Award details

Evolution and development of organ size in plants

Reference	COD16824
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Enrico Coen
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	Cell and Develop Biology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	208,428
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/2002
End date	31/07/2005
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The aim is to understand how genes control the development and evolution of organ size. The number and types of genes controlling differences in flower and leaf sizes between closely related Antirrhinum species will be determined by a combination of morphometric, quantitative trait and transposon-mutagenesis studies. Cellular and developmental analysis of species, recombinant inbred and near-isogenic lines will be used to determine the stage at which genes influence size and whether they act on cell expansion and/or proliferation. The project will provide a platform for exploiting the enormous range of biological variation between Antirrhinum species. (Joint with grant 15/COD16825).

Summary

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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	Comparative Development Initiative (COD) [2001]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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COD16825 Evolution and development of organ size in plants

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