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how plant genome research is contributing to our understanding of plant biology and evolution and leading to tangible benefits for society.
I am using computational analysis and modeling to visualize
how plant genomes have evolved over time, particularly those of staple crops.
Not exact matches
Chloroplasts evolve slowly, so researchers use next - generation sequencing to look for subtle differences in their
genomes to determine
how two
plants from different populations might be related.
Prof Inzé (VIB - Ghent University): «This study provided major insights into
how plants cope with water - limiting conditions, which can direct advanced breeding and
genome engineering efforts to create high - performing, drought - tolerant crop
plants.
The study provided major insights into
how plants cope with water - limiting conditions, which can direct advanced breeding and
genome engineering efforts to create high - performing, drought - tolerant crop
plants.
This work and studies of flowering
plants, which are also quite diverse, is forcing a rethink about just
how genome duplications influence evolution.
The UNC scientists hope to determine why that is and precisely
how plants» distinctive set of excision repair proteins work together to keep
plant genomes in good repair.
By measuring populations of corn
plants planted across North America, they could test
how the corn
genomes responded to different growing conditions.
William «Ned» Friedman, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is excited about the potential of the moss
genome to reveal clues about
how plants accomplished the transition to land.
By sequencing the
genome of this moss, Physcomitrella patens (shown in a close - up shot), evolutionary biologists are learning
how plants moved onto land.
By comparing this
plant's DNA with other
plant genomes, researchers are getting a stronger sense of
how flowering
plants came to dominate Earth.
This text covers topics ranging from
plant genome structure and the key control points in
how genes are expressed, to the mechanisms by which proteins are generated and
how their activities are controlled and altered by posttranslational modifications.
By measuring populations of corn
plants across North America, de Leon and colleagues could test
how the corn
genomes responded to different growing conditions.
In an interview with Seeker, lead author Michael Palmgren explained that mapping
plant genomes has led to exciting new knowledge about
how domestication works on the genetic level, including which specific genes were mutated to create the traits we most desire in our agricultural crops.
Joe Parker from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew gives a talk at London Calling 2016 on
how he used the MinION to analyse
plant genomes in a tent in the middle of Snowdonia National Park.
How broadly this mode of evolutionary change is exploited in nature remains to be seen, but if the prevalence of repetitive elements within genes is any indicator, then mammals, insects,
plants, and other
genomes throughout the natural world may use this mechanism to achieve evolutionary agility.