Abstract of Research Project
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The genome is a unique blueprint of organisms for each species. The genome acquires “genome barriers” that prevent crossing between different species. Human being has been generating novel plant species by crossing a great number of different species with one another to identify a rare combination that overcomes the “genome barriers”. In this research area we collectively and integratively study functions of and interactions among genes working during sexual reproduction processes such as gamete generation, pollination, fertilization and seed development, and regulating the “genome barriers”. The results obtained in this study will contribute to understanding the “genome barriers” and the mechanisms of the reproduction, and will also serve as basic biological methods to generate novel hybrid plants that consist of highly different genomes. |
