Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100890

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100890

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Genetic regulation of wing reduction in the emu. This project aims to examine the genetic mechanisms that generate limb diversity, using wing reduction in the emu as a model. A hot topic in biology at present is evolutionary developmental biology, or how genes control morphological diversity. This project will explore the functions of two novel genes implicated in wing reduction. The project expects to expand knowledge in the area of developmental biology, and limb morphogenesis specifically. It will bear upon the phylogeny of flightlessness among birds. It also has potential implications for studying human limb deformities. Overall, the project will enhance our understanding of how genes control the great diversity that we see in nature.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-03-2019

End Date: 01-03-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $386,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination) | Evolution of Developmental Systems | Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination) | Evolution of Developmental Systems | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Genetics | Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis)

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