Innovative technology allows new insights for Rutgers researchers.
Innovative technology allows new insights for Rutgers researchers.
A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how specific sections of genetic material control vital traits such as plant architecture and pest resistance.
The discovery could enable scientists to use new technologies to improve corn, making it more resilient and productive, the scientists said.
In a report in the science journal Nature Plants, researchers described finding where certain proteins called transcription factors attach to the DNA in corn plants and how this sticking changes how genes are turned on or off in a particular tissue. They looked at two lines of corn and found big differences at these spots in the DNA sequence, which they said could help explain why the plants look and act differently.
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