Illustration of the new analysis method (IMAGE)
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Illustration of the new analysis method. The tractors represent so-called transcription factors: proteins that bind to genetic switches to activate or deactivate genes. The method compares the genetic material of two parents with different traits (illustrated by the different size), within a hybrid plant. This comparison makes it possible to determine if a change in the switch sequence (orange boxes) results in stronger or weaker binding of the transcription factors, thereby altering the traits. (Fig.: HHU/Andi Kur, under licence BY-NC-SA)
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HHU/Andi Kur
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