Exploring Transcription Factor Evolution and Function in Polyploid Wheat

Date
Wednesday November 17, 2021
Time
12 - 1 p.m.
Location
Remote via Zoom
Location
Off Campus
Presenter(s)
Philippa Borrill
About this event
Whole genome duplication is widespread in plant evolutionary history including in staple crops such as wheat. Functional redundancy between duplicated gene copies can mask phenotypic effects, reducing the pool of variation available for crop improvement. I will discuss our recent work analysing duplicated transcription factors in wheat, the impacts on gene expression and the implications for...