Defining the Brassica pan-genome and establishing methods for gene conversion based crop improvement

Abstract:: Gene content varies between individual varieties. We will apply novel genomic tools to identify and characterise the fixed and variable gene content in the important crop canola and use this to understand genome evolution as well as develop tools to accelerate canola breeding. Using a high resolution genotyping approach developed by the CIs, we have demonstrated that gene conversions, short recombination events which lead to the non-reciprocal exchange of genomic regions during meiosis, are abundant in crop genomes. We will develop methods and resources to characterise gene conversion in canola and establish a basis for gene conversion based crop improvement.
Grant type:: ARC Linkage Projects
Funded by:: Australian Research Council

The University of Queensland