Plant biochemical genetics in the multiomics era
- 1. Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- 3. National R&D Center for Citrus Preservation, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China
Description
Our understanding of plant biology has been revolutionized by modern genetics and biochemistry. However, biochemical genetics can be traced back to the foundation of Mendelian genetics; indeed, one of Mendel’s milestone discoveries of seven characteristics of pea plants later came to be ascribed to a mutation in a starch branching enzyme. Here, we review both current and historical strategies for the elucidation of plant metabolic pathways and the genes that encode their component enzymes and regulators. We use this historical review to discuss a range of classical genetic phenomena including epistasis, canalization, and heterosis as viewed through the lens of contemporary highthroughput data obtained via the array of approaches currently adopted in multiomics studies.
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Funding
- NatGenCrop – Employing the natural genetic variation to improve nutritional properties and stress tolerance in vegetable crops 101087091
- European Commission
- PlantaSYST – Establishment of a Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology for the translation of fundamental research into sustainable bio-based technologies in Bulgaria 739582
- European Commission