Sentence examples for sunflower genetics from inspiring English sources
The discovery of modifying genes affecting high gamma-tocopherol content confirms that the occurrence of modifying genes is not a rare phenomenon in sunflower genetics.
Application of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism SNPP) marker technology as a tool in sunflower breeding programs offers enormous potential to improve sunflower genetics, and facilitate faster release of sunflower hybrids to the market place.
During the last decade, rapid advances in applied genetics and genomic technologies have led to the development of saturated sunflower genetic maps based on different molecular markers including RFLP, AFLP and SSR [ 1- 10].
Based on the genetics of the sunflower cultivars included in our study, it appears that some cultivars would be more responsive to plant breeding for increased leaf mass than others.
The present study constitutes the first report comparing the performance of SSR and SNP markers for population genetics analysis in cultivated sunflower.
We have contributed to floral developmental genetics by investigating a model member of the sunflower family, the ornamental plant Gerbera hybrida (reviewed in [ 37]).
The sunflower mutant collection could be used for both forward and reverse genetics.
As has been observed in sunflower, and unlike many other crops, our results suggest that the genetics of safflower domestication is quite complex.
Our study asks to what degree are maternal effects, the genetics of the embryo, or interactions between these factors, responsible for seed fates in sunflower crop-wild hybrids?
The modern-day cultivated sunflower gene pool thus exhibits substantial variation in plant architecture, making it an ideal system to study the genetics of branching.
Finally, our results demonstrate that association genetics via candidate genes is a valuable approach for elucidating the molecular basis of complex agronomic traits in sunflower, and for developing DNA-based markers for "precision breeding" of improved varieties.
