Molecular systems biology of novel flower colour evolution

该项目旨在发现新的和潜在有用的结构和调控基因，同时推进独特的进化花色变化的化学，遗传和生态基础的知识。在开花植物中，花色的戏剧性变化是普遍存在的，然而，人们对花色的变化是如何发生的仍然知之甚少。该项目将利用独特的澳大利亚植物来研究花色变化的分子机制和进化转变。该项目预计将推进植物专门代谢的知识，对花卉，食品和调味品行业有潜在的贡献。

This project aims to discover new and potentially useful structural and regulatory genes while advancing knowledge of the chemical, genetic and ecological basis of unique evolutionary flower colour shifts. Dramatic shifts in floral colour is widespread in flowering plants, however, just how changes in flower colour occur remains poorly understood. This project will take advantage of unique Australian plants to investigate the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary shift in flower colour changes. This project expects to advance knowledge on plant specialised metabolism with potential contributions to the floriculture, food and flavour industries.