive and negative values is significant in a t-test at a = 0.05; ns = not significant.