Review on forward and reverse genetics in plant breeding

Forward and Reverse Genetics in Crop Breeding

The ability to identify, study, create and utilize genetic variation are arguably fundamental aspects in the development of human beings. Traditional, or forward , genetics has its roots in man’s fi rst attempts at the domestication of plants and animals. Novel and preferred traits such as the lack of seed shattering were selected from large populations and maintained for future propagation, le...

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Pneumoviruses: Molecular Genetics and Reverse Genetics

Pneumoviruses are responsible for significant respiratory disease in their hosts and represent a major problemfor human and animal health. Pneumoviruses are members of the family Paramyxoviridae, subfamilyPneumovirinae and the virus particles consist of a negative-sense, nonsegmented RNA genome within a helical nucleocapsid structure enveloped in a lipid membrane derived from the ho...

Application of DNA Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding (Review article)

Plant Breeding has utilized a wide range of techniques and methods to improve the quality and quantity of plants. The molecular markers are the tools that have provided a new perspective for plant breeding advancements. This article has reviewed the various advantages and uses of molecular markers and the utilization of the high potential of natural polymorphisms within communities, combined wi...

Genetics: Breeding and Genetics

In broilers, heat stress results in reduced feed intake, digestion inef­ ficiency, impaired metabolism, and death. Our objective was to initiate a study on the effects of heat stress by profiling the transcriptome of a metabolically active organ, the liver, from heat-stressed and non-heat­ stressed broilers. From 21 to 28 d of age, heat-stressed broilers were exposed to daily 7-h cycles of 35°C...