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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140102552
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The role of recombination in eucalypt evolution. Meiotic recombination is a key source of the genetic variation upon which evolution thrives. This project aims to exploit new genomic resources to provide the first detailed study of recombination in Australia’s iconic Eucalypts and clarify its evolutionary role. This project will study: variation in the rate of recombination along the 11 Eucalypt chromosomes, and determine genome features which are associated with ‘hotspots’ and ‘coldspots’ of recombination; the patterns of variation in recombination rate between species, genotypes, sexes and chromosomes; and, whether the environment and population history affect recombination and thus evolvability of natural populations.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $318,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology not elsewhere classified | Molecular Evolution | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Native Forests | Hardwood Plantations | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
