Brassicaceae

Determination of GAPC Gene Sequence for Brassica Oleracea var. acephala and Brassica Oleracea var. capitate INTRODUCTION GAPDH is an enzyme that is encoded by the GAPC gene and catalyzes glycolysis’ sixth step which is responsible for energy metabolism (Bio Rad 2017). Aside from its role in glycolysis, GAPDH is also known for its evolutionary significance specifically that it has roles in cellular function like nuclear RNA export and DNA replication and repair (Tatton et al. 2001). GAPDH has…

In this project i hope to achieve an answer on whether or not a plant’s temperature of water should be a certain temperature to help the growth of the plant. The radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, being mostly eaten raw as a crunchy salad vegetable. Temperature…

3.2 Introduction A current goal of ecology is to understand the impacts of biological invasions on food-web structure and dynamics (Jackson et al. 2012; Simberloff et al. 2013; Lurgi et al. 2014). Research suggests that terrestrial food webs, which are depictions of biodiversity, species interactions, and ecosystem structure (Polis & Strong 1996), are dramatically altered following plant invasion (DeVore & Maerz 2014; McCary et al. 2016; Smith-Ramesh et al. 2016). For example, successful plant…

The effect of NaCl treatment on growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana Introduction Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It is part of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family and is quite common and widespread, found in habitats such as rocky ground, sand dunes and disturbed habitats (e.g. weed gardens and waste ground). It has a 6 week generation time. On the first week two cotyledons emerge from the seed and more leaves develop up until the fourth to…

Boechera stricta Boechera stricta, belongs to mustard family Brassicaceae. It is restricted to higher elevations and faces both abiotic (e.g. drought) and biotic stressors (e.g. herbivore) at low elevation range limits (Rushworth et al. 2011). For understanding genetic controls on ecologically, these species are very important which provide further understanding of underlying mechanisms in natural populations as compared to artificial lab experiments. Boechera stricta is widely distributed in…

identified different patterns in different subfamilies. I detected simple duplication events followed by speciation in Solanaceae, loss of gene copies in Grass, and old gene duplication followed by independent gene conversions in different two clades of Brassicaceae. However, these observed gene conversion events differs from the expected evidence of concerted evolution. Besides that, I observed Long Branch lengths, frequent gene duplication and many duplicated genes subsequently become…

Nasturtium officinale R. Br. (Watercress), from Brassicaceae family, is found in the most regions of the world and Iran. The leave of this plant has been traditionally used as a home remedy to treat hypertension, diabetes, asthma and renal colic in Iranian folkloric medicine and is usually eaten in fresh…

Comparative Analysis of Plant Genome – An Overview Introduction Comparative genomics is used to study the similarities and differences in the structure and function of genome in living organisms. In the medical field, this information can help scientist to better understand the human genome. This allows them to develop new strategies to combat human disease. Comparative genomics is also a powerful tool to study the evolutionary relationship among organisms. We are able to identify genes that…