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TEBIODIV: Transposable elements and biodiversity in crop plant species

Reference	BBS/E/J/00001112
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Thomas Ellis
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	107,438
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	30/09/1999
Duration	30 months

Abstract

Ty1-copia like elements are abundant and diverse in crop plant species. They cause, and are markers for genetic diversity. We are characterising methods for the exploitation of this sequence class in the definition of genetic diversity within P. sativum. This project contributes significantly to Technologies for Crop Improvement by developing marker methods for high density linkage maps and for the characterisation of genetic diversity held in germplasm collections. The long term aim is to devise systematic methods for characterising appropriate sources for the identification and manipulation of genetic variaiton thus implementing the exploitation of biotechnology in agriculture. The main output is the understanding of the structure of genetic diversity within Pisum and the knowledge of efficient methods for the characterisation of genetic diversity.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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