Molecule Use In Plant Breeding & Genetics

Studies have shown that plants adjust to their environmental conditions by flowering sooner or later. However, a study by the National University of Singapore suggests how the protein, FT-Interacting Protein 1 (FTIP1), is key to when flowers bloom and how the process is controlled by light. These factors are ways FTIP1 could be used as an indicator for both classical plant breeding and targeted genetic modification.

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