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Evolution and development of organ size in plants

Reference	COD16825
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 (£)	211,996
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	18/03/2002
End date	17/01/2006
Duration	46 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 208/COD16824).

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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COD16824 Evolution and development of organ size in plants

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