Phrases with «plant geneticist»

A plant geneticist is a scientist who studies and works with the genes and genetic material of plants. They try to understand how different genes and traits are passed down, and use this knowledge to improve plants for things like better yield, disease resistance, and overall quality. Full definition

Sentences with «plant geneticist»

  • A team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has identified a protein receptor on stem cells involved in plant development that can issue different instructions about how to grow depending on what peptide (protein fragment) activates it. (sciencedaily.com)
  • «It's extremely gratifying,» says plant geneticist Ian Armstead of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in Aberystwyth, Wales, lead author of a report on the findings in this week's Science. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Practical experience of plant geneticists reveals that most insertions of new DNA in plant chromosome have little effect on other genes (Bouché and Bouchez 2001). (academicsreview.org)
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