Speaker: Mason Kulbaba
Abstract: The development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers provides access to fundamental questions of the ecology and evolution of plant reproduction. Studies that employ SNPs possess power to fully describe differential rates of genome introgression during hybridization, describe genome-wide inbreeding and the genetic architecture of inbreeding depression of ecologically important traits. Further, the wider application of previously discovered SNPs can be realized through highly multiplexed PCR based assays. Such studies illuminate long-standing questions regarding the genetic architecture of reproductive traits, and have direct application to the conservation of plant populations.
This presentation was part of the Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5th Anniversary Symposium. To see other videos from the Symposium, please visit our website: bit.ly/1FRpIMV
