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Molecular evolution of genes controlling vernalization requirement and response

Reference	BBS/E/J/0000A061
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Dame Caroline Dean
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	156,429
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/06/2002
End date	31/08/2005
Duration	39 months

Abstract

The availability of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome sequence together with an emerging understanding of the genetic pathways that regulate flowering time has opened up the potential to analyse the molecular evolution of the genes underlying flowering time variation and to investigate its selective importance. We will focus on variation in vernalization requirement and response and aim to characterize molecular variation in known and new loci, ascertaining its role in phenotypic variation. We will also aim to understand the ecological significance of the phenotypic variation caused by defined molecular changes and examine the selective forces on the alleles through examination of the pattern of sequence polymorphism at and surrounding the loci.

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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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