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Dr Joël Allainguillaume's Outputs (41)

Maintaining functional major histocompatibility complex diversity under inbreeding: The case of a selfing vertebrate (2012)
Journal Article

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes encode proteins that present pathogen-derived antigens to T-cells, initiating the adaptive immune response in vertebrates. Although populations with low MHC diversity tend to be more susceptible to pathoge... Read More about Maintaining functional major histocompatibility complex diversity under inbreeding: The case of a selfing vertebrate.

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2010 - 30 September 2010 (2011)
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This article documents the addition of 229 microsatellite marker loci to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Acacia auriculiformis-×-Acacia mangium hybrid, Alabama argillacea, Anoplopoma fimbria, A... Read More about Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2010 - 30 September 2010.

Use of airborne remote sensing to detect riverside Brassica rapa to aid in risk assessment of transgenic crops (2009)
Journal Article

High resolution descriptions of plant distribution have utility for many ecological applications but are especially useful for predictive modeling of gene flow from transgenic crops. Difficulty lies in the extrapolation errors that occur when limited... Read More about Use of airborne remote sensing to detect riverside Brassica rapa to aid in risk assessment of transgenic crops.

Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment (2009)
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Biocontainment methods for genetically modified crops closest to commercial reality (chloroplast transformation, male sterility) would be compromised (in absolute terms) by seed-mediated gene flow leading to chloroplast capture. Even in these circums... Read More about Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment.

Spontaneous capture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) chloroplasts by wild B. rapa: Implications for the use of chloroplast transformation for biocontainment (2009)
Journal Article

Environmental concerns over the cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) crops largely centre on the ecological consequences following gene flow to wild relatives. One attractive solution is to deploy biocontainment measures that prevent hybridizatio... Read More about Spontaneous capture of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) chloroplasts by wild B. rapa: Implications for the use of chloroplast transformation for biocontainment.

The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees (2008)
Journal Article

Investigations were undertaken on the use of somatic embryogenesis to generate cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV) disease free clonal propagules from infected trees. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) capillary electrophoresis revealed the presence of CSS... Read More about The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees.

Simple sequence repeats reveal uneven distribution of genetic diversity in chloroplast genomes of Brassica oleracea L. and (n = 9) wild relatives (2007)
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Diversity in the chloroplast genome of 171 accessions representing the Brassica 'C' (n = 9) genome, including domesticated and wild B. oleracea and nine inter-fertile related wild species, was investigated using six chloroplast SSR (microsatellite) m... Read More about Simple sequence repeats reveal uneven distribution of genetic diversity in chloroplast genomes of Brassica oleracea L. and (n = 9) wild relatives.

Genetic diversity and structure of natural and managed populations of Cedrus atlantica (Pinaceae) assessed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (2005)
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Cedrus atlantica (Pinaceae) is a large and exceptionally long-lived conifer native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of North Africa. To assess levels and patterns of genetic diversity of this species, samples were obtained throughout the natural range... Read More about Genetic diversity and structure of natural and managed populations of Cedrus atlantica (Pinaceae) assessed using random amplified polymorphic DNA.

The role of satellite image-processing for national-scale estimates of gene flow from genetically modified crops: Rapeseed in the UK as a model (2004)
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1. There is concern over the possibility of unwanted environmental change following transgene movement from genetically modified (GM) rapeseed Brassica napus to its wild and weedy relatives. 2. The aim of this research was to develop a remote sensing... Read More about The role of satellite image-processing for national-scale estimates of gene flow from genetically modified crops: Rapeseed in the UK as a model.

A direct regional scale estimate of transgene movement from genetically modified oilseed rape to its wild progenitors (2000)
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One of the major environmental concerns over genetically modified (GM) crops relates to transgene movement into wild relatives. The pattern of hybridization ultimately affects the scale and rapidity of ecological change and the feasibility of contain... Read More about A direct regional scale estimate of transgene movement from genetically modified oilseed rape to its wild progenitors.