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SUMMARY:Transgenerational inheritance of small RNAs in the unicellular gre
 en algae Chlamydomonas reinhardttii - Daisy Hessenberger
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:When conspecific or closely related organisms are crossed\, th
 e ensuing hybridization can result in unique phenotypes known as transgres
 sive traits\, extreme in relation to those of the parents. Genetic models 
 proposed so far cannot fully account for the formation of transgressive tr
 aits. Recent studies have identified transgressive expression of small RNA
  (sRNA) populations in hybrids of higher plants. The unique methods of inh
 eritance of various sRNAs allows them to acquire novel targets in hybrids.
  To understand the inheritance of sRNAs in C.reinhardtii and their role in
  trangressive phenotype formation observed in recombinants\, crossing expe
 riments were designed. Data from these crosses has identified several tran
 sgressively expressed sRNAs. The resulting analysis will be linked to phen
 otypic screening of hybrids for transgressive traits.\n
LOCATION:Biffen Lecture Theater\, Department of Genetics
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