The following points highlight the four main applications of RFLP marker in plants. The applications are: 1. Linkage Construction 2. Disease Management 3. Analysis of Somaclonal Variation 4. Prediction of Genetic Distance. Application # 1. Linkage Construction: Restriction fragment length polymorphism facilitated in the construction of linkage maps of any genotypes and genes linked to certain specific agronom characters have [...]
In this article we will discuss about the current status and collaborative work on rice genomics. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a model species for monocotyledonous plants, particularly for members in the grass family. With the completion of the Arabidopsis genome, plant biologist will have greater opportunity to assess the entire gene sequence of a plant for the first time and [...]
Natural occurrence of antisense RNA and its role in gene regulation have been realised long ago. Gene expression in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes are controlled by the product of regulatory gene, which are supposed to be proteins only. Recently, naturally occurring regulatory gene that directs the synthesis of RNA which can control gene expression. This newly discovered RNA repressor can [...]