Code
01D26717
Duration
16 October 2017 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering not elsewhere classified
Keywords
genome biology
systems biology
plant science
evolution
genomics
bioinformatics
Project description
In recent years, many ancient whole genome duplication (WGD) or polyploidy events have been uncovered in plants. However, their attributed degree of importance in plant evolution remains hotly debated. Reliable detection, dating and functional interpretation of WGDs has proven highly
challenging and integrating these tasks into an efficient framework is crucial for further elucidation of this evolutionary conundrum.