Isolation of fruit ripening genes from tomato /

and much remains to be characterized. The subject of this

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noensie, Frederick Nicholas
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:and much remains to be characterized. The subject of this
attenuate many of the downstream events normally occurring in
caused the lesion at the rin locus appears to have
characterization and study of these genes which could
chromosomal rearrangement. This is because the event which
cloned tomato genomic DNA which encompass the rin locus, and
differences between fruit which are detached from the vine at
early in the ripening process and are presumed to have key
elucidate some of the processes involved in the early stages
evidence is presented showing that nor is contained by at
for the duration of their development. Evidence is presented
Fruit ripening is an active, programmed process at the
genetic, molecular and physiological levels producing changes
here also addresses earlier observations that ripening is
identified in tomato which block the ripening pathway and
in controlling sepal size, and experimental data are
in map-based cloning of the rin and nor loci. Data are
in nor mutant and normal isolines which shows significant
investigation is the elucidation of the genetic events
involved early in the ripening process. Two mutations,
least one clone. In attempting to define the nature of the
mutation at the rin locus, it has been postulated that it was
of ripening. The work described here involves the first step
on the vine.
presented which show progress in identifying sequences of
presented which support this hypothesis. The work described
Recent studies have shown that ripening is a complex process
regulatory roles. The cloning of rin and nor would allow the
ripening-inhibitor (rin) and non-ripening (nor), have been
ripening. Because the rin and nor mutations block so many of
significantly affected by attachment of tomatoes to the vine
simultaneously mutated a nearby gene, mc, which is involved
the events involved in ripening, they appear to act very
the mature green stage and fruit which are allowed to ripen
the result of an inversion, deletion, insertion or other
which culminate in the characteristics of a ripe fruit.
Item Description:"Major subject: Genetics".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 55 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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