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Tag Archives: molecular cytogenetics
Introgression of chromosome segments from multiple alien species in wheat breeding lines with wheat streak mosaic virus resistance
324. Ali N, Heslop-Harrison JS, Ahmad H, Graybosch RA, Hein GL, Schwarzacher T. 2016. Introgression of chromosome segments from multiple alien species in wheat breeding lines with wheat streak mosaic virus resistance. Heredity (2016) 117, 114–123; published online 1 June … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, chromosomes, cytogenetics, Publications, Species, wheat
Tagged biodiversity, breeding, chromosomes, crops, cytogenetics, diversity, domestication, evolution, farming, genomics, hybrids, in situ hybridization, introgression, markers, molecular cytogenetics, mosaic virus, resistance, rye, Secale, Thinopyrum, tolerance, virus, wheat, WSMV
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Molecular cytogenetics research group October 2014
At our lab. meeting a couple of weeks ago, we were happy to welcome two new PhD students to the group. Here we all are in the lobby of our Adrian Building. We are from six countries, and work on … Continue reading
Posted in People, PhD students, Research
Tagged bioinformatics, Brazil, breeding, domestication, fellowships, genetics, group, Hungary, in situ hybridization, India, Iraq, Kurdistan, molecular cytogenetics, Pat Heslop-Harrison, people, research, Saudi Arabia, selection, Trude Schwarzacher
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Chromosomal evolution in Brachiaria forage grasses with Fabiola Carvalho Santos
Fabiola Santos from University of Londrina, Brazil, is working on the Chromosomal evolution and the organization of repetitive DNA sequences in diploid and polyploid Brachiaria forage grasses in the molecular cytogenetics group in Leicester. Brachiaria is most important cultivated forage grass genus … Continue reading
Posted in chromosomes, Collaborators, Farming, Genomics, News, People, Research
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, Brasil, Brazil, breeders, breeding, cerrado, chromosomes, collaborations, cytogenetics, evolution, forage, genome, genomics, grasses, hybrids, Londrina, molecular cytogenetics, polyploids, retroelements, wild relative
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Opportunities in the molecular cytogenetics group
There are many opportunities to join the molecular cytogenetics research group for various periods, to develop new projects, complement or add data to existing projects, or gain training whether as post-doctoral and sabbatical visitors or as PhDs. In ‘management speak’ we are … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowships, molecular cytogenetics, research
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Mateus Mondin University of Sao Paulo Brazil: collaborator
We are collaborating with Professor Doctor Mateus Mondin from the University of São Paulo, ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil, on repetitive DNA evolution in Medicago DNA sequences, and its contribution to genome evolution and variation. The environmental, nutritional (animal, and plant through nitrogen fixation) … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, crops, evolution, Fabaceae, genome evolution, genomics, legumes, Leguminoseae, Medicago, molecular cytogenetics, nitrogen, repetitive DNA, Sao Paulo, satellites, USP
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New molecular cytogenetics group homepage at molcyt.com
I’ve released our new design for the http://www.molcyt.com website. Like many other people with websites designed 5 years ago, the old design was very “Web 1.0” with no feedbacks, social media links or other active content. And updates had been … Continue reading
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Tagged botany, chromosomes, cms, conferences, content, feeds, homepage, molecular cytogenetics, plone, wordpress
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Trude Schwarzacher PI
Dr Trude Schwarzacher is a co-project leader of the Molecular Cytogenetics research group in the University of Leicester. Current research interests include: Wheat and related species I am studying introgression of alien chromosomes and introgression of alien chromosomes from wild … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged genome, Genome journal, in situ hybridization, molecular cytogenetics, Schwarzacher, Trude Schwarzacher
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