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Developmental and genetic basis of wing shape variation in Drosophila
Reference
BBS/B/12253
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Christian Klingenberg
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
The University of Manchester
Department
Life Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
247,124
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/10/2004
End date
30/09/2007
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The propensity of the developmental system to produce shape variation in response to genetic perturbation is an important determinant of evolutionary change. This project will investigate this property of the system for the Drosophila wing, benefitting from the information on the genome and development of the fly. The project will use the DrosDel deficiency stocks as a source of fully controlled genetic variation, and will study both the variation induced by the deficiencies per se as well as variation that they uncover in chromosomes extracted from natural populations. The results will be relevant to evolutionary and genetic studies of morphological traits in general.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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