Concepts
6 concepts
mechanism
sex chromosomes
Chromosomes that determine sex, including different haplotypes in the sex-determining region
process
anthocyanin biosynthesis
Biochemical pathway producing anthocyanin pigments responsible for purple coloration
measurement
BC-ratio
The proportion of aliphatic GS derived from branched-chain amino acid (Val and Ile) precursors, representing quantitative trait variation controlled by known biosynthetic locus
framework
comparative genomics
Approach to compare genome features across multiple species to identify conserved and variable elements.
measurement
differential gene expression
Genes that show significantly different expression levels between treatment conditions
measurement
heat shock proteins
Molecular chaperones that help cells cope with protein folding stress under adverse conditions