Navigating The Corn Maze: Researchers Develop Technique to Map out 'Light Switches' of Maize Genome
Published:15 Aug.2021 Source:Florida State University
Getting a full understanding of how genes are regulated is a major goal of scientists worldwide. Now, a Florida State University professor and his research partners have developed a technique that can map out nearly all of the likely regulatory switches across a genome.
That knowledge could prove critical for the agriculture field where scientists are constantly trying to improve crop yield by making different plants, such as corn or wheat, more resistant to external forces like drought, flooding or plant viruses.