Isolation of fruit ripening genes from tomato /
and much remains to be characterized. The subject of this
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Genetics". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 55 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |