Sentences with phrase «particular plant genome»
Endophyte genomes undergo CpG methylation, while prokaryotic genomes do not, making it easy to sequence either of these along with the particular plant genome (s) of interest.
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Over the longer term, the identification of the coffee tree genome sequence opens up new possibilities for varietal improvement, knowledge of the specific functions of the genes (in particular those specific to coffee trees), the possibility of transferring results to other species, and refining diagnostic tools for the function of the plant.
As more such species are sequenced, he says, «everyone will be using these» genomes to find out which genes are responsible for particular functions, especially for plant pathogens such as Fusarium, which causes ear rot in corn and puts out mycotoxins in animal feed.
By comparing the genomes of flood - tolerant plants, the researchers were able to pin down the resistance to a particular region of the plant genome, which they dubbed Submergence 2.
However, since plant tissues harbor three separate genomes (nuclear, chloroplast, and mitochondrial), it can often be challenging to isolate the particular genome of interest from extracted DNA samples.
«The epigenetic change revealed may be inscribed on the entire genome, on a particular locus, or on the transgene of the treated plants,» the researchers speculate in the paper presenting the finding, published online yesterday in Nature.
Nosil and his colleagues sequenced the genomes of dozens of individuals of each ecotype from multiple hillsides to assess the genetic differences that arose to make them specialized for their particular host plant.