Publication Date:
2001-02-24
Description:
A flood of new information from projects such as the sequencing of the genome of the mustard plant Arabidopsis has pinpointed genes involved in key processes such as speeding up flowering, changing a plant's basic architecture, or improving pest resistance. One example appears on page 344 of this issue; researchers report the cloning of an Arabidopsis gene called FRIGIDA and show that natural mutations leading to loss of FRIGIDA function are associated with early flowering, a helpful adaptation in some cold climates. Such work could allow researchers to enhance the traits they want by introducing one or a few genes from another plant, or by modifying the regulation of genes in their original settings.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Moffat, A S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2000 Oct 13;290(5490):253-4 P.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11183370" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Arabidopsis/genetics
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*Arabidopsis Proteins
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Cloning, Molecular
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Crops, Agricultural/*genetics/growth & development
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*Genes, Plant
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*Genetic Engineering
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Light
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Plant Diseases/genetics
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Plant Physiological Phenomena
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Plant Proteins/genetics
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Plants, Genetically Modified
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*Transcription Factors
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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