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Tag Archives: genomics
Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants
337. Alix K, Gérard PR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants. Annals of Botany 120(2): 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx079 (Free access). Polyploidy, defined as whole genome duplication, is present in almost all lineages … Continue reading
Posted in Brassica, cereals, Publications, wheat
Tagged breeding, chromosomes, ecology, evolution, genome evolution, genomics, hybrids, polyploidy, selection, TEs, transposons, wheat
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Identification and characterization of mobile genetic elements LINEs from Brassica genome
Nouroz F, Noreen S, Khan MF, Ahmed S, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Identification and characterization of mobile genetic elements LINEs from Brassica genomes. Gene in press June 2017. Abstract Among transposable elements (TEs), the LTR retrotransposons are abundant followed by nonLTR retrotransposons … Continue reading
Posted in Brassica, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged brassica, breeding, diversity, genetics, genomics, germplasm, introgression, lines, oilseeds, phylogeny, retrotranposons, Reverse transcriptase, wild species
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Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants
337. Alix K, Gérard PR, Schwarzacher T, Heslop-Harrison JS. 2017. Polyploidy and interspecific hybridisation: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants. Annals of Botany 120: 183–194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcx079 (freely available) Author version (free to post) to come. Figure 1 showing polyploidy or WGD … Continue reading
Posted in Brassica, cereals, Crocus, Musa, Publications, Species, Uncategorized, wheat
Tagged amphipolyploids, autopolyploids, chromosomes, crops, cytogenetics, ecology, ecosystems, genetics, genomics, hybrids, polyploidy, speciation
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New Project on Molecular Cytogenetics and Genomics of Ensete banana
We have a research project starting in 2017 on Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, for 18 months, in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Dr Paul Wilkin) and University of Addis Ababa (Professor Sebsebe Demissew). There is a post-doctoral position working … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborators, Farming, jobs, Musa, People, Research, Species
Tagged academic, advert, banana, bbsrc, breeding, diversity, DNA, ensete, Ethiopia, farming, fellowship, food security, gcrf, genetics, genomics, global challenge, job, postdoc, postdoctoral, propagation, research, sequencing, tissue culture, university
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The landscape and structural diversity of LTR Retrotransposons in the Musa genome
334. Nouroz F, Noreen S, Ahmad H, Heslop Harrison JS(P). 2017. The landscape and structural diversity of LTR Retrotransposons in the Musa genome. Molecular Genetics and Genomics in press June 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00438-017-1333-1 Publisher site needs subscription Author version of manuscript: Nouroz_MGG2017_MusaLTRretrotransposons_AuthorVer Long … Continue reading
Posted in Musa, Publications, Species
Tagged bac, banana, bioinformatics, breeding, genomics, LARD elements, LTR, musa, retrotransposons, sequencing
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Chloroplast genomes from apomictic Taraxacum – identity and variation between microspecies
Taraxacum or dandelion chloroplast sequence diversity. Salih et al. PLoS One 2017. 333. Salih RHM, Majeský L, Schwarzacher T, Gornall R, Heslop-Harrison P. 2017. Complete chloroplast genomes from apomictic Taraxacum (Asteraceae): Identity and variation between three microspecies. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0168008. … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged apomixis, asexual, Asteraceae, chloroplast, chromosomes, dandelion, genomes, genomics, microspecies, plastids, Taraxacum, variation, weeds
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The agriculture-nutrition-health nexus at the cost of water availability – conference paper
332. Noorka IR, Taufiqullah, Heslop-Harrison JS, Schwarzacher T. 2016. The agriculture-nutrition-health nexus at the cost of water availability in maize diverse genotypes to ensure food security. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Resources and the Arid Environments (ICWRAE 7): … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, Collaborators, Publications, Sustainability
Tagged Arid, breeding, Conference, environment, field trials, genomics, maize, nutrition, resources, salinity, selection, water
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