{"id":321,"date":"2010-11-03T19:17:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/?p=321"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:29:39","slug":"plant-genetics-project-part-iii-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/2010\/11\/03\/plant-genetics-project-part-iii-results\/","title":{"rendered":"plant genetics project, Part III: results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Tech genetics project being performed in the Hampden-Sydney genetics class has come to its conclusion. \u00a0Different mutant lines of <em>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/em> were grown in the presence or absence of root gnat larvae for 14 days to assess how compromised plant growth would be when genes for chemical plant defenses were disrupted. \u00a0Students made some interesting findings that suggest that a particular class of compounds (glucosinolates) may play a critical role in the mediation of overall plant defenses. \u00a0The data has been analyzed by H-SC students and will be sent to Blacksburg for use in the research work being done there on plant defense systems.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_322\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_0541.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-322 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_0541-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"glucosinolate-deficient (left) versus wild-type plants after root gnat infestation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild-type (left) versus glucosinolate-deficient plants after root gnat infestation<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_323\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_0544.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-323\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_0544-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"examining mutant plant growth\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">examining mutant plant growth<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_325\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_05461.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-325\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/11\/img_05461-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wild-type (left) versus control plants deficient in overall chemical defenses following root gnat infestation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild-type (left) versus control plants deficient in overall chemical defenses following root gnat infestation<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Tech genetics project being performed in the Hampden-Sydney genetics class has come to its conclusion. \u00a0Different mutant lines of Arabidopsis thaliana were grown in the presence or absence of root gnat larvae for 14 days to assess how &hellip; 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