genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development presents reviews, full research articles, short research letters, and state-of-the-art technology reports that promote an understanding of the function of genes and the roles they play in complex developmental processes.
As of January 2000, Developmental Genetics was renamed and relaunched as genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development, with a new scope and Editorial Board. The journal focuses on work that addresses the genetics of development and the fundamental mechanisms of embryological processes in animals and plants. With increased awareness of the interplay between genetics and evolutionary change, particularly during developmental processes, we encourage submission of manuscripts from all ecological niches. The expanded numbers of genomes for which sequencing is being completed will facilitate genetic and genomic examination of developmental issues, even if the model system does not fit the “classical genetic” mold. Therefore, we encourage submission of manuscripts covering research from all species. Other areas of particular interest include: 1) the roles of epigenetics, microRNAs and environment on developmental processes; 2) genome-wide studies; 3) novel imaging techniques for the study of gene expression and cellular function; 4) comparative genetics and genomics and 5) animal models of human genetic and developmental disorders.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sally A. Moody (The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I Street NW, Ross Hall 207, Washington, DC 20037, USA; E-mail: samoody@gwu.edu)

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Deborah L. Chapman (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Justin Kumar (Department of Biology, Indiana University, USA)
Yuji Mishina (Dept. of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, USA)
Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet (Dept. of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University School of Dentistry, USA)

EDITORIAL BOARD
Enrique Amaya (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
Chris T. Amemiya (University of California, Merced, USA)
Helena Araujo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Juan Aréchaga (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
Kavita Arora (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Arash Bashirullah (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
Richard Behringer (University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
Rolf Bodmer (Burnham Institute for Medical Research, California, USA)
Véronique Borday-Birraux (CNRS, France)
Maja Bucan (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Kathryn Cheah (University of Hong Kong, China)
Kwang-Wook Choi (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techhnology, South Korea)
Bon-chu Chung (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Cheng-Ming Chuong (University of Southern California, USA)
Sophie Creuzet (CNRS, France)
Charles A. Ettensohn (Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA)
Bernd Fritzsch (University of Iowa, USA)
Xiang Gao (Nanjing University, China)
Tom Gridley (Maine Medical Center Research Institute, USA)
Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA)
Marnie E. Halpern (Carnegie Institution for Science, Maryland, USA)
Sophie Jarriault (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, France)
Randy Johnson (University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
Susan Kidson (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Tsutomu Kume (Northwestern University School of Medicine, Illinois, USA)
Patrick Lemaire (Université de Montpellier, France)
Mark Lewandoski (National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA)
Jun-Kelly Liu (Cornell University, New York, USA)
Susan Mackem (National Cancer Institute, Maryland, USA)
David R. McClay (Duke University, North Carolina, USA)
David M. Miller, III (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA)
Yosuke Mukoyama (National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA)
Mary Mullins (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Andras Nagy (Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada)
Petra Pandur (University of Ulm, Germany)
Valerie Reinke (Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA)
Helen Salz (Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA)
Nori Satoh (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan)
Michael Scanlon (Cornell University, New York, USA)
John Schimenti (Cornell University, New York, USA)
Steffen Scholpp (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan)
Nick Sokol (Indiana University, USA)
Patrick Tam (University of Sydney, Australia)
Gerald Thomsen (Stony Brook University, New York, USA)
Deneen M. Wellik (University of Michigan Medical Center, USA)
Christopher Wright (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA)