Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210100505

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210100505

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Funded Activity Summary

Defining the Molecular Targets of Evolution. With significant advances in next-generation sequencing technologies we now have the genomes of hundreds vertebrate species, but understanding how the differences and similarities within these genomes control species diversity is largely unknown. The similarity in skull shape between the thylacine and dogs coupled with their deep ancestry, having last shared a common ancestor over 160 million years ago, provides an unprecedented opportunity to examine how evolution works at the DNA level. This proposal will determine if animals that develop identical skull shapes, also show identical changes in their DNA. The findings will define new developmental genes and explain how selection, adaptation and evolution works at the DNA level.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-09-2021

End Date: 31-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $605,516.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Molecular Evolution | Genetics | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

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

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