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Genetic determination of dorsoventrality in plant lateral organs
Reference
CAD04325
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Andrew Hudson
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Edinburgh
Department
Inst of Cell and Molecular Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
150,482
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/08/1995
End date
01/08/1998
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The phantastica (phan) gene is required for all aspects of dorsoventrality in leaves and petals of Antirrhinum majus: from production of laminae to determination of dorsal cell types. Having cloned the locus, we propose to identify other genes involved in determination of dorsoventrality in plant lateral organs, using two approaches: (1) isolation of genes homologous to phan and characterisation of their structure, expression and mutant phenotypes; (2) screening for mutations in novel loci which act as suppressors of phan or a related locus, graminifolia. The role of each gene will be determined by comparing morphogenesis of mutant and wild-type plants and the epistatic relationship between different loci examined.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Commitment and Determination (CAD) [1995]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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