Moscow, Russia

Plant Genetics

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: biology
University website: www.rudn.ru
4 years
Genetics
Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms. It is generally considered a field of biology, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems.
Plant
Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. They form the clade Viridiplantae (Latin for "green plants") that includes the flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms, ferns, clubmosses, hornworts, liverworts, mosses and the green algae, and excludes the red and brown algae. Historically, plants were treated as one of two kingdoms including all living things that were not animals, and all algae and fungi were treated as plants. However, all current definitions of Plantae exclude the fungi and some algae, as well as the prokaryotes (the archaea and bacteria).
Plant Genetics
Plant genetics is different from that of animals in a few ways. Like mitochondria, chloroplasts have their own DNA, complicating pedigrees somewhat. Like animals, plants have somatic mutations regularly, but these mutations can contribute to the germ line with ease, since flowers develop at the ends of branches composed of somatic cells. People have known of this for centuries, and mutant branches are called "sports". If the fruit on the sport is economically desirable, a new cultivar may be obtained.
Genetics
So you did do it. You amalgamated one of Godzilla's cells together with the plant's cells. Are you proud of this? What kind science do you call this?
Kazuhito Kirishima, portrayed by Kunihiko Mitamura in Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) directed by Kazuki Ōmori
Genetics
Everyone is scared of genetic DIY. It's crucial for artists to work with such technologies. It is important that we work between science and art.
Orlan [1]
Genetics
I went to Monsanto, and I spent a lot of time with the scientists there, and I have revised my outlook, and I'm very excited about telling the world. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
Bill Nye Kollipara, Puneet (March 3, 2015). "Proof he’s the Science Guy: Bill Nye is changing his mind about GMOs". The Washington Post. Retrieved on October 15, 2015. 
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