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Genetic common garden experiments and what they can tell us about the genetic basis of species differences
- Hosted by:
- UCL Centre for Ecology and Evolution (CEE)
- Speaker:
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David Baum, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Starts:
- May 20, 2008 at 05:30 pm
- Ends:
- May 20, 2008 at 06:30 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Roberts Building, Room 508, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
In ecology it is common to grow organisms from different environments in a “common garden” so as to environmental and genetic differences. By analogy if you replace a gene from one species with that of different species, you can find out whether this gene in isolation (free of its genetic environment) contributes to the phenotypic differences between the species. I will describe both candidate gene transformation experiments and experiments that entail screening a donor genome for the capacity to alter the phenotype of a recipient genome.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Further information: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/CoMPLEX/Seminars/index.htm
For more information
- Contact person:
- UCL Centre for Ecology and Evolution
- Phone:
- 0207 6795100
- Website:
- Genetic common garden experiments and what they can tell us about the genetic basis of species differences
