Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101206

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150101206

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Beyond genes: How the extended genotype of plants facilitates adaptation. Adaptation to environmental change is required for species to persist, however rapid environmental change may exceed the limits of traditional genetic adaptation leading to widespread decline. Recent work has highlighted the 'extended genotype' as an additional factor influencing adaptive phenotypes. This project aims to examine DNA methylation and polyploidisation as both a cause and consequence of the adaptation process using natural populations of the model cereal Brachypodium distachyon. The project aims to determine the architecture of these features and how their variability impacts adaptive traits such as flowering time. From the functional role of the extended genotype the project endeavours to predict and select genetic responses to the environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2015

End Date: 12-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,536.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Genomics | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales | Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Genetics | Genomics | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

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