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Comparative genomics of Antirrhinum and Arabidopsis as a model for analysing plant gene function

Reference	G13280
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Brendan Davies
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Andrew Hudson
Institution	University of Leeds
Department	Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	171,516
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/2000
End date	01/08/2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The DNA sequence of Arabidopsis is expected to be completed in the year 2000. This raises two major challenges: 1) to determine the function of the identified genes and; 2) to establish the extent to which these functions are conserved or have diverged in other species. To address both problems, we propose to enhance the genomics capability of a complementary dicot system, Antirrhinum majus, in a way that builds on its existing strengths, but makes it easier to make the jump between species. Genome sequence information will be exploited to establish levels of microsynteny and to produce a comparative functional and structural map of Antirrhinum and Arabidopsis. This will enable Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum researchers, as well as the wider plant community, to benefit from the advantages of both systems and ensure that functional genomics can be more productively applied to plants. (Joint with grant 15/G13278)

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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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G13278 Comparative genomics of Antirrhinum and Arabidopsis as a model for analysing plant gene function

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