EEB dissertation defense: Molecular determinants, fitness effects, and evolutionary consequences of gene expression
Haiqing Xu, U-M EEB Graduate Student
Haiqing Xu defends his dissertation
Although the expression stochasticity of an individual gene is unavoidable, clustering of genes promotes the synchronization of their expression fluctuation. This phenomenon provides a fitness benefit when the expression ratio of the clustered genes needs to stay constant, for example, because of the accumulation of toxic compounds when this ratio is altered.
Although the expression stochasticity of an individual gene is unavoidable, clustering of genes promotes the synchronization of their expression fluctuation. This phenomenon provides a fitness benefit when the expression ratio of the clustered genes needs to stay constant, for example, because of the accumulation of toxic compounds when this ratio is altered.
Building: | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) |
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Event Type: | Presentation |
Tags: | AEM Featured, Bsbsigns, Dissertation, Graduate Students, Rackham, Research, science |
Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Program in Biology, EEB Defenses, Research Museums Center |