Genetics of species differentiation and hybridisation in Eucalyptus

桉树物种分化和杂交的遗传学

• 批准号: DP160101650
• 负责人: Em/Prof Bradley Potts
• 金额: $ 25.24万
• 依托单位: University of Tasmania
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP160101650
• 关键词: Genetics; species; differentiation; hybridisation; Eucalyptus

This project aims to use state-of-the-art genomic technologies to characterise genes and genomic regions important for speciation and adaptation in Australia’s iconic eucalypts, and study the importance of hybridisation between species, especially during range expansion and contraction. A major international effort has seen a eucalypt become the second forest tree genome sequenced. This project aims to link the expanding international knowledge on the eucalypt genome to the evolutionary dynamics of wild populations in Australia to provide unprecedented insights into the nature of species and processes which have shaped their evolution. These insights may inform their breeding as well as their conservation and management in Australia.

该项目旨在利用最先进的基因组技术来识别对澳大利亚标志性真核生物的物种形成和适应至关重要的基因和基因组区域，并研究物种之间杂交的重要性，特别是在范围扩大和缩小期间。一项重大的国际努力已经使一棵桉树成为第二棵被测序的森林树木。该项目旨在将不断扩大的关于真核生物基因组的国际知识与澳大利亚野生种群的进化动态联系起来，以提供对物种性质和形成其进化过程的前所未有的见解。这些见解可能会告知他们的繁殖以及他们在澳大利亚的保护和管理。