Orchid Floral Development
For my undergraduate thesis, I studied the expression and function of genes involved in the floral development of the Phalaenopsis orchid. So much fun to use the gene gun to create baby transgenic orchids and grow them on medium with coconut and banana pulp!
@ United States Botanical Garden. Washington, DC.
@ United States Botanical Garden. Washington, DC.
Publications
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Guo B, Zhang T, Shi J, Chen D, Shen D, Ming F. (2008) Cloning and characterization of a novel PI-like MADS-box gene in Phalaenopsis orchid. DNA Sequence. 19: 332-339.
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Guo B, Hexige S, Zhang T, Pittman JK, Chen D, Ming F. (2007) Cloning and characterization of a PI-like MADS-box gene in Phalaenopsis orchid. J Biochem Mol Biol. 40: 845-852.
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Chen D, Guo B, Hexige S, Zhang T, Shen D, Ming F. (2007) SQUA-like genes in the orchid Phalaenopsis are expressed in both vegetative and reproductive tissues. Planta. 226: 369-380.